San Antonio Construction News • Jun 2016
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A half century of service HOWELL CRANE & RIGGING, INC.
AUDIE HOWELL President
PHONE (210) 661-8285 FAX (210) 661-7683 MOBILE (210) 862-5301 1-800-438-9814 HOME (210) 649-3726 email: Audie@HowellCrane.net Jonathan Yelitz, sales manager for County Wide Service, which has always focused on San Antonio and Bexar County, has been with the company for more than 20 years.
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ith more than 55 years of serving San Antonio and Bexar County, County Wide Service was one of the local air conditioning industry pioneers, focusing mainly on service at a time when few air conditioning and refrigeration companies offered service. Established in 1960 by Richard M. Neil, a Korean War veteran, the company began in its founder’s garage. In time, he incorporated and grew the company to what it is today. During this period of growth, he also served as president of the Texas Air Conditioning Contractors Association (TACCA). Though he was actively involved in the business right up to the time of his passing in 2009, Neil, sadly, never got to see the 50th anniversary of his business. However, before he passed away, he ensured that his son, David Meissner, and longtime employee, Shirley Smith, would become the next generation of ownership of the company.
With the company for more than 20 years, Jonathan Yelitz, sales manager, recalls that Neil had Parkinson’s Disease and helped the cause by undergoing treatments using experimental technology that was being engineered at the time and is used in the medical field for Parkinson’s patients today. Yelitz says that he has stayed with the company because of the loyalty to its employees as well as its customers. He adds that in its history, many owners and service managers in the local construction community today have worked at County Wide Service at some point. Today, with the core of the business still being service, the company has more than 50 employees, including its general manager, Jim Barnes, who serves on the board of TACCA today. County Wide Service does air conditioning repair, service, retrofit of equipment and some new installations. The company’s work is approximately 90 percent residential. –mh
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L-R: Wesley Schramm, assistant manager, and James Hughes, delivery driver, were mixing paint for orders at the Sherwin-Williams Fredericksburg Road store, where they have a good mix of commercial and residential customers. –mh
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