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HornerXpress history
HornerXpress company history timeline
In 1976, the Company purchased the warehouse building at 810 NW 57th Court from the original landlord in order to secure the future of the Company.
In 1979, another subsidiary, HORNER INSTALLATION AND SOLAR SALES, INC., was formed to expand the Company’s commitment to its solar pool heating product line.
In 1982, the company developed plans for a new building to suit future needs.
In 1985, HORNER EQUIPMENT INTERNATIONAL was expanded through the acquisition of DISCUS INC., a Palo Alto, California worldwide exporter from Hank Mohr.
Also, in 1989, the Company received a Trademark for its Team HornerTM Logo.
In September 1990, Team HornerTM continued its expansion with the acquisition of Felicella Consulting Engineers.
In September, 1992, the Company purchased a 63,000 Square Foot (5,853 meters), three (3) building facility with 200 parking places adjacent to the main headquarters in Ft.
In July 1993, AquaCal® expanded into the Air Conditioning industry, acquiring the fixed assets, tooling and production designs for an Air Conditioning Condensing Unit from the Glow Core Corp., Cleveland, Ohio.
In July 1995, Lectranator Company was renamed AutoPilot Systems, Inc.
In January 1996, Team HornerTM formed Kent, Lockwood & Stein, a licensed, bonded, registered and insured Collection Agency/Information Service.
In October 1997, Horner Consulting Engineering and Horner Discus moved to a new, 10,000 square foot (929 sq. meters) office facility within the Team HornerTM campus.
Lo-Chlor, L.C., in August 1998, purchased the assets of Miraclear, a water clarifier product.
In August 1998, Horner Equipment expanded beyond its traditional lines of pool & spa products to also include ceramic pool tile, coping and other decking and construction materials.
The Leadership 2000 program offers outside resource speakers on pertinent business topics, plus an issues session for the discussion of specific business problems.
The first HornerXpress® franchise opened in February 2001 in West Palm Beach, Florida and continues to operate successfully.
Our Marine products division was sold to a company focused on the marine industry in mid 2001.
In April 2002, owner Bill Kent celebrated 30 years of service with a party attracting over 500 employees and friends.
In December 2002, AquaCal® began manufacturing heat pumps as an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for other companies.
In February 2003, a HornerXpress® branch opened in Nashville, Tennessee.
In November 2003, Bill Kent became President and Chairman of the Board of the National Swimming Pool Foundation, with headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
In November 2004, in concert with the closing of the Nashville branch, Lo-Chlor® opened a regional sales office in Nashville, with Connie Sue Centrella as the Regional Sales Manager.
In late 2005, new distribution centers were opened in Ft.
In March 2006, AquaCal® created a bonded warehouse stocking point, under the management of Mr.
AutoPilot® manufacturing moved to St Petersburg factory under the leadership of Jeff Tawney in July 2006.
In September 2006 the office was closed; later, the Köln warehouse was closed and moved to Lyon, France.
Horner Consulting Engineers closed in September 2006.
The grand opening was held in June 2008.
AquaCal® began making the Angelfire Heat Pump as an OEM in December 2008.
Further, AquaCal® began making the “AquaPro” Heat Pump as an OEM in March of 2010.
In October 2010, HornerXpress® Stuart purchased a 7,000 sq. ft. building as a permanent distribution location.
In May 2011, AquaCal® purchased another adjacent 6,400 sq. ft. building to its main factory complex in St Petersburg.
In November 2012, Barkan Hot Yoga, located in Boca Raton was opened.
In December 2012, first production occurred at the Injection Molding Facility at AquaCal®.
In the fall of 2012, the Color Me Healthy (CMH) employeed wellness program was started under the leadership of Kim Kent.
In May 2013, AquaCal® began producing heat pumps for Jandy, a division of Zodiac, one of the top producers of swimming pool equipment in the world.
In September 2013, the BackyardXpo Sales Team was created under the Leadership of Chris Piercy to focus on sales of hardscape and construction products.
Connie Sue Centrella was the Professor operating this program; in 2014, Mr.
In January 2015 StoneHardscapes and BackyardXpo Sales Teams combined under the leadership of Pamela Luciani, General Manager and Chris Piercy, Sales Manager.
As of July, 2015, the TEAM employs approximately 450 employees, occupies a total of 500,000 square feet (50,000 square meters) of space, represents over 140 different manufacturers; repackages pool chemicals and accessories (TropiClear® brand); and stocks approximately 6,000 inventory items.
As of June 2016, there is one franchise in operation and 16 company-owned branches.
In October, 2016, the Color Me Healthy program expanded its offering by building a new fitness center on the fort Lauderdalde campus.
Pioneering our first international branch in India, HornerXpress® India Pvt Ltd. was launched on March 29, 2017.
In August, 2017, Bill Kent was elected Chairman of the Board of the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale.
A new sales office was opened in India; a stocking warehouse was opened in Pune, India, in late 2017.
In August, 2018, AquaCal® purchased its 9th building at the St Petersburg facility.
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AquaCal Heat Pumps | 1981 | $43.3M | 100 | - |
| Waterway Plastics | 1973 | $840.0M | 700 | 2 |
| Preferred Pump & Equipment | 1982 | $120.0M | 400 | - |
| Paragon Supply | 1888 | $7.7M | 25 | - |
| Capital Lumber | 1948 | $1.2M | 15 | 20 |
| Hughes Supply | 1928 | $2.8B | 9,300 | 2 |
| Service Lighting | 1951 | $15.2M | 20 | - |
| Peninsular Cylinder | 1948 | $5.3M | 34 | 4 |
| Crescent Electric Supply | 1919 | $580.0M | 1,280 | 3 |
| General Floor | - | - | - | 31 |
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