FirstCall News

FirstCall Group (“FirstCall”), a leading commercial and industrial services company, has partnered with KATS Solutions, a rotating equipment service and maintenance company serving customers across the United States.

KATS Solutions specializes in critical mechanical maintenance, repair, and overhaul services. Founded by Mark Vitale, Ron Fox, and Shawna Vitale in 2022, KATS provides solutions for industrial customers across the country. The KATS team specializes in steam turbines, chillers, reciprocating and centrifugal compressors, T&T valves, and other industrial engineering services.

Evan Eachus, CEO of FirstCall, said, “The KATS team is a highly specialized, mission-critical partner to its customers. The FirstCall partnership represents a significant opportunity to invest in KATS’ growth and better serve our industrial customers. We had the opportunity to get to know the KATS team through their collaborations with our existing partner, Industrial Cooling and Applied Chillers Services (ICACS). We are excited to officially welcome Mark, Ron, and the whole KATS team to FirstCall. This is an important expansion of our applied technical services capabilities.”

Mark Vitale and Ron Fox, co-CEOs of KATS, added, “We couldn’t be more excited to announce the partnership with FirstCall! The resources they bring to the table will allow us to realize the full potential of the KATS team. Our core values match exactly and it feels like a perfect fit. This marks a significant milestone that will benefit our employees and our clients.”

FirstCall Mechanical Group (“FirstCall”), a leading commercial services company, has partnered with Charlotte Temperature Controls, a commercial HVAC services company based in Charlotte, NC.

For over 35 years, CTC has provided HVAC services to commercial customers across the Charlotte metro area. Founded by Andy Starnes in 1988, CTC is family-operated under the leadership of Catherine Aldridge, who will continue to oversee day-to-day operations. CTC’s HVAC services offering will complement FirstCall’s existing HVAC services in the region through STR Mechanical.

Evan Eachus, CEO of FirstCall, said, “Over nearly 4 decades,  CTC has built a reputation in both the North and South Carolina markets. We believe the FirstCall partnership will bolster our ability to serve our customers across the Carolinas. We are excited to welcome Catherine and the whole CTC team to FirstCall.”

FirstCall Mechanical Group (“FirstCall”), a leading commercial services company, has partnered with Select Environmental Systems, a commercial HVAC services company based in Long Island, NY.

For over 50 years, Select has provided HVAC services to commercial customers across the Long Island market. Jeff Karp will continue to oversee day-to-day operations. Select’s HVAC services offering will complement FirstCall’s existing chiller/HVAC services in the region through ICACS.

Evan Eachus, CEO of FirstCall, said, “Since 1980, Jeff has grown the business and established a stellar reputation with commercial customers and key existing FirstCall customers across New York. We believe the FirstCall partnership will bolster our ability to serve our customers across the region. We are excited to welcome Jeff and the whole Select team to FirstCall.”

FirstCall Mechanical Group (“FirstCall”), a leading commercial services company, has partnered with Kenyon & Partners, a commercial and industrial HVAC services company, and KPI Engineering, a commercial engineering services company, based in Tampa, FL.

For nearly 25 years, Kenyon has provided HVAC services to education, industrial, and commercial customers across the Tampa market. Dean Kenyon will continue to oversee day-to-day operations. Kenyon’s HVAC services offering will complement FirstCall’s existing HVAC services in the region through Mecon.

Evan Eachus, CEO of FirstCall, said, “Over his 20+ years of ownership, Dean Kenyon has grown the business and established a stellar reputation with education customers in the Tampa market. We believe the FirstCall partnership will bolster our ability to serve our customers across the region. We are excited to welcome Dean and the whole Kenyon and KPI team to FirstCall.”

FirstCall Mechanical Group (“FirstCall”), a leading commercial services company, has partnered with Langford’s Mechanical Services (“LMS”), a commercial HVAC services company based in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

LMS provides commercial HVAC service to commercial and industrial facilities across the Southern Charlotte-metro area.

Evan Eachus, CEO of FirstCall, said, “We are excited to partner with the LMS team to further bolster our Charlotte-metro area service coverage. This is an important expansion of our Carolinas network, which now has branches in Charlotte, Raleigh, Asheville, Greenville and Rock Hill.”

We are excited to welcome Corrie Prunuske as our Chief Operating Officer.

Corrie has over 30 years of operating leadership in the commercial and industrial services industry.

Before joining FirstCall, Corrie served as the President of the Commercial and Industrial Division of CoolSys, a national provider of refrigeration, HVAC, and engineering solutions. Prior to CoolSys, Corrie held multiple leadership roles at Johnson Controls across a successful 28-year tenure. Corrie is a people-driven leader who works closely with our regional and central teams to drive the best outcomes for our customers and employees.

Corrie is based in Milwaukee, WI.

FirstCall Mechanical Group (“FirstCall”), a leading commercial services company, has partnered with Comfortrol, a commercial and industrial HVAC services company based in Columbus, OH.

For nearly 60 years, Comfortrol has provided HVAC services to industrial, distribution center, and commercial customers across the Columbus market. Mike Balistreri will continue to oversee day-to-day operations. Comfortrol’s HVAC services offering will complement FirstCall’s existing HVAC and plumbing services in the region through Capital City Mechanical.

Evan Eachus, CEO of FirstCall, said, “Over his 36 years of ownership, Mike Kimmet has grown the business and established a stellar reputation in the Columbus market. We believe the FirstCall partnership will bolster our ability to serve our customers across the region. We are excited to welcome Mike Kimmet, Mike Balistreri, and the whole Comfortrol team to FirstCall.”

FirstCall Mechanical Group (“FirstCall”), a leading commercial services company, has partnered with Industrial Cooling Applied Chiller Services (ICACS), a services company focused on large tonnage chiller services.

ICACS specializes in large tonnage chiller service and controls for commercial office towers, industrial facilities, public utilities, hospital systems, and universities. Founded by Vito Costanza, ICACS and its long-tenured employees are some of the most respected service providers in the country for this specialty. Vito Costanza, President, and Dominic DiDonna, Vice President, will continue to oversee day-to-day operations and the growth of ICACS into the future.

Evan Eachus, CEO of FirstCall, said, “We are thrilled to partner with Vito, Dom, and the whole team at ICACS. The ICACS chiller service and controls offering is ‘best-in-class,’ and we are excited to expand ICACS’s chiller offering across FirstCall’s industrial customer network.”

FirstCall Mechanical Group (“FirstCall”), a leading commercial services company, has partnered with Capital City Mechanical, a commercial HVAC and plumbing services company based in Columbus, OH.

Capital City was founded in 2001 and provides HVAC and plumbing services to education, government, and commercial customers across the Columbus metro area. Andy Morbitzer, founder of Capital City, will continue to lead its operations.

Evan Eachus, CEO of FirstCall, said, “We are excited to partner with Andy and the Capital City team to expand our operations in the Columbus market. Andy has built a terrific team and we are thrilled to support him to continue to grow in this fast-growing region."

FirstCall Mechanical Group (“FirstCall”), a leading commercial services company, has partnered with Valor Mechanical Services, a commercial HVAC services company based in Austin, TX.

Valor was founded in 2019 and provides HVAC services to education and commercial customers across the Austin metro area. Steven Guerrero, owner of Valor, will continue to oversee operations in Austin in partnership with FirstCall’s established Texas operations in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Evan Eachus, CEO of FirstCall, said, “In just 5 years, Steven has built an impressive business, with expert chiller service capabilities serving some of Austin’s most complex facilities. We are thrilled to welcome the Valor employees to our comprehensive benefits program and training academy”.

FirstCall Mechanical Group (“FirstCall”), a leading commercial services company, has partnered with Starr Electrical, a commercial electrical services company based in Macon, GA.

Founded in 1947, Starr has a 75+ year history of providing electrical services to commercial and education customers in middle Georgia. Starr’s electrical services will complement FirstCall’s existing HVAC services in the region through Conditioned Air.

Evan Eachus, CEO of FirstCall, said, “We are thrilled to welcome the Starr team to FirstCall. Joe Starr, Mark Allen, and Troy Mann have fostered a stellar reputation in Macon, and we are eager to expand our electrical capability offering to our customers across Georgia.”

FirstCall Mechanical Group (“FirstCall”), a leading commercial services company, has partnered with Martin Mechanical, a commercial HVAC services company based in Athens, GA.

Founded in 1962, Martin Mechanical has a 60+ year history of providing HVAC, electrical, and plumbing services to government and education customers across Georgia.

Evan Eachus, CEO of FirstCall, said, “Jack Dunagan has built a great business in Georgia, serving key state and education customers for decades. We believe the FirstCall partnership will bolster our ability to serve our customers across the state. We are thrilled to welcome the Martin team to FirstCall”.

FirstCall Mechanical Group (“FirstCall”), a leading commercial services company, has partnered with C2H air and electric, a commercial HVAC services company based in Atlanta, GA with operations in Georgia and Tampa, FL 

C2H was founded in 2013 and provides HVAC services and installations to commercial customers across the Atlanta metro area. Matthew Hunt, co-owner and President of C2H, will continue to oversee operations in Atlanta in partnership with his co-owners Matt Dorough and Charles Colston. Evan Eachus, CEO of FirstCall, said, “In just 10 years, Matthew, Matt, and Charlie have scaled C2H to become a leading HVAC provider in Atlanta, with further room to grow with this partnership. We are excited to welcome Matthew and his terrific team to FirstCall”.

We are excited to welcome Tim Riedel to our Board of Directors.

Tim is an experienced leader in the commercial HVAC and building services industry. Tim previously served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of ServiceLogic, the largest privately held HVAC and mechanical company in the United States. During his 15 year tenure at ServiceLogic and its subsidiaries, Tim helped scale ServiceLogic nationally and led its acquisitions and integrations program. Prior to ServiceLogic, Tim held management roles for the building systems division of Siemens Technologies.

FirstCall Mechanical Group (“FirstCall”), a leading commercial services company, has partnered with Mecon, Inc., a commercial HVAC services company based in Clearwater, Florida.

Mecon was founded in 1974 and provides commercial building services to commercial and industrial customers across Central Florida. Brian Flynn, co-owner and general manager of Mecon, will continue to lead services in the region going forward.

Evan Eachus, CEO of FirstCall, said, “We are excited to partner with Brian to grow our operations in the greater Tampa and Orlando markets. Brian leads a terrific team and culture and we are eager to support his growth going forward.”

We are excited to welcome Kay Stroman as our Chief Human Resources Officer.

Kay has over 35 years of experience in human resources, spanning key HR disciplines at all stages of an organization’s growth. Prior to joining FirstCall, Kay served as Interim Chief People Officer of Austin based technology consulting firm, Headspring, until its acquisition by Accenture. Previously, Kay was on the founding executive team of Silvercar, Inc, a fast growing rental car company acquired by Audi in 2017.

Kay is based in Austin, TX.

FirstCall Mechanical Group (“FirstCall”), a leading commercial services company, has acquired Starnes Heating and Cooling, a commercial HVAC services company based in Lebanon, Virginia.

Starnes was founded in 1975 and provides HVAC service and project support to healthcare facilities, school systems, and universities across Western Virginia and Eastern Tennessee. Starnes will be supported by the STR Mechanical team led by our Regional Vice President Chris Landreth.

Evan Eachus, CEO of FirstCall, said, “We are excited to partner with Les Hale and Jody Bailey to deliver exceptional service to our customers across the region. FirstCall now has operations across Virginia in Virginia Beach, Richmond, and Lebanon. We are also thrilled to welcome the Starnes employees to our comprehensive benefits program and training academy.”

FirstCall Mechanical Group (“FirstCall”), a leading commercial services company, has acquired R&W, Inc, a commercial HVAC services company based in Asheville, North Carolina.

R&W was founded in 1958 and provides HVAC service and project support to commercial and industrial facilities across Western North Carolina. R&W will be supported by the STR Mechanical team led by our Regional Vice President Chris Landreth.

Evan Eachus, CEO of FirstCall, said, “We are excited to partner with Stuart Smith to continue to grow R&W in the Asheville area. This is a great expansion of our Carolinas network, which now has branches in Charlotte, Raleigh, Greenville, and Asheville.”

FirstCall Mechanical Group (“FirstCall”), a leading commercial services company, has acquired Conditioned Air, a commercial HVAC services company based in Macon, Georgia.

Conditioned Air was founded in 1938 and provides HVAC service and project support to universities, school systems, and commercial customers across Middle Georgia. Albert McKay, Jr, the family owner of Conditioned Air, will be transitioning to retirement and will be formally succeeded by Wes Herndon, a tenured operational leader at Conditioned Air.

Evan Eachus, CEO of FirstCall, said, “We are thrilled to partner with the Conditioned Air team. The McKay family built a terrific company and culture in Macon – and we are humbled to carry it forward. We are excited to continue to serve our Middle Georgia customers while increasing the healthcare coverage of our employees, introducing new training opportunities, and additional sales resources.”

FirstCall Mechanical Group (“FirstCall”), a leading commercial services company, has announced the expansion of its operations in Dallas-Fort Worth. FirstCall has hired Chad Lacy as Director of Operation for North Texas. Chad Lacy joins FirstCall from Texas AirSystems, where he was the Service Operations Manager for the Dallas-Fort Worth market.

Evan Eachus, CEO of FirstCall, said, “We are thrilled to partner with Chad Lacy to establish our operations in North Texas. We are already servicing existing FirstCall customers from other regions and we are excited to expand further in coming months.”

FirstCall Mechanical Group (“FirstCall”), a leading commercial services company, has acquired Advance Heating and Air (“Advance”) in Greenville, South Carolina. The Advance team will now operate as STR Mechanical in Greenville, South Carolina.

Evan Eachus, CEO of FirstCall, said, “We are excited to expand STR Mechanical into Greenville. For many years, we have serviced key accounts from our Charlotte hub. We are thrilled to build our local technician presence, offer expanded healthcare coverage to the Advance employees, and provide even faster response times to our local accounts.”

FirstCall Mechanical Group (“FirstCall”), a leading commercial services company, has partnered with TimCo Heating and Air (“TimCo”), a commercial HVAC services company based in Buford, Georgia.

TimCo was founded in 1998 and provides specialized HVAC services for logistics facilities across the state. TimCo has long-term relationships with the leading commercial management companies and excels in planned maintenance for distribution centers.

Evan Eachus, CEO of FirstCall, said, “We are thrilled to partner with Mike Timpson to continue to grow TimCo in Georgia. TimCo is a true partner to the facilities it services.”

We are excited to welcome Brian Kelly as our Chief Financial Officer.

Brian has over 25 years of corporate finance experience, including over 10 years as CFO of private equity portfolio companies. Brian has extensive experience in high growth companies across numerous industries, leading back-office operations through periods of rapid expansion and transformation. Before joining FirstCall, Brian served as CFO of United PF Management, a leading Planet Fitness franchisee group. Prior to that, Brian served as CFO of Kendra Scott Design, a high-growth consumer-retail company.

Brian is based in Austin, TX.

We are excited to welcome Ashish Achlerkar to our Board of Directors.

Ashish is an experienced leader and founder in the services industry. Ashish founded NearU, a leading provider of HVAC, plumbing, and electrical home services, in 2018. Under Ashish’s leadership as CEO, NearU scaled to a platform with 24 market leading brands across the country. Over the course of this growth, NearU maintained its focus on advancing skilled trades and fostering a people-centric culture. Today, Ashish serves as the Executive Chairman of the Board of NearU.

FirstCall Mechanical Group (“FirstCall”), a leading commercial services company, has partnered with STR Mechanical, a commercial and industrial HVAC services company based in Charlote, North Carolina.

STR Mechanical was founded in 2006 and has long-standing relationships with industrial customers, school districts, universities, and healthcare facilities across the region. STR has branches in Charlotte, Raleigh, and Virginia Beach.

Evan Eachus, CEO of FirstCall, said, “We are excited to partner with the STR leadership team to continue to provide terrific service and project execution for our customers and career opportunities for our employees.”