Coburn Supply Co. and State Water Heaters celebrated Coburn’s 75th anniversary with a luncheon honoring the special occasion on Dec. 9. The executive team from distributorship, which is headquartered in Beaumont, TX, hosted the event for State Water Heaters employees to show their appreciation for the two companies’ continued partnership.
Pictured here (left to right):Thomas Chamblee - Commercial/PVF Manager with Coburn's, Mike Parnham with Pepco, David Thames with State, and Clodile Romero - Retired Vice President/General Manager with Coburn’s.
Coburn’s recently celebrated its 75th anniversary at a formal gathering in New Orleans on Aug. 28–30. At the event,State presented a fully restored 1934 Ford V-8 stake bed pickup truckthat resembles the company’s first delivery truck to commemorate the anniversary.
“State has developed a great relationship with Coburn Supply over the past few years,” saidJim Margoni, vice president of sales for State Water Heaters. “We were excited to be involved in the co-op program that provided the restored pickup truck to Coburn’s for their anniversary and look forward to a continued partnership.”
Founded in 1934 in Beaumont, Coburn Supply is a wholesaler of heating and air conditioning equipment, refrigeration, electrical, builder products, and municipal and utility supplies. Coburn operates locations in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee, serving the needs of the construction industry. The company has distributed State residential and commercial water heaters since 2007.