Simmons One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning

F.H. Simmons, Jr. founded this company in 1953 as a flooring company. The demand for installing floor furnaces became so great that the company changed its name to Simmons Heating & Flooring in the early sixties. Around 1970 the company divested itself of the flooring business and became Simmons Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.

In 1975, Ralph Parker, Jr. left Thermo Industries (now Carrier Enterprise) as a Territory Manager to join the company as a partner and commercial sales specialist. He bought the company in 1982 after Mr. Simmons retired.

In 1990, Steve Cole was hired by Mr. Parker as a residential sales person. Steve became a partner in 2000 and purchased all shares of the company on January 3, 2005.

In September 2009, Simmons residential HVAC division changed its name to One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning as a part of the franchise agreement signed with Clockwork Home Services, Inc.

Simmons has a long history of outstanding customer service and quality products. The company is well known throughout our industry as a progressive company. It is our history of on-time service and ironclad guarantees that has fueled the growth of this company.

Derek Cole is the General Manager for One Hour and has been with the Simmons organization since 2001. He has held various positions from installation, warehouse manager, office manager, comfort advisor, operations manager, to his current role as General Manager. Derek was named the Top 40 under 40 in the HVAC industry by the News magazine and featured in Entrepreneur Magazine Franchise Player Spotlight. Derek has also been seen on CBS, FOX, NBC, ABC, Huffington Post, and Bloomberg Business sharing about One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning® and home comfort tips.​

Scott Cole is a professional engineer and Vice President of Simmons Heating.Cooling.Electrical, Inc. Scott worked at Simmons for two summers in installation before becoming a graduate of North Carolina State University in mechanical engineering in 2000. Scott worked as a mechanical engineer in Raleigh before returning to Simmons in 2005 full-time. Scott has a vast knowledge of all things mechanical and brings the unique perspective of book to real-world knowledge for anything HVAC service and installation related.

WHAT WE DO

PROVIDE ON TIME, CAN’T LOSE SERVICE

WHY WE DO IT

TO SERVE OUR NEIGHBORS AND COMMUNITY

WE BELIEVE

WE BELIEVE IN NO SURPRISES WHEN WE WORK FOR YOU

WE BELIEVE IN TAKING THE TIME TO EXPLAIN HOW THINGS WORK

WE BELIEVE IN NEVER TAKING SHORTCUTS OR PASSING THE BUCK

WE BELIEVE IN SHINY SHOES, PRESSED PANTS AND TUCKED-IN SHIRTS

WE BELIEVE IN NEAT, TIDY AND FREE OF DEBRIS HOMES

WE BELIEVE IN YES, SIR…YES, MA’AM…THANK YOU AND PLEASE

WE BELIEVE BAND-AID REPAIRS ARE NEVER ACCEPTABLE

WE BELIEVE IN DOING WHAT’S RIGHT, NOT WHAT’S EASY

WE BELIEVE IN ALWAYS ARRIVING ON TIME…OR YOU DON’T PAY

WE BELIEVE YOU DESERVE CLEAN AIR IN YOUR HOME

WE BELIEVE IN COMFORT-SIZING, NOT GUESSING, THE RIGHT SYSTEM

WE BELIEVE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE IS THE BEST WAY TO EXTEND THE LIFE OF YOUR CURRENT SYSTEM

WE BELIEVE YOU SHOULD GET THE SAME QUALITY IN YOUR HOME THAT WE PUT IN OURS

WE BELIEVE IN YOUR SAFETY ABOVE OUR PROFIT

WE BELIEVE OUR TEAM IS OUR FAMILY

WE BELIEVE IN CARING FOR OUR FAMILY IN GOOD TIMES AND IN BAD

WE BELIEVE HAPPY EMPLOYEES MAKE HAPPY CUSTOMERS

WE BELIEVE IN DOING WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE YOU HAPPY YOU CALLED

WE BELIEVE IN BIG HEARTS, TOUCHING LIVES AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE