# IR Pros acquires Prairie HVAC/R, enters Canadian market

Industrial Refrigeration Pros (IR Pros) acquired Prairie HVAC/R, a refrigeration, ice plant, and mechanical solutions specialist based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This is IR Pros' first acquisition outside the United States.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-07-10
- Where: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Status: completed
- Products: industrial refrigeration systems, ice plant technology, low-charge packaged ammonia chillers, remote ice-plant controls, commercial HVAC
- Sectors: [HVAC and Industrial Refrigeration](https://endata.com/sectors/hvac-refrigeration.md)

## Companies

- [Industrial Refrigeration Pros](https://endata.com/companies/74009.md) (acquirer)
- [Prairie HVAC/R](https://endata.com/companies/92970.md) (target)

## Sources

- [irpros.com](https://irpros.com/ir-pros-goes-international-with-acquisition-of-prairie-hvac-r/), 2026-07-10: "Canada has been on our radar for a long time, and Prairie HVAC/R was always the company we admired most."
- [dealroom.co](https://dealroom.co/news/143992-prairie-hvac-r-acquired-by-ir-pros/), 2026-08-09: "Canada has been on our radar for a long time, and Prairie HVAC/R was always the company we admired most."
- [irpros.com](https://irpros.com/ir-pros-enters-canada-through-a-partnership-with-prairie-hvac-r/), 2026-08-14: "We did not enter Canada simply to put a pin on the map."

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