Chesapeake Utilities acquires HVAC/plumbing/electrical contractor Austin Cox Home Services

Natural gas and propane utility Chesapeake Utilities Corp. acquired the operating assets of Austin Cox Home Services, a residential and commercial HVAC, plumbing, and electrical contractor on the Delmarva Peninsula, making it a subsidiary that retains its name. A strategic utility-into-home-services consolidation.

“DOVER, Del. — Chesapeake Utilities Corp. announced that it has acquired the operating assets of Austin Cox Home Services Inc. Based in Salisbury, Md., Austin Cox provides HVAC, plumbing, and electrical services to residential and commercial customers throughout the lower Delmarva Peninsula. The company will retain its name and office location in Salisbury and Austin “Skip” Cox Jr. will be president of Chesapeake’s newest subsidiary.”

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