Where Better Really Matters
The story of BMI Mechanical begins in Burlington, Kansas in 1910. Our journey brings you from the start of it all up to today and with every milestone in between. Because at BMI, better has always mattered.
1910 - 1935
An invitation to install a Rodgers Powdered Milk System in Tipton, California, brought E.E. and his young son Gail out West. Following the completion of the project, E.E. headed for Oklahoma with his family. Gail, however, saw the opportunity for growth and development in California and decided to stay. He worked for the Ford Motor Company and a couple of local plumbing shops and then ventured out on his own, working out of the back of his pickup truck. Amidst the great depression, Gail visited his family, who had since returned to Kansas and talked his father into moving the family West once more, feeling they could do better in California.
1971
Gail retired, bringing his son Garth to the helm. The company was also incorporated this year and the name changed to Brott Mechanical, Inc. (BMI).
1987
BMI became affiliated with the Linc Corporation in an effort to build up the company’s service department.
While unpopular with the management team, this proved to be one of the most prudent choices Garth ever made, as it led to the development of an HVAC service contracting business with an unrivaled reputation.
2003
BMI expanded its service area to North Los Angeles County and founded a new company, BMI-PacWest, Inc.
BMI-PacWest is an outgrowth of BMI’s success in the Central Valley and its desire to offer Central California Coast customers the same quality and value that has been a tradition with the Brott family for more than 100 years.
2007
Dax, the youngest of Garth’s three sons, joined the BMI team.
Dax joined the company as a General Manager and was then promoted to Chief Operating Officer. He is the fourth generation Brott to carry on the family business.
2010
BMI celebrated its centennial anniversary, enjoying 100 years in business.
2014
BMI: 2014 Family Business of the Year
BMI was honored as the “2014 Family Business of the Year” at the 25th Annual California Family Business Awards hosted by the Institute for Family Business at California State University Fresno’s Craig School of Business.