Protect Environmental buys ARC Insulation to build national home services platform

Protect Environmental has acquired Chicagoland-based ARC Insulation as it expands from environmental services into a broader home services platform. The deal adds insulation, air sealing and home performance work to Protect Environmental's radon and indoor air quality businesses, with Chicagoland homeowners still served by the ARC team.

Why it matters: - Protect Environmental is broadening its business beyond radon and environmental testing into a wider home services platform. - The acquisition adds services tied to comfort, energy efficiency, indoor air quality and home protection. - Chicagoland homeowners gain access to a larger set of residential services while keeping the ARC Insulation team in place.

What happened: - Protect Environmental announced the acquisition of ARC Insulation on July 22, 2026. - ARC Insulation is a Chicagoland insulation and home performance company based in the Chicago metropolitan area. - The deal marks a step in Protect Environmental's move from an environmental services company to a national home services platform.

The details: - Protect Environmental has spent more than two decades providing radon testing and mitigation, indoor air quality services, laboratory services and environmental consulting. - ARC Insulation was founded in 1993. - ARC Insulation offers insulation, air sealing, home energy assessments, mold remediation and building performance solutions. - The combined business will offer Chicagoland homeowners a broader suite of services aimed at improving the health, safety, efficiency and longevity of homes. - Customers will continue working with the ARC Insulation team. - Customers will also gain access to Protect Environmental's national resources, operational expertise and expanding portfolio of home protection services. - Protect Environmental has served Chicagoland homeowners for years as a radon testing and mitigation provider. - The company says the acquisition supports a long-term plan to build a trusted home services platform focused on protecting a homeowner's largest investment and the people inside it. - Protect Environmental says its national footprint includes 39 years in business, more than 250,000 completed projects, all 50 U.S. states and two U.S. territories. - Protect Environmental focuses on insulation, radon, chemical vapor intrusion and water quality management. - ARC Insulation says it has helped thousands of homeowners improve comfort, reduce energy costs and enhance indoor air quality through a building science approach.

Between the lines: - The acquisition pairs a national services company with a local contractor that already has deep market credibility in Chicagoland. - The move suggests Protect Environmental is trying to own more of the homeowner relationship by covering both environmental hazards and home performance needs. - Crews framed the deal as a values fit, centered on solving problems, educating homeowners and building long-term trust.

What's next: - Protect Environmental and ARC Insulation will operate together to serve Chicagoland homeowners with a more complete home performance offering. - The company is positioning the acquisition as part of a broader expansion strategy, not a one-off transaction. - Protect Environmental is directing interested candidates to protectenvironmental.com for more information and hiring details.

The bottom line: - Protect Environmental is using ARC Insulation to deepen its presence in Chicagoland and accelerate a bigger push into national home services.