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About
Us... The
Harms family has been providing quality sheet metal work to the
Peoria area since the mid 1800's. George Harms, born in 1857, was
the first in a long line of sheet metal workers. All six of George's
sons were in the heating and sheet metal business around the turn of
the century. In 1939 the George's grandsons started Standard Sheet
Metal Works in a shop on North Sheridan Road. Jay Harms, George's
grandson, purchased his brother Ellis' stock in the early 1970's and
became the President of Standard Sheet Metal Works. John Harms, son
of Jay, changed the name of the business to Standard Heating and
Cooling in the 1980's to better service the homeowner's heating and
cooling needs. In the mid 80's, John Harms, the great grandson of
George Harms, took over Standard Heating and Cooling. A firm
commitment and dedication through the decades had built a strong,
reputable company. Today, the tradition continues with John Harms
working along side his daughter, Lindsay. Lindsay is the 5th
generation Harms to work in the sheet metal industry. Together they
offer their customers the exceptional service that can only come
from decades of experience. Their hard work, integrity and customer
satisfaction speaks for itself. The company has grown in size to
include thirty employees and fourteen service and installation
vehicles.Meet Our Team... Owner/Estimator/Project Manager: John T. Harms  John began his career in 1970, enrolling in the sheet metal apprenticeship, which he successfully completed in 1974. He worked as a Journeyman sheet metal worker until 1981, at which time he began estimating and project management duties. Since then, John has been managing the company. In 1995 John purchased the company from his parents. He is now the sole owner. John has also served his industry by sitting on the board of directors for the local chapter of the Sheet Metal Contractors Association, both as Secretary and as Treasurer. He also served on and chaired the Budget and J.A.T.C. Committees. In 1989, John began service to Illinois SMACNA by servicing on the board of directors as Secretary/Treasurer and has held every officer position including President for two terms. His service continued for nine years. John has also served and chaired the Education Committee, Insurance Committee, and Budget Committees. Since 1981, John has been a certified test and balance technician. He re-certifies at least every two years. Since 1970 John has earned a reputation as one who works towards identifying potential problems and resolving project conflicts in a cooperative and fair manner  Estimator/Project Manager: Bob Fisher Bob graduated from Metamora High School in 1972. He comes from a family of sheet metal workers, including his father and two brothers. He started in the sheet metal trade in 1978 and went through 4 years of apprenticeship. He has been certified in air balancing. Before coming into the office to estimate, Bob fabricated and installed residential, commercial, and industrial projects, following most of the projects from start to finish. Bob has been with Standard Heating and Cooling since 1989, starting by fabricating in the shop, moving into the field as an installer, working as foreman and then superintendent. Since being in the office, Bob has worked on projects from $200.00 to $400,000.00. Bob prides himself with taking care of our customers and doing the job right the first time. Vice President of Sales and Marketing: Lindsay Harms  Lindsay is the fifth generation to work in the sheet metal field and the third generation to work at Standard. She began working part time at Standard Heating and Cooling in grade school where she helped with office tasks. This part time work continued until she went away to college. In 2002, Lindsay began a Master's Degree in Clinical/Community Mental Health at Western Illinois University. After graduation, she worked in private practice and at a residential treatment facility before deciding to return to the family business in 2007. While she continues to do some part time work with clients, she works at Standard Heating and Cooling as an estimator/project coordinator. While Lindsay continues her career at Standard Heating and Cooling, she is working towards sole ownership of the company. She will begin acting as manager upon her father's retirement. Lindsay has worked on projects ranging from plan and spec projects to specialty sheet metal work to custom fabrications to design build projects. She works closely with the experienced employees at Standard Heating & Cooling to ensure her customers' needs are met quickly and effectively.  Project Superintendent: Richard Fisher Richard Fisher graduated from Metamora High School in May of 1969. In September of the same year he began work at Meyer Heating & Air Conditioning and started sheet metal apprentice school. In September of 1973, Richard graduated from the apprenticeship having won first place each year in the apprentice contest that was held at the end of each school year. In 1979 Richard became a shop foreman. In 1983 he attended a course on how to supervise employees. In 1985 he learned Wendes estimating. Since Richard has become a superintendent, he has had many years experience in reading blueprints and specifications manuals, air flow and air flow readings, and blueprint take-off and design. Estimator/Project Manager: Joshua Bonnette
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Josh
graduated from Bradley University in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science
degree in Mechanical Engineering. While attending Bradley, Josh
worked as a manager and salesman at a local area pool and spa
retailer. Though Josh views his college education as one of his
greatest accomplishments, it is his experience in sales that taught
him what he views as the key to successful business; communication
and customer satisfaction.