Burleson Plumbing & Heating

This year marks the 55th anniversary of Burleson Plumbing & Heating Company Inc. The company was started in 1948 on Lower Street in Spruce Pine and later expanded to include a building on upper street. In 1959, they moved to the present location on the corner of Highland Avenue and Summit Avenue. In 1980, they acquired the adjoining lot and built this location. An addition was built onto the same building in 1983.

Brothers Lloyd and Howard Burleson had both worked with Linsey Gouge and learned the plumbing business and heating trade. After working in the trade for some years, Lloyd pulled away and began plumbing on his own and was later joined by his brother Howard.

At one point the company, with brother-in-law Eugene Young, brothers Lawrence and Claude Burleson, along with many other employees, were able to build houses from the ground up. Today, there are several homes in the tri-county area that were built by "The Burlesons" in this era.

Concentrating on plumbing and heating primarily, this is still the backbone of the company today.

Burleson Plumbing & Heating Company Inc. also has appliance sales, kitchen and bathroom cabinets and counter tops, all types of plumbing fixtures, tubs, whirlpools and faucets. We have backhoe services to install water lines, septic tanks and all types of digging projects. We also carry all types of pipe and fittings, metal and plastic road culvert, cement tiles, plastic reservoirs, and plastic septic tanks.

Burleson Plumbing & heating Company Inc. has employed as many as 25-30 employees at times. Today, they employ 30 men and women including the office personnel, inside sales and plumbing and heating installers in the field. Lloyd Burleson still remains very active in the business on a daily basis and still enjoys the challenge of plumbing and heating. Howard Burleson's untimely death of a heart attack in April 1988 left a void in the business as well as in the lives of many that knew him. Since that time, the business has continued under the direction of Lloyd and Kenny Burleson with the help of many great employees. Today there are nine employees that have worked for the Burleson Plumbing & Heating Company Inc. for 16 or more years of service.

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