MARIETTA, Ga. — In 1962, Earl and Rachel Smith set out to make a living in the HVACR industry. Fifty years later, E. Smith Heating and Air Conditioning Inc. is recognized as one of greater-Atlanta’s most well-respected HVACR contractors.
Prior to his entrepreneurial endeavor, Smith had cut his teeth with two Atlanta-based HVAC companies, learning the installation and sales portions of the industry. In 1953, he married his wife, Rachel, and in 1962 the couple relocated to Marietta, Ga., where they would raise their two daughters and plant the seeds to a successful HVAC contracting business.