De Weerd Heating & Air Conditioning
212 W Superior St,
Wayland
MI ,
49348
Closed
Hugh DeWeerd bought the Plumbing and Heating business in 1955 from Cliff Averill. The business was home-based, and Hugh's wife, Dorothy, was the secretary and bookkeeper. Hugh started by using his personal garage as a parts warehouse and working out of his ford pick-up truck. He made all of his duct work in his sheet metal shop, which he was in the basement of his home.
In 1975, Hugh and Dorothy DeWeerd purchased the Congregational Church at 212 W. Superior. They originally purchased the church to use as a storage building, but they moved the sheet metal operation into the basement of the church shortly after. In 1981, their son Ron DeWeerd started working full time, and in 1994, he purchased the family business from his parents.
In November of 2005, DeWeerd Heating & Air Conditioning began the process of building their new showroom and office. The expansion was completed in September of 2006.