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At Watsco there are no limits to where you can take your career. We are the leading distributor of HVAC/R equipment, parts & supplies in the industry. We have nearly 700 locations and 6,900 team members bringing essential, sustainable comfort to families and businesses across the Americas every day.
We are a team of entrepreneurs committed to driving the digital transformation of the HVAC/R industry by revolutionizing the way our contractor customers do business. That’s why we have invested more than $160M in technology over the last 5 years and continue to fund solutions that help our customers thrive.
We foster a culture of camaraderie, innovation, and ownership in everything we do. Our employees have access to continuous training and opportunities so they can thrive and reach their full potential. We want them to build long term careers across our 10+ business units. If you are ambitious, driven, and passionate about having a real impact on the environment and in people’s everyday lives and have the opportunity to transform a multi-billion-dollar industry, then you have come to the right place!
At Watsco we are uniquely positioned to help drive the transition to a lower carbon future. That’s why we are committed to providing high efficiency, low carbon HVAC equipment and energy-saving parts and supplies. Over the last three years, Watsco’s sales of high efficiency equipment prevented 15.8M metric tons of CO2e from being released into the atmosphere. That’s the equivalent of taking 3.4M vehicles off the road for a year.
Our employees are our most valuable asset. The diversity of our teams is what has made us successful from day one.
Here are some of their stories.
The company, Wagner Tool & Supply Corp., is founded in New York
1947
Watsco, Inc is incorporated in Florida
1956
Watsco goes public!
Albert H. Nahmad becomes Chairman, president and CEO
Watsco acquires an 80% interest in Gemaire in Florida and shifts focus to distribution
Watsco acquires Baker Distributing Company
Watsco acquires locations from Carrier and ICP and enters the refrigeration market
Watsco sells its manufacturing operation and its revenues reach US$1 billion
Watsco acquires East Coast Metal Distributors
Watsco forms first joint venture with Carrier Global Corporation and its revenues reach US$2 billion
Watsco enters Canada and revenues exceed US$3 billion
Watsco expands its presence in the Northeast
Watsco’s revenues reach US$5 billion
Watsco expands its presence in the Midwest and its revenues reach US$6 billion
Watsco’s revenues reach US$7.3 billion and the company makes the Fortune 500 list.