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'''Guin Service LLC''', formerly '''Guin Company Inc.''' is a residential and commercial heating, air conditioning, plumbing and generator service company located at [[2800 Crestwood Boulevard]] in [[Irondale]]. | '''Guin Service LLC''', formerly '''Guin Company Inc.''' is a residential and commercial heating, air conditioning, plumbing and generator service company located at [[2800 Crestwood Boulevard]] in [[Irondale]]. | ||
The company was founded in [[1958]] by [[William C. Guin]] as a complement to his mechanical contracting business. The contracting business shut down in the 1990s, but the successful service business continued. Guin's great-grandson, [[Joseph Braswell]], bought the business in the 2010s. | The company was founded in [[1958]] by [[William C. Guin]] as a complement to his mechanical contracting business. The contracting business shut down in the 1990s, but the successful service business continued. Guin's great-grandson, [[Joseph Braswell (Guin)|Joseph Braswell]], bought the business in the 2010s. | ||
In [[2019]] the Guin Company purchased a former manufacturing building at 10 [[55th Street South]] in [[Woodlawn neighborhood|Woodlawn]] from the [[Industrial Development Board of the City of Birmingham]] for $336,200. At some point they mounted an unused company van to the side of the building to serve as a sign. | In [[2019]] the Guin Company purchased a former manufacturing building at 10 [[55th Street South]] in [[Woodlawn neighborhood|Woodlawn]] from the [[Industrial Development Board of the City of Birmingham]] for $336,200. At some point they mounted an unused company van to the side of the building to serve as a sign. | ||
Revision as of 09:14, 23 May 2024
Guin Service LLC, formerly Guin Company Inc. is a residential and commercial heating, air conditioning, plumbing and generator service company located at 2800 Crestwood Boulevard in Irondale.
The company was founded in 1958 by William C. Guin as a complement to his mechanical contracting business. The contracting business shut down in the 1990s, but the successful service business continued. Guin's great-grandson, Joseph Braswell, bought the business in the 2010s.
In 2019 the Guin Company purchased a former manufacturing building at 10 55th Street South in Woodlawn from the Industrial Development Board of the City of Birmingham for $336,200. At some point they mounted an unused company van to the side of the building to serve as a sign.
After acquiring their present headquarters, they sold the Woodlawn property it to Don Hire and Gip Plott in May 2024 for $600,000.