Heating, plumbing and air conditioning firms to acquire in the North West
Updated 9 November 2026
Looking to acquire a heating, plumbing or air conditioning firm in the North West? Firmbase ranks 373 heating, plumbing and air conditioning firms using public company information to help buyers prioritise firms for research and potential outreach. The Approach Score ranks firms using public signals including director age and tenure, ownership, business scale, financial strength and recent changes. These firms are not listed for sale, and the ranking does not indicate that an owner is considering a sale.
The median firm has 9 staff and has been in business for 13 years. Looking beyond the North West? Explore the full UK list of heating, plumbing and air conditioning firms.
373
Firms
UK 4,196
16%
Every director 55+
UK 19%
31%
Held 75%+ by one person
UK 31%
13
Median years in business
UK 14
9
Median headcount
UK 8
£500k to £1m
Median turnover band
UK £500k to £1m · includes our estimates
Towns with the most firms
- Manchester 130 firms
- Liverpool 70 firms
The first 25 firms, in Approach Score order
| Rank | Firm | Approach Score | The facts behind the score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heating & Boiler Services Widnes A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 88/100 |
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Company no. 05172140 · Companies House |
| 2 | Macclesfield Maintenance Macclesfield, Cheshire | Approach Score 87/100 |
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Company no. 09941804 · Companies House |
| 3 | South Manchester Heating (chorlton) Manchester | Approach Score 87/100 |
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Company no. 09275708 · Companies House |
| 4 | Enviro-Heat NW Mawdesley, Lancashire | Approach Score 85/100 |
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Company no. 06617202 · Companies House |
| 5 | Green Flame Solid Fuel Installations Sale, Cheshire | Approach Score 84/100 |
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Company no. 08938270 · Companies House |
| 6 | Cooper & Patterson Maryport, Cumbria | Approach Score 84/100 |
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Company no. 04793803 · Companies House |
| 7 | R Whitfield Heating & Plumbing Services Southport | Approach Score 82/100 |
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Company no. 04503318 · Companies House |
| 8 | Eilbeck Heating & Plumbing Cleator Moor | Approach Score 82/100 |
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Company no. 04981266 · Companies House |
| 9 | M J S Heating Services Wirral | Approach Score 82/100 |
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Company no. 07997243 · Companies House |
| 10 | Dovebrace Bromborough, Wirral | Approach Score 82/100 |
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Company no. 01952609 · Companies House |
| 11 | TMW DRY Risers Bolton | Approach Score 82/100 |
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Company no. 11758509 · Companies House |
| 12 | Swan Mechanical (services) Ormskirk, Lancs | Approach Score 82/100 |
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Company no. 08000994 · Companies House |
| 13 | Bury GAS Services Rossendale | Approach Score 81/100 |
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Company no. 05144537 · Companies House |
| 14 | Trevor Greenwood Plumbing & Heating Oldham, Lancashire | Approach Score 80/100 |
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Company no. 07509357 · Companies House |
| 15 | Mini-Heat Grange Over Sands, Cumbria | Approach Score 80/100 |
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Company no. 00957521 · Companies House |
| 16 | Sandersons (N.W.) Blackpool | Approach Score 80/100 |
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Company no. 04545517 · Companies House |
| 17 | Greenhey Industrial & Marine Engineering Skelmersdale, Lancashire | Approach Score 80/100 |
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Company no. 02748199 · Companies House |
| 18 | Independent Lifestyles Warrington, Cheshire | Approach Score 80/100 |
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Company no. 06556263 · Companies House |
| 19 | Maxigiene Water Services Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire | Approach Score 79/100 |
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Company no. 05141430 · Companies House |
| 20 | Peake Technologies Altrincham, Cheshire | Approach Score 78/100 |
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Company no. 05763020 · Companies House |
| 21 | T & M Rowlandson Grange Over Sands, Cumbria | Approach Score 78/100 |
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Company no. 05099067 · Companies House |
| 22 | High Peak Renewables Stockport, Cheshire | Approach Score 78/100 |
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Company no. 14818358 · Companies House |
| 23 | PME Projects Warrington | Approach Score 78/100 |
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Company no. 05100163 · Companies House |
| 24 | Carequick Ormskirk, Lancashire | Approach Score 78/100 |
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Company no. 02695629 · Companies House |
| 25 | Swiftheat Manchester, Lancashire | Approach Score 77/100 |
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Company no. 07462969 · Companies House |
348 more firms are in the list, in Approach Score order.
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What's in the file
One row per firm, in Approach Score order, as Excel + CSV.
It holds the facts behind each score, points for each part of the score, financials with dates, publicly available contact details, where identified, director names and named shareholders.
Some people with significant control appear as Other individual, with no further detail. Director email lookups are not included.
How this list is filtered
- 5 or more staff, from filed headcount or our estimate where none is filed.
- Registered office in the North West.
How this list is built
The Approach Score ranks firms mainly on public Companies House information about owner tenure and age, ownership, size, financial strength and recent register changes.
Firms with higher scores appear first in each list.
Use the ranking to order research, then check each business directly.
What it does not mean
No firm here is for sale, and the score says nothing about any owner's plans.
At least 95% of the firms where we hold directors had them checked in or after November 2026.
What we do not cover
Regulatory information is not included in this list. Buyers should check the relevant register as part of their due diligence. For gas work, check businesses and engineers on the Gas Safe Register. For relevant refrigeration and air conditioning work, verify company F-gas certification with its issuing body, using registers such as REFCOM Active Certificates.
Why age bands but no people's names
Age bands come from the month and year of birth on Companies House. This page shows no exact ages and no people's names. Both come with the purchased list. The band edges from 45 to 65 are the ages where the score changes. A row shows no age bands when a director's surname is in the firm's name, its group's name or its website. Those directors' ages still count towards the score.
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