NEW YORK, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Aterian Investment Partners ("Aterian"), a private equity investment firm, announces that its portfolio company Bluewater Thermal Solutions completed the add-on acquisition of Southwest Heat Treat and Texas Energy Labs ("Southwest") from selling shareholders on December 28^th, 2012.  Southwest is located in Houston, Texas and has been providing high quality heat treating and laboratory analytical services since 1978 to a diverse roster of customers in the energy exploration and production end market.

Denver, CO (PRWEB) December 18, 2012 -- Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, the acquisition of Expert Piping Supply Inc. reinforces RHFS’ commitment to the region and offers expanded service and product breadth to a growing market. With a focus in high purity and corrosion resistant flow control products and services, the combined company can offer a complete solution to end users, original equipment manufacturers, and contractor customers.

“Expert Piping Supply is known for its high quality piping products, knowledgeable people, and exceptional customer service” stated James Pickren, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ryan Herco Flow Solutions. “The combination of Expert Piping Supply’s long history of exceptional regional service coupled with RHFS’ broad product offering, fluid handling specialists, and technical capability offers customers additional value and a greater experience. This acquisition is part of our strategy to continue to build out our national footprint of distribution and service centers that can provide customers with fast, local response to their fluid handling needs.”

Austin, TX (PRWEB) September 11, 2012 -- Long-time Austin area heating and air conditioning contractor, Chris Strand, recently acquired Stan’s Heating & Air Conditioning, an Austin company formerly owned by Stan Johnson, and founded by Stan Johnson’s father in 1954.

Chris Strand founded Strand Brothers Heating & Air Conditioning in 1978, and later sold the business to Service Experts.

“I sold Strand Brothers and completed my obligation to the new owner at the end of 2010,” Strand said. “But Austin is growing, and I believe there’s a need for a locally-owned heating and air conditioning company with expertise in energy conservation. So my family and I, along with a few key people who formerly worked at Strand Brothers/Service Experts decided to get back in business at Stan’s.”

Batavia, IL (PRWEB) March 20, 2012 -- Valley Fire Protection is pleased to announce that, effective today, it has acquired the assets of Saint Charles, Illinois-based Old World Plumbing, Inc.

“We are very excited to add the Old World name, personnel and equipment to the Valley family,” said Valley Fire CEO Tom Hartel. “We believe that Old World’s traditional customer base will find that Old World is as good as ever — if not even better — in coming weeks and months. And we expect Valley Plumbing’s traditional customers to be delighted by the top-notch service and new technologies that Old World will bring to them.”

Old World Plumbing has a sterling reputation, as evidenced by its Better Business Bureau accreditation and the glowing reviews it has received on Angie’s List. Old World was founded eight years ago, but former Old World owners Derek Cepolski and Jeremy Shouse have decades of plumbing experience that they will be bringing to Valley as they relocate to Valley’s Batavia headquarters. These two experienced, entrepreneurial plumbers will head up the expanded Old World Plumbing team.

Knoxville, TN (PRWEB) December 21, 2011 -- Briggs® Plumbing Products, a major manufacturer of enameled steel products, vitreous china and faucets previously known as Briggs Industries, has been acquired by its senior U.S. management. The new owners have secured capitalization “to grow the company and gain market share for Briggs and our strategic partners in North America and the Caribbean,” said Chuck Dockery, President, CEO and co-owner.

Southlake, TX (PRWEB) December 05, 2011 -- Berkeys, a leading provider of air conditioning and plumbing services to North Texas, today announced its acquisition of Southwest Air Conditioning & Plumbing, Inc., an HVAC and plumbing company headquartered in Keller, Texas.

Southwest Air Conditioning & Plumbing has been providing quality HVAC and plumbing services to the Keller community and its nearby neighbors for over 30 years. The company has been an active member in the Keller Chamber of Commerce and has been recognized by the Chamber for its excellent customer service. The company has also been lauded by readers of The Keller Citizen.

BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., Nov. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Home Warranty of America(HWA), a leading supplier of whole home protection plans across the United States, has been acquired by Direct Energy, North America's largest competitive energy and energy-related services company.