Company History

McKendree’s Plumbing and Heating, Inc. was founded by Clifford F. McKendree Jr. and Gladys McKendree in January 1961. They started this business with their first Southern Bell Yellow Pages ad in 1961 in a 1000-square-foot building in the old Lackawanna area of Jacksonville, off Lenox Ave.

1961 BellSouth Yellow Pages Ad	1961 Florida Times Union Announcement

With hard work, and the emphasis on customer satisfaction, the company has grown over the past 49 years, maintaining its strict policy of providing quality and respected plumbing and mechanical systems.

Founders: Mr. Clifford F McKendree Jr.
Mrs. Gladys McKendree ( Deceased )

In 1991, McKendree's day-to-day operations were passed to the second generation of the McKendree family. Clifford F. McKendree III and Clayton Lee McKendree are the new owners of McKendree's, further growing the company in all areas of service/repair, commercial, industrial, residential and institutional plumbing and mechanical operations. Today, they operate out of 2500 square feet of administrative offices and 8000 square feet of warehouse and fabrication facilities. Ironically, this new shop is located only blocks from its early beginnings.

Clayton McKendree (from left) , Clifford McKendree Jr.
and Clifford McKendree III

The McKendree family and its highly trained employees welcome your calls and look forward to providing plumbing and mechanical services in Jacksonville and the surrounding area in the future and hope to have a third generation of family in the future.