Put your mind to rest: call Blue Best! 7× best of state winner!•Thank you to our customers across the Wasatch Front for voting Blue Best the best of SLC for heating and air for 2025!•Locally and women-owned and operated HVAC & plumbing company•Put your mind to rest: call Blue Best! 7× best of state winner!•Thank you to our customers across the Wasatch Front for voting Blue Best the best of SLC for heating and air for 2025!•Locally and women-owned and operated HVAC & plumbing company•2025 WINNER
BEST OF STATE
Locally owned · Utah operated · Built on trust
Most people don't enjoy choosing an HVAC or plumbing company - and the industry has earned that reputation. High-pressure sales. Unclear pricing. Technicians who show up for a repair and leave with a quote for a full replacement. The FTC has fined companies for exactly these practices. Blue Best exists because we believed Utah deserved something different.
Blue Best is a locally owned HVAC and plumbing company based in Bountiful, founded in 2020 and owned by three Utah women. We serve the entire Wasatch Front - Salt Lake City, Provo, Ogden, and everywhere in between - with honest pricing, no pressure tactics, a year-round-employed team, and a perfect 5.0 Google rating across 2,900+ reviews. Call 801-801-BEST (2378).
Blue Best maintains a perfect 5.0-star Google rating across 2,900+ customer reviews - virtually unprecedented in home services.
Blue Best was founded in 2020 by Annie Fonnesbeck and Erin Smith - two Utah women who believed homeowners deserved better. In 2023, Natalie Curry-Sloot joined the ownership team. None of us came from the HVAC industry. That turned out to be an advantage.
Co-Founder · Systems & Compliance
Master's in Bioengineering; works on neurovascular medical devices by day. If Blue Best runs like a well-organized machine, it's because Annie built the machine.
Co-Founder · People & Culture
Business consulting, recruiting, and marketing background; mom of six. When you meet a Blue Best technician who genuinely cares, Erin probably hired them.
Partner · Operations
Healthcare and pharmaceutical sales taught her that customer service is a philosophy, not a department. Lives in Davis County; still takes sales calls in peak season.
We're not backed by private equity. We're not part of a national rollup. Every dollar we earn stays in Utah - reinvested in our team, our equipment, and our community.
❌ MYTH: "Local companies can't compete with national chains."
✓ FACT: Seven Best of State awards, back-to-back Lennox Centurion Awards (top 5% of dealers in North America), and a perfect 5.0 Google rating. Local ownership means accountability - our reputation is our livelihood.
Licensed, insured & certified. Utah State Contractor License #12180514-5501 - classifications B100 General Building · S350 HVAC · E100 Engineering · P200 Plumbing - plus $1M+ liability coverage (#CL19122033463) and ECO Institute certification (#1054077067830). Every credential is independently verifiable.
Before we opened Blue Best, we did something unusual for this industry: we listened. We researched what customers were actually saying - in reviews, forums, and conversations. Two things stood out: a profound mistrust of HVAC companies, and wild inconsistency in pricing for identical services. Utah has over 1,500 HVAC contractors - one of the highest ratio of companies to population in the country - and customers still couldn't find what they were looking for.
So we built Blue Best around what was missing: transparency, honesty, and fair pricing.
DEFINITION - "Service turnover": an industry term for a common sales practice where a technician goes out for a routine service call, determines the system "needs replacement" rather than repair, and calls in a salesperson to close the deal. The FTC and state regulators have fined companies for using it improperly.
At Blue Best, when someone calls for a repair, we repair it. Service calls go to sales only in the genuinely rare cases where repair truly isn't viable - and our technicians aren't paid commission to decide otherwise.
Treating customers honestly isn't just ethical - it's better business.
We don't chase awards. But when you focus on doing right by customers, recognition tends to follow. Seven Best of State awards in four years - for a company that opened in 2020, during a pandemic, in the most competitive HVAC market in the country. Winning seven times in four years is extraordinary.
The 2025 Community Development award recognized our commitment beyond business operations - the Trades Scholarship Program, our Barn Days volunteer initiative, HomeAid partnerships, and investment in the next generation of skilled tradespeople.
Verify independently: Best of State winner database
Full details and verification links: Awards & Recognition →
❌ MYTH: "All HVAC companies are basically the same."
✓ FACT: Utah has 1,500+ HVAC contractors. Only a handful have earned Amana Gold, Platinum Dealer, and Top 40 status, and only one has won Best of State seven times.
The HVAC industry is seasonal: furnace work peaks in winter, AC work peaks in summer. The traditional approach is to hire aggressively before peak season and lay off aggressively after. It's brutal for workers, and it shows in the quality of service customers receive. We do it differently.
DEFINITION - Ready, Willing & Able Program: Blue Best's year-round employment program. Every employee who is ready, willing, and able to work gets paid at least two-thirds of their hourly rate throughout the off-season - even when there's no work for them. During slow periods, the team does community service, volunteer work, and training.
We also offer benefits uncommon in the trades: 401(k) plans (with our highest matching contribution ever in 2025), health insurance, paid maternity and paternity leave, and flexible schedules. When we win trips from product vendors, they go to employees - not owners.
In 2025 we expanded beyond technical training to invest in the whole person: personal finance and financial literacy, health and wellness, professionalism skills, and GED preparation, testing, and tutoring - on paid time.
In an industry where 2-3 years at one company is considered "great," Blue Best achieved record-low turnover in 2025, and our average employee tenure increases every year. Why does that matter to you? Because the technician at your door isn't desperate, undertrained, or resentful - they're someone who chose to build a career with a company that treats them well. That shows in their work.
In an industry characterized by seasonal layoffs, Blue Best strives to keep its entire team employed year-round. Good people deserve stability - and stable teams deliver better service.
We live here. Our families live here. When we reinvest in the community, we're investing in our own neighborhoods.
Trades Scholarship Program Full tuition, books, and fees for two students annually at local technical colleges (one open, one for women entering the trades). Started 2023.
HomeAid partnership Donated water heater and ductless mini-split installations for people experiencing homelessness.
Seager Memorial Clinic Donated a complete HVAC and plumbing renovation for a now-operating free medical clinic in Ogden.
Lennox Feel the Love Donated full HVAC systems to families facing hardship, frequently Armed Services Veterans.
Barn Days 1,000+ paid volunteer hours with community partners during slower periods.
Frontline Workers Discount For first responders, military and veterans, medical personnel, and teachers.
Ongoing support Autism Speaks, Utah Food Bank, Sub for Santa, local youth sports, and the Utah Falconz women's professional football team.
Something is happening in home services that most customers don't know about: private-equity firms have been buying HVAC and plumbing companies across the country and rolling them into regional or national chains. The goal is to increase profitability quickly - often through price increases, cost cutting, and aggressive sales practices - before selling the portfolio. The local brand name stays; the ownership and priorities change. A handful of PE-backed companies now control a large share of Utah's residential HVAC market.
Blue Best is independently owned by three Utah residents. We're not trying to flip the company or hit quarterly targets for distant investors. We're building something we're proud of - something that will serve this community long after we're gone.
❌ MYTH: "It doesn't matter who owns the HVAC company."
✓ FACT: Ownership determines priorities. Private-equity owners optimize for exit value. Local owners optimize for reputation, relationships, and long-term community trust. When we make a decision at Blue Best, we ask: "Would we be proud of this choice in 20 years?" That's a different question than "Does this hit our quarterly number?"
We started as an HVAC company and expanded based on what customers asked for.
Furnace and AC repair, maintenance, and installation; heat pumps; ductless mini-splits; indoor air quality; smart thermostats.
Repairs and service, water heater repair and replacement, water softening and filtration, drain cleaning.
Whole-home generator installation and service.
You have options - Utah has more HVAC contractors per capita than any other state, and most of them will get the job done. Blue Best is different because we built this company around a simple question: what would we want if we were the customer? Honest pricing. No pressure. Technicians who respect your home and your time. A company that stands behind its work.
We're three local business owners who believed Utah deserved better. Six years, a 5.0 rating from 2,900+ reviews, and seven Best of State awards later, we're still proving it every day.
Call 801-801-BESTFree estimates, transparent pricing, no pressure.
Yes - co-founded in 2020 by Annie Fonnesbeck and Erin Smith; Natalie Curry-Sloot joined the ownership team in 2023. Owned and operated by these three Utah women: not a franchise, not private-equity backed, not part of a corporate structure. Every dollar stays in Utah.
No high-pressure tactics, transparent pricing, excellent fairly-paid technicians, and standing behind our work. Over 2,900+ reviews - consistency, not a fluke.
Utah's premier recognition program, judging achievement, innovation, and community contribution. Blue Best has won seven since 2023: HVAC (2023-2025), Plumbing (2025, 2026), Community Development (2025), Warehousing & Distribution (2023).
Lennox, Amana, Goodman, and Bryant for HVAC; Quilt for mini-splits; Hague for water treatment. We recommend based on your home's needs and budget - not on which brand pays the highest margin.
Your money stays in Utah, and our owners stake their personal reputations on every job. No distant headquarters, no PE investors - when you have a problem, you're talking to neighbors.
Salt Lake, Utah, Davis, Weber, Tooele, and Summit Counties - over 75 Wasatch Front communities and counting, from Brigham City to Provo, plus SLC neighborhoods like The Avenues, 9th & 9th, Marmalade, Capitol Hill, and East Bench.
Recognition for the top 5% of Lennox dealers in North America for customer service and installation quality.
Yes - 24/7 for HVAC and plumbing emergencies, subject to availability. Furnace dead in January, pipes burst at 2 AM - call 801-801-BEST (2378).
Yes - on qualifying installations (credit approval), plus a free second opinion on any competitor's replacement quote.
Call 801-801-BEST (2378) or schedule online. Detailed written estimate, transparent pricing, no obligation, no pressure.
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