Whipple’s free second-opinion form includes water heaters, softeners, whole-home repipes and sewer or drain repairs and replacement, as well as HVAC and electrical jobs. It asks for the estimate already received or project photos. The company says it will write up options before work begins.
Status, name, dates, DBAs and qualifying people were checked in DOPL’s public lookup on Sep 13, 2026. Plumbing classes above identify this record in the purchased export imported September 12, 2026; its agency snapshot date was not supplied. The issue date is not the company’s founding date or proof of uninterrupted licensure. DOPL’s 1910 and 1911 placeholder dates are shown as unknown. The city is the recorded location, not a service-area claim.
Trading names and investment relationships are different things. We keep the evidence for each separate.
Private equity–backed
Whipple Service Champions Heating & Cooling, LLC↓Apex Service Partners↓Alpine Investors Investment backing
Apex’s transaction counsel, Hill Ward Henderson, identifies Whipple Service Champions among the businesses Apex acquired. Alpine’s May 2026 announcement identifies Alpine as an existing investor in Apex. That announcement also describes an agreement for an Apollo minority investment; we have not treated the agreement as proof the later investment closed.
Source checked Sep 12, 2026. Percentage and intermediate holding companies not established.
“DBA listed by Utah DOPL” means that name appeared under this license in our saved lookup. Other brands carry their own source labels. A DBA does not establish a parent company or prove a current Division of Corporations registration.
Qualifying people
DOPL’s detail checked Sep 13, 2026 lists the people and roles below. The association date is the date DOPL lists for that person’s connection to this license in that role.
Christopher D SteeleS410 - Boiler, Pipeline, Waste and Cond.Associated Jun 16, 2022
Ryan N BlodgettS350 - HVAC QualifierAssociated Jan 28, 2022
Tim Eber DaviesB100 - General Building QualifierAssociated Jan 20, 2022
Royal Leonard ScottP200 - General Plumbing QualifierAssociated Jan 28, 2022
Tim Eber DaviesE200 - General Electrical QualifierAssociated Jan 20, 2022
A qualifier is not automatically an owner or the employee who will do your work. Other licenses shown for a name are other records in this directory with the same listed name. That is not proof it is the same person. Verify the listed qualifiers ↗
Agency records
DOPL lookup response · Sep 13, 2026
DOPL’s agency-action field says YES and provides a “View Actions” link. That flag alone does not explain what happened, when it happened or how the matter ended.