Statewide HVAC, plumbing firm acquires Sarasota company

A Sarasota entrepreneur has sold his plumbing business as he prepares to retire. Jeffrey Sarmiento transitioned ownership of his company, Greater Bay Plumbing, to a strategic buyer, according to a statement.

The buyer is Dan Tulchin, CEO of Sundream, which currently owns 10 HVAC and plumbing businesses across Florida. It is an operating business under St. Petersburg-based Hey Brother Industries.

“We continue to capitalize on our existing infrastructure in the state,” Tulchin says on LinkedIn, where he announced the recent purchase of the Sarasota plumbing company, Sundream's third acquisition in a month. Among its other recent acquisitions was Absolute Air Conditioning & Heating of Clearwater in November.