JMP Equipment Company LLC
About
JMP Equipment Company is a manufacturers’ representative for commercial HVAC and plumbing equipment, with a Raleigh office on Chapel Hill Road. It sells and supports the equipment that keeps large buildings heated, cooled and plumbed, with an emphasis on efficient, reliable systems.
The company goes back to 1946, when James ‘Big Jim’ Pleasants came home from the Second World War and started his career in North Carolina. It has been employee-owned since 1988, and it now runs offices in five states with more than 100,000 square feet of warehouse space behind them.
What to know
- Big Jim entered the HVAC industry in 1951 as a salesperson.
- The company began as the manufacturers’ representative for B&G in the Carolinas and Eastern Tennessee.
- Employee ownership came through an ESOP set up after the founder’s death.
- JMP Academy provides training, and the company offers more than 4,000 hours of free professional development a year.
- It is active in ASHRAE and has won the Golden Circle Award for contributions to research.
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