HVAC service company Silverstate Heating and Air Conditioning has announced the launch of its new plumbing business, Silverstate Plumbing.

One Hour Air Conditioning and Heating Dallas announced that it has acquired the assets of Avery Air, which will now operate as a division of the company. According to One Hour Air Conditioning and Heating, the acquisition will further its growth, positioning it as a leader for HVAC services in the Dallas area.

E.D.S Air Conditioning, a full-service commercial and residential air conditioning contractor serving South Florida for nearly a decade, has announced the opening of a new, larger headquarters and training facility.

Beverly Oliver passed peacefully in her sleep on Jan. 23, after having battled cancer for four years. In 1971, she cofounded Oliver Heating & Cooling with her husband, Joseph.

Service Specialties Inc. (SSI) received the 2012 Angie’s List Super Service award. This is the second year in a row the company has been named for this honor.

In 1962, Earl and Rachel Smith set out to make a living in the HVACR industry. Fifty years later, E. Smith Heating and Air Conditioning Inc. is recognized as one of greater-Atlanta’s most well-respected HVACR contractors.

Bovio Heating and Air Conditioning, an HVAC contractor serving southern New Jersey, announced that the company has earned the 2012 Angie’s List Super Service Award. This award is given out on an annual basis to only about 5 percent of companies that are listed on Angie’s List.

Mason Mechanical Heating and Cooling of Mesa, Ariz., announced that it is a finalist for the BBB Ethics Award presented by the Better Business Bureau of Greater Arizona. This award, with 15 finalists and five winners, judges customer-recommended businesses based on a number of criteria.

The keys to success: loyalty, honesty, and an endearing spirit. Those are the attributes Jerry Hurwitz and his crew at J&J Air Conditioning have used to build a multimillion-dollar HVAC enterprise — one job at a time.

Long-time Austin, Texas-area heating and air conditioning contractor, Chris Strand, has acquired Stan’s Heating & Air Conditioning, an Austin company formerly owned by Stan Johnson. Strand founded Strand Brothers Heating & Air Conditioning in 1978, and later sold the business to Service Experts.