Chimney Collective and Four Winds Chimney Announce Strategic Partnership

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Chimney Collective today announced a strategic partnership with Four Winds Chimney, bringing additional investment, resources, and industry relationships behind Four Winds as the company enters its next stage of growth.

Founded in 2018 by fourth-generation mason and chimney expert Anthony Valerio, Four Winds has grown from its Rochester roots into a leading multi-market chimney and fireplace company serving Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, Buffalo, and surrounding communities across New York.

The partnership is designed to build on what Four Winds has already created.

Four Winds will continue operating as Four Winds, maintaining its name, team, culture, customer relationships, and commitment to the communities it serves. Chimney Collective's investment provides additional capital and resources to help Four Winds continue expanding, investing in its employees, improving its capabilities, and pursuing new opportunities.

"This isn't about changing Four Winds. It's about investing in what Four Winds has already built and helping us take it further," said Anthony Valerio, Founder of Four Winds Chimney. "We built this company from the ground up with an incredible group of people, and that doesn't change. We're still Four Winds. Our people are still our people. Our culture is still our culture. Now we have investment partners alongside us who believe in where we're going and can help us get there faster."

For Chimney Collective, Four Winds brings a proven operating company, experienced leadership team, strong culture, and years of industry knowledge to the partnership.

"We are incredibly excited to invest alongside Anthony and the Four Winds team," said Branson Tibbs, Co-Founder of Chimney Collective. "Four Winds has built one of the most impressive growth stories in the chimney and fireplace industry. Our goal isn't to replace what Anthony and his team have built—it's to support it, invest behind it, and help create even more opportunity for the company and its people."

Four Winds has built its reputation around craftsmanship, professional education, technician development, safety, customer service, and creating meaningful careers within the skilled trades. Those principles will remain at the center of the business moving forward.

"Having additional investment behind Four Winds allows us to think bigger," Valerio added. "We can continue investing in our people, technology, training, locations, and infrastructure while staying focused on the values that got us here. We're not walking away from Four Winds—we're doubling down on it."

The relationship also gives Four Winds an opportunity to collaborate with other leading chimney, fireplace, and masonry companies, sharing knowledge, best practices, technology, training, and industry experience while maintaining the individual identities and cultures of the businesses involved.

"Anthony and the Four Winds team aren't stepping aside—they're an important part of what we're building together," said Rhett Hogan, Co-Founder of Chimney Collective. "We're investing in strong operators and strong companies because we believe the people who built these businesses should continue helping shape their future."

About Chimney Collective

Chimney Collective invests in and partners with leading chimney, fireplace, and masonry service companies. Its approach is centered on supporting established businesses with additional capital, resources, technology, training, and strategic support while preserving the brands, teams, cultures, and customer relationships that made those companies successful.

About Four Winds Chimney

Four Winds Chimney is a full-service chimney, fireplace, and masonry services company founded in 2018 by fourth-generation mason and chimney expert Anthony Valerio. Headquartered in the Rochester area, Four Winds serves homeowners across Rochester, Syracuse, Albany, Buffalo, and surrounding communities throughout New York. The company provides chimney inspections and sweeping, repair and rebuilding, masonry restoration, waterproofing, fireplace installation and service, gas and electric fireplace solutions, wood stoves, and related residential services.

SOURCE Chimney Collective