About Central Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

In January 1959, as Alaska was receiving statehood, Central Plumbing & Heating, Inc. had its beginning in an old army surplus building on International Airport Road.

Ron Cooper was the plumber and his wife, Mary Ann ran the office.

• 1966 – A new building was built and a complete retail center was added.
• 1970 – The company incorporated and Ron’s brother-in-law, George Benson, became a full partner.
• 1972 – Ron’s two sons, Jeff and Mike Cooper, joined the firm to run the union shop’s contracting and service/repair divisions.
• 1972 – A new 12,000 square foot warehouse was added to accommodate the growing business.
• 1982 – The small showroom in the retail store was remodeled to give customers another service.
• 1992 – The showroom was moved to the 2nd floor and enlarged to 1400 square feet.  The new Upper Level Showroom now boasts 3 full-time people offering more plumbing and fixture knowledge than any other outlet in Anchorage.
• 1999 – A new “heating” division was opened in the building next door to the original shop.  “HeatLand” has approximately 2000 square feet of display space showing “everything that heats anything” and four knowledgeable heating sales people at your service.

Currently, Central Plumbing has 6-10 union plumbers and 22 additional employees in the retail and showroom areas selling everything from plumbing/heating parts, fixtures and heaters to “solutions” to your problems.

Central Plumbing & Heating, Inc. remains family owned and operated by the Cooper families.