The company
He started by sweeping the floors.
Phil Cannady grew up in Nashville and served in the infantry in Vietnam. Back home, he went to work at Tennessee Pipe & Supply, a family-owned house, and learned the business from the floor up.
Twenty-one years at Ferguson followed, nineteen of them running a branch. In March 1995 he put his own money into a new building on Sidco Drive and opened Mechanical Pipe & Supply.
It is still family owned and operated, still in that building, and still built on the idea that service is what brings customers back.
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“We like to lose an order sometimes so customers can compare the service levels.”
Phil Cannady, in Supply House Times
Timeline
- Early careerTennessee Pipe & SupplySweeping floors, then about five years learning the trade.
- 21 yearsFerguson Enterprises, NashvilleNineteen years as branch manager.
- March 15, 1995Mechanical Pipe & Supply opensA new building at 3062 Sidco Drive, funded in cash.
- 2002Music City Future 50 nomineeNominated by its bank for the Nashville Area Chamber's list of fast-growing local companies.
- TodayCustomers in 27 statesFrom small shops to some of the largest companies in America.
"27 states", "10 employees" and the customer description are 2005 figures. Replace the Today entry with current numbers from diligence before this goes live.