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Fox Plumbing & Heating

King County service area (names Bellevue)

One record from the Bellevue ownership pilot. Ownership status is not a quality rating, and this page is a permanent link to the evidence behind one claim — how the labels work.

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Ownership pathFox Plumbing & Heating → Apex Service Partners → Alpine Investors

Fox publishes its two Washington license numbers on its own site, and both file under UBI 604833538 — the same legal entity as BelRed and Gene Johnson, whose record on that UBI names Apex Pacific Region Holdco LLC as a principal. That is registry-level ownership evidence rather than an inference from branding. Fox states it has served Seattle, Kent, Mercer Island, Bellevue and King County since 1964; it makes no ownership statement of its own. The Apollo minority investment in Apex announced in May 2026 applies here as it does to the other Apex brands.

Ownership confidenceHigh
Evidence references4 sources
Ownership claim reviewedSep 18, 2026
State record verifiedSep 18, 2026

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State record activeFOXPLPH7684R

construction contractor · active · expires Jul 23, 2028

Registered as
FOX PLUMBING & HEATING
UBI
604833538
Registered address
Woodinville, WA
Primary principal
STEPHENS, NICHOLAS E
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Signals taken only from the Washington contractor registry — not from branding, pricing, or reviews.

Same legal entity (UBI 604833538) as
  • BelRed Heating, Cooling & Plumbing
  • Gene Johnson Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical

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Evidence trail

4 sources
01Fox published license numbersRead 2026-09-18: the site footer publishes plumbing license FOXPLPHA644R and construction license FOXPLPH7684R, and the page states service to Seattle, Kent, Mercer Island, Bellevue and King County since 1964. This is the identity match; it makes no ownership claim.foxph.com02Alpine portfolioAlpine lists Apex as a current portfolio platform.alpineinvestors.com03Apollo minority investment announcementDated May 28, 2026: Apollo funds to take a minority stake in Apex, closing expected in Q4 2026. Not yet closed at review.alpineinvestors.com04Washington L&I contractor license dataBoth Fox licenses file under UBI 604833538, the same legal entity as the BelRed and Gene Johnson records; the Gene Johnson record on that UBI names Apex Pacific Region Holdco LLC as a principal.data.wa.gov
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