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Hart-Hammer, Inc. does extensive sales and engineering
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History |
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Hart-Hammer Inc. was started by
Patrick Hart (current President and CEO) as Hart Division of
Schwab-Vollhaber, Inc. in December 1967.
Pat is a 1956 Engineering Graduate of ISU and a former Trane salesman
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In late 1968 Pat sold 36 McQuay
air handling units for the Coliseum at |
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The Hart-Hammer Division grew -
hiring Curt's former secretary, Toni Nesbit as the new secretary (now our
CFO). The |
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Denny Leuwerke was added in 1973
as an inside takeoff person (now a salesman); Toni did takeoffs, quotes,
submittals and ordering and we expanded.
By about 1976-78, Hart-Hammer Division had become one of the top three
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Denny Hubert, our present service
manager and Owner of H-H, Inc. of Iowa, came on board in about 1974 and we
started an in-house, one man service department to do warranty service &
factory start-ups. Service gave sales
(at that time just Curt and Pat) more time to sell. Dean Grant joined Hart-Hammer in 1977. Marty Raper came on board in 1978. |
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In 1979 Pat and Curt built a
building with 4,000 sq. ft. and moved into |
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Photo In front of the Back Row (L
to R): Henry Dunkle (no longer w/HH), Martha Raper, Curt Hammer, Pat Hart,
Toni Nesbit and Denny Hubert Front Row (L to R): Dean Grant and
Denny Leuwerke (Retired) |
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In 1982 Curt Hammer found out that
he had cancer. Charles Schwab of
Schwab Vollhaber died that year of cancer.
Curt continued to work at full strength understanding that his cancer
was in remission. |
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Late in 1984 Pat and Curt realized
that to grow they needed to separate from the |
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In 1985 a decision was made to
hire Al Jorgensen, an ex-Trane salesman.
Al had 5 years selling experience in |
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Renee Happel started in 1986 to do take-offs and quotes
and Toni did more administrative and financial tasks. |
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George Boothe joined us in 1987. George had headed the local Carrier
office. This move was successful in
increasing sales and customer contact.
In late 1987 we hired Lyle Slagle, a very seasoned engineer from
General Growth who had the benefit of being a past sheet metal contractor,
Carrier salesman and consulting engineer.
We now had the best sales force, by far, in |
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Unfortunately, Curt passed away in
August 1987. Curt was |
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In Feb. 1988 Pat Hart and Dennis
Hubert separated the service department into a separate company, known as H-H Incorporated of |
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Terri McMurray, who had assisted
Toni for several years in the early 1980's, returned in 1988 full-time. By 1989, we had 10-12 employees. |
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Early in 1989 Carnes was dropped
for Titus and |
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Christmas party photo from ~1990 Back Row (L to R):
Dean Grant, Denny Leuwerke (Retired), Jeff Hammer, Pat Hart, George
Booth, Al Jorgensen, Lyle Slagle, Don Schumacker*, Toni Nesbit, Larry
Trendy*, Rick Hayes and Denny Hubert Front Row (L to R):
Renne Happel, Diane Hubert, Terry McMurray, Martha Raper and Sherri
Wohlers * - no longer w/Hart Hammer |
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Sherry Wohlers started in 1994 by giving
Al a hand in the Quad Cities office. |
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1998 saw the addition of Kevin
Hart to the sales team in |
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In 2002, Jason Slagle started in
the |
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Jon Breese joined Hart Hammer in
2004 and works some lines in |
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Andy Sirois started giving Al and
Sherry a hand in the Quad Cities office in 2004. |
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L to R: Al Jorgensen, Andy Sirois, Mike Hubert*, Sherry
Wohlers and Don Shumaker* |
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In 2005, Jason Kems joined the |
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Shelly Moyle is our most recent
addition. Shelly helps with the Air
Distribution team taking off jobs, writing quotes and answering questions. |
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In the summer of 2008, Denny
Leuwerke decided to call it done. He
retired after being with Hart Hammer for over 35-years. |
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Current Employees |
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Sales: |
Parts and Service: |
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Pat Hart 1967 |
Dennis Hubert 1974 |
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Toni Nesbit 1968 |
Rick Hays 1984 |
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Dean Grant 1977 |
Diane Hubert 1989 |
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Martha Raper 1978 |
Kevin Hubert 2002 |
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Jeff Hammer 1983 |
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George Booth 1986 |
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Renee Happel 1986 |
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Alan Jorgensen 1986 |
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Lyle Slagle 1987 |
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Terry McMurray 1988 |
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Sherry Wohlers 1994 |
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Kevin Hart 1998 |
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Jason Slagle 2002 |
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Jon Breese 2004 |
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Andrew Sirois 2004 |
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Jason Kems 2005 |
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Shelly Moyle 2006 |
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We currently have a total of 21 employees – including 2
service technicians. |
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Employee photo from August 2006 From L to R: Martha Raper, Shelly Moyle, Dean Grant,
Lyle Slagle, Kevin Hart, Jason Slagle, Diane Hubert, Pat Hart, Toni Nesbit,
Al Jorgensen, Jeff Hammer, Denny Hubert, George Booth, Denny Leuwerke, Andy
Sirois, Terry McMurray, Kevin Hubert, Jason Kems Not Pictured: Renne Happel, Rick Hayes, Jon Breese and Sherri Wohlers |
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Locations |
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Our current Valley Junction
location at 529 Elm, |
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Jon Breese covers a few lines in |
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Al Jorgensen heads up our
Hart-Hammer Quad Cities office in |
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Projects |
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Our first major project was the Coliseum at Since then, Hart-Hammer has been involved with many |
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Parts and Service |
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Dennis Hubert heads our Service Department in |
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With our staff, extensive lines of equipment and service,
we believe Hart-Hammer, Inc. is the largest HVAC manufacture’s representative
in the state of |
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Feel free to contact us with any of your heating and
cooling needs. |
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Last Updated:
November 24, 2008
Copyright 2006-2008 – Hart Hammer, Inc.