Edwards Plumbing & Heating, a third-generation contracting business, was founded back in 1948 by Charles W Edwards. Charles Edwards, a pipefitter by trade prior to WWII, became a Navy Seabee, building runways in the pacific. When he got home from the war, he decided to follow the American dream and start his own company — a plumbing and hardware store, which eventually evolved into installing mechanical systems. In 1959, the company dropped the hardware division.
Today, the Montgomery, Alabama-based company is run by Charles Edwards’ son, Chuck Edwards, who serves as company president, and grandson, Charlie Edwards, who serves as vice president. His granddaughter, Sally Edwards Meacham, also works in the family business, heading up the human resources department and front office operations.