Website www.mckeoughsupply.com Founded 1847 | Headquarters Chatham-Kent, Canada Type of business Private | |
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Products Plumbing & Heating , Industrial Pipe, Valve and Fittings , HVAC | ||
McKeough Supply is a Canadian corporation that wholesales a variety of industrial products including HVAC, Pipe, Valves, and Fittings.
McKeough Supply is a privately held company. It is one of Canada's oldest corporations. Founded in 1847, the company is headquartered in Chatham, Ontario. Its current chairman is Darcy McKeough and current President Richard H. Elliott.
History
In 1835, Thomas McKeough, having suffered "The misfortunes of business," returned to Ireland from Paris, Ontario where he had arrived about 1829. He left behind two young boys, John (age 12) and William (age 11) McKeough, who were apprenticed to Edward Jackson, a tinsmith in Hamilton.
In 1847 John and William Mckeough came to Chatham and established a hardware store on the north side of King Street, between Fifth & Sixth streets, later moving to 156 King Street. In the 1880s J. Franklin McKeough, William McKeough's second son purchased the Dover Street foundry of Robert Parkinson and Son and the business moved there.
In 1905 the business was incorporated as McKeough and Trotter Limited, and in 1943, the name was changed to McKeough Sons Company Limited. In 1974 Mark's and Co. with branches in Hamilton and London were purchased.
From the original hardware, the business went in a number of directions – manufacturers and suppliers of gasoline engines, boilers, saw mills, boats, motors, drilling rigs, drainage pumps, machine work, steel pipe, and steel warehousing.
With the acquisition of Mechanical Plumbing & Heating in 2005, McKeough Supply grew by adding branches in Hanover and Collingwood. McKeough remains a key distribution partner for the HVAC, IPVF, Plumbing and Refrigeration industries in Ontario.