Halco Home Solutions in Phelps puts heating, cooling, plumbing, electrical and solar work under one company name. Hal Smith started it in 1984 as Halco Plumbing & Heating DBA, and he is still its founder and CEO. The company describes itself as independent and locally owned, serving homeowners across the Finger Lakes.
Finger Lakes readers have voted it FLX Finest Gold for Electrical Services and FLX Finest Gold for Plumbing Services in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. It also won FLX Finest Gold for Heat & Air Company in 2024, 2025 and 2026, and FLX Finest Gold for Solar Energy Company in 2025 and 2026. In 2025 readers named it FLX Finest Gold for Customer Service.
Halco was incorporated as Halcyon, Inc. in 1993. Its mechanical and commercial work ran under the name Halco Mechanical from 1994, and Halco Electric, a commercial electrical company, was formed in 2004. The two were combined as Halco MEP in 2007. Halco Renewable Energy was formed in 2009 to build solar electric and geothermal heating systems. Halco became a certified Basement Systems dealer in 2018 and launched basement finishing under the All Things Basementy brand in 2023.
Services include furnaces, boilers, air conditioning, air-source heat pumps and geothermal systems, plus plumbing, electrical work and solar with battery storage and EV chargers. The company also lists insulation and air sealing, air quality testing, radon testing and mitigation, and basement services. Add-ons include standby generators, gutters, and windows and doors, and commercial services are listed as well.
Smith is a licensed electrician, master plumber and HVAC contractor. His staff bio lists several BPI certifications, plus NATE heating and IGSHPA geothermal certifications. He is president of the Building Performance Contractors Association of NYS. He previously presided over the Phelps Chamber of Commerce and the Phelps Business Council and chaired the Wayne, Ontario, Seneca and Yates Counties Workforce Investment Board. Halco offers four NYSDOL-approved apprenticeships in plumbing, HVAC, electrical and energy efficiency.
Halco lists offices in Phelps, Ithaca, Liverpool and Rochester, and a 2024 post on its site describes teams based in Phelps, Ithaca, Syracuse and Rochester. Halco says it employs more than 170 local New Yorkers, has served over 50,000 customers, and employs all of its technicians directly. The company also says it is open 24/7/365 for emergencies. The Phelps office is at 865 County Road 6, and the contact page lists one phone number, 315.946.6200.