My exposure to the plumbing heating and cooling industry began at an early age.
mother and father worked in my grandfather's business. I spent lots of time in my early.
years at the family business while my parents worked. I would sit and talk with my.
grandfather or go help my father color water closets on the job blueprints. Helping my.
father color toilets was my first real and direct experience in the plumbing industry.
Nor-Well Company Inc. was started by my grandfather, the late Sandy Greenwell,.
and my great uncle, Earl Norris. In 1950 they purchased a small plumbing company. My.
grandfather would tell me stories of how they started the company with only a pick and a.
shovel. He said that he had to go around knocking on doors over the weekend trying to.
collect bills so he could have enough money in the bank to pay the men on Monday. .
Nor-Well slowly evolved into a commercial HVAC and plumbing company. My father.
and mother purchased and operated Nor-Well in the early 90s. My Dad has continued.
what my grandfather started and I will be the next generation to take control of the family.
business.
At an early age I began attending TAPHCC meetings and conventions. These.
conventions and meetings really opened my eyes to the plumbing industry. I loved.
wondering around the conventions looking at the new products and asking questions. .
That was something that my father and I would always do together. We would go.
through the exhibitions two, sometimes three times. .
My first of many working experiences in the plumbing, heating, and cooling.
industry began at Nor-Well when I was ten years old. My Dad showed no mercy on me,.
he made me start at six-thirty just like everyone else. I would start at six-thirty and finish.
at ten o"clock. I worked for around two weeks in the warehouse. I would put up fittings.
and familiarise myself with the parts of the industry. I worked in the warehouse for about.
three summers. I would do whatever needed to be done.