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RK company history timeline

1966

1966 – Ron Kinning brought on a partner with HVAC expertise, Jack Reil, and they rebranded their company to Kinning & Reil, Inc.

1969

1969 – Relocated to Norfolk, Nebraska to support the growth of the their growing business

He successfully grew the small, family-owned business and relocated it to Norfolk, Nebraska in 1969.

1982

1982 – Ron Kinning purchases Jack Reil’s stock and rebrands to Ron Kinning, Inc.

1985

In October of 1985, Ron and his son Rick Kinning became partners in a new company: RK Mechanical, Inc.

After moving his family to Colorado, RK Mechanical was incorporated in Denver in 1985.

1986

1986 – RK Mechanical, Inc. consolidates operations from four offices and moves headquarters to Denver, CO

1996

1996 – Jon Kinning joins RK Mechanical, Inc. full-time after spending time in the commercial real estate business

1997

1997 – RK purchased the site of its current Denver headquarters in Stapleton

1998

RK’s first diversification was the addition of RK Service in 1998.

1999

In 1999, RK purchased the site of its current Denver headquarters in Stapleton from the City and County of Denver.

2011

In 2011, the Kinning family decided to formalize and grow RK’s charitable contributions by forming the RK Foundation.

2012

2012 – RK opens fabrication and manufacturing facility in Henderson, CO to support RK Steel, RK Energy and RK Mechanical’s pipe fabrication shop

2017

2017 – RK opens office in Vail, CO to support Western Slope of Colorado for RK Mechanical, RK Service, RK Steel and RK Water

2019

2019 – RK Mission Critical opens manufacturing facility in Aurora, CO

2021

In 2021, RK Mechanical, Inc. legally changed it’s name to RK Industries, LLC.

2021 – RK opens office in Albuquerque, NM to support RK Mechanical, RK Electrical, RK Service, RK Steel and RK Water

2021 – RK restructures corporately.

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