Articles from HomeServe USA Corp.

HomeServe is proud to announce the winners of its first ever Apprentice and Training Grant Program, an initiative designed to support workforce development in the skilled trades industry. The grants, totaling $50,000, were awarded to the top 20 applicants, all of whom are contractor companies that are a part of HomeServe’s network. The funds will be used by each winning company to invest in apprentice training and employee upskilling programs during the year.

The one thing you shouldn’t leave off your spring checklist is tuning up your air conditioning.

HomeServe North America honored 19 of its contractor partners during the Ninth Annual Contractor Awards held on Sept. 26.

National Tune-Up Day, September 25, reminds homeowners to have professionals perform needed maintenance on their heating system to ensure their comfort and safety before the fall and winter heating seasons hit.

Every day, skilled HomeServe tradesmen and women complete as many as 1,000 jobs quickly and expertly for homeowners across the country. What’s more, over 2,600 independent contractors – small businesses employing skilled trades workers in communities across the country – complete thousands more jobs for our customers. These professionals are there to get homeowners’ lives back up and running in the wake of inconvenient and frustrating home repair emergencies. On this National Tradesperson Day, HomeServe wants to express its appreciation to these skilled workers for their commitment to their trades and to customers.

At HomeServe, we put our customers at the heart of everything we do. That’s why, for almost 20 years, HomeServe has been a leader in home emergency repairs and installations for nearly 5 million customers. Every day, thousands of people visit HomeServe.com to learn about the benefits of subscribing to our service plans, which take the worry and inconvenience out of home emergency repairs.

Every year during the third week of May – National Infrastructure Week – a little extra attention gets paid to the state of America’s infrastructure. This includes everything from airports, bridges and roads to drinking water, wastewater and the electric grid.

HomeServe North America honored 13 of its network contractors during the Seventh Annual Contractor Awards at the Downtown Chattanooga Marriott on September 8, 2022.

A recent HomeServe survey found that nearly one in three Americans (28%) had an HVAC repair in the past 12 months and half had such a repair in the past two years, emphasizing the critical need for an annual HVAC tune-up

A new solution – the HomeServe Advantage Program – is an all-inclusive, hassle-free residential HVAC subscription service to help utilities meet energy efficiency targets and enhance customer satisfaction.

While the impact of inflation on Americans’ budgets has been widely covered this year, a new survey conducted by HomeServe dug into the specifics of how Americans have adjusted their spending habits due to higher prices on everything from groceries and gas to entertainment and education.

HomeServe USA (HomeServe), a leading provider of service plans, repair, and installation services for the home, today announced the acquisition of Taylor Heating, Inc. (Taylor Heating), based in Rochester, New York.

Starting today, Peoples is offering its residential customers a new repair service program to help them save money and time when their water heater needs to be repaired. This new feature builds on Peoples’ gas, water and sewer line protection programs that have been in place since 1996. To enable this new program, Peoples has joined forces with HomeServe, the leading provider of home emergency repair service programs.

In states across the U.S., homeowners are receiving valuable information about water service line repair plans available through HomeServe. The letter provides homeowners important details about the service lines that bring fresh water into their home and how to protect themselves against inconvenient and costly repairs. Homeowners can visit PlansForRepairs.com to learn more and to sign-up for a service plan that covers common repair or replacement emergencies to the pipes on their property.

According to a recent Biannual State of the Home Survey, the most common home repair emergencies homeowners face are related to their home’s heating and air conditioning (HVAC) system. According to the survey, 18% of homeowners needed a HVAC repair in the prior 12 months, providing evidence of why a yearly tune-up is critical.

Since the City of Sioux City began its partnership with HomeServe USA (HomeServe) in 2014, city residents with HomeServe service plans have now saved over $5.3 million in emergency home repair costs. These are repairs homeowners otherwise would have had to pay for out-of-pocket without one of the available plans under the program.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that at least ten percent of homes in the U.S. have a water leak of 90 or more gallons every day. Countless other homes have smaller leaks that can add up significantly over time, placing a heavy financial burden on families with an exceptionally high water bill. When this happens, two scenarios result: either a homeowner is responsible for payment of the much higher than usual bill resulting from the leak or the utility has to cover the cost of the lost water. Either way, when leaks occur the situation tends to create a customer relations problem for the utility.

HomeServe today announces the acquisition of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania-based McLoughlin Plumbing, Heating & Cooling (McLoughlin). A leading provider of service plans, repair, and installation services for the home, HomeServe continues to bolster its nationwide presence with a growing network of locally branded HVAC and plumbing companies. McLoughlin marks HomeServe’s fifteenth such acquisition; its third in Pennsylvania.

A $12,000 donation from HomeServe USA, a leading provider of home repair solutions, will help provide assistance to Louisville Water customers who struggle to pay their bill. HomeServe’s donation to the Louisville Water Foundation is part of the Foundation’s Drops of Kindness program that provides customers with direct bill relief.

HomeServe USA (HomeServe), a leading provider of service plans, repair, and installation services for the home, today announced the acquisition of Mark Allen Plumbing and Heating (Mark Allen). Based in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh, Mark Allen provides plumbing and HVAC services to residential and commercial customers in the greater Pittsburgh area.