Locally owned heating & cooling in the Dayton area
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19 companies documented so far.
Likely independent: 11 · Unknown: 4 · Franchise: 1 · Corporate-owned: 1 · PE-owned: 2
| Company | Metro | Serves | Status | Owner | Backer | Year | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley's Heating & Cooling | Dayton | Homes | Likely independent* | Local family (self-described) | None found | – | |
| Best Heating & Cooling | Dayton | Homes | Likely independent* | Joseph family (founded by E Joseph) | None found | – | |
| Choice Comfort | Dayton | Homes | Likely independent* | Local family (self-described) | None found | – | |
| Generations Heating & Cooling | Dayton | Homes | Likely independent* | Local family (self-described) | None found | – | |
| Mr. Comfort Heating & Cooling | Dayton | Homes | Likely independent* | Veteran- and family-owned (per site) | None found | – | |
| Optimum Heating & Air | Dayton | Homes | Likely independent* | Local family (self-described) | None found | – | |
| Shawnee Heating & Air | Dayton | Homes | Likely independent* | Local family (self-described) | None found | – | |
| Universal Heating & Cooling | Dayton | Homes | Likely independent* | Local family (self-described) | None found | – | |
| Watkins Heating & Cooling | Dayton | Homes | Likely independent* | Watkins family (David Watkins, president) | None found | – | |
| William Brockman & Sons Heating & Cooling | Dayton | Homes | Likely independent* | Brockman family (3rd generation) | None found | – | |
| Wind Bender Heating Cooling Plumbing | Dayton | Homes | Likely independent* | Mathew (bought the company in 2023) | None found | – | |
| Butler Heating & Air Conditioning | Dayton | Homes | Unknown | Not confirmed | Not yet researched | – | |
| Joseph's Heating and Air | Dayton | Homes | Unknown | Not confirmed | Not yet researched | – | |
| Preferred Heating and Air | Dayton | Homes | Unknown | Not confirmed | Not yet researched | – | |
| Solar Flare Heating & Air | Dayton | Homes | Unknown | Not confirmed | Not yet researched | – | |
| One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning of Dayton | Dayton | Homes | Franchise | Local franchisee | Authority Brands (franchisor) | – | |
| Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning (Dayton) | Dayton | Homes | Corporate-owned | Service Experts | Service Experts LLC (company-owned network) | – | |
| Kirkwood Heating, Cooling & Plumbing | Dayton | Homes | PE-owned | Blackthorn Capital | Blackthorn Capital (PE) | 2026 | |
| McAfee Heating & Air Conditioning | Dayton | Homes | PE-owned | Champions Group Holdings | Champions Group (owned by Blackstone since 2026; Odyssey Investment Partners retains a minority stake) | 2025 |
* Self-described family/locally owned; not yet owner-verified. How we know. Coverage is partial; more companies are being added.
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