Southern Plumbing of Ocala Company Information

Company Information

"Bob & Frank"
An experienced partnership of over 24 years.
- January 1986 to the Present -

Mission Statement

Southern Plumbing's goal is to provide a local service for larger-scale commercial projects in the area while providing local employment.

Structure

Bob Redd - President

Frank Grant - Vice President and Project Manager

Southern Plumbing of Ocala has separate departments for estimating (bids), project management/scheduling, purchasing service and warranty work to ensure fast service and accuracy.

History

On January 1, 1986, Bob Redd and Frank Grant were approached by developers of Oak Run who asked them to assume a plumbing contract which was left unfinished by another firm. Six workers were challenged to come on board "Southern Plumbing" to meet the opportunity: Richard Klama, Chuck Loomis, Stan Smith, Norman Stapleton, Tim Szeliga, and Jim Thompson.

In 1990, Southern Plumbing began actively bidding on light-duty commercial projects.

In 1992, Southern expanded into a 750 sq. ft. warehouse on NE 25th Street and began pursuing larger commercial projects such as, shopping centers, food stores, medical facilities, retail shops and schools.

By 1995, an increased number of contracts required Frank to come out of the field to take over job scheduling. This permitted Bob to focus solely on estimating.

From 1995 to 1999, Southern Plumbing developed a service department, increased office/warehouse space from 750 to 1500 sq. ft., and built relationships with reputable contractors like, Edwards Construction Services Inc., Scudder & Company, Counts Construction, Cullison-Wright, and Commercial Structures.

In 1999, Southern Plumbing moved into a newly constructed facility of their own which is a 4000 sq. ft. building on a one and a half acre lot just off Ocala's main highway 441, close to Interstate 75.

From 2000 to the present, Southern Plumbing of Ocala has concentrated on developing strong relationships with quality contractors while upgrading to new trucks and equipment, including Nextel Communications for immediate supervisory contact.

Southern Plumbing's human resources department has worked to provide needed employee benefits such as vacation time and health and dental insurance.