CRANSTON, RI - The temptation was too good to pass up. With the 2000 Radiant Panel Association (RPA) conference in nearby Providence, the people of Taco, Inc., took the opportunity to open up their doors to contractors, distributors, and even journalists for an inside peek at their plant operations.
Mark Chaffee, residential product manager, explained that the company has been a part of this Rhode Island community for more than 75 years and is housed in an old trolley barn the company purchased 60 years ago. The company's current name was derived from its original moniker: Thermal Appliance Co.