Ever since its founding in 1983, Tucson, Arizona-based Hamstra Heating & Cooling Inc. has been a family business. Jeff Hamstra, president of the company, started the business with his father, Glenn Hamstra, and brother, David Hamstra. Today, his son Wade Hamstra serves as a minority owner, vice president, and general manager, representing the family’s third generation.
“We have two employees with 31 years of service,” Jeff Hamstra said. “The first employee that was hired — 11 months after the company was started — is still with us, and two of his sons work for us now, as well. The third employee that was hired, his daughter, is our office manager. We truly are a multigenerational company.”