Home About Us Products Services Specials Financing Service Areas Blog HOW IT ALL BEGAN In 1894, Herbert M. Sturdivant came to Springdale with his mother and father from Iowa at the age of 11. He worked as a sheet metal mechanic for A.L. Emory in Springdale until Emory decided to quit the business. In 1905, he purchased a set of sheet metal tools in Seymore, MO for $50, a few plumbing tools from Kimmons and Walker and went into business for himself. A fire wiped out his business and inventory on New Year’s Day in 1915. He rebuilt the business and was active there until 1940 – when he died on the job. Before he died, Herbert Sturdivant had a vision for the future of heating and air. He installed his first Lennox heating system in 1922 and became a Lennox furnace dealer in 1937. Sturdivant’s later became the largest Lennox dealer in Northern Arkansas. His son Marston took over after Herbert died and became a leader in the plumbing industry in Arkansas. He also served as a director for the Associated Mechanical Contractors of Arkansas. Marston’s son, Herb joined the business while a teenager. Marston and Herb were a great father-son team in the 70’s and went down in history as pioneers of heating and cooling in Arkansas. Today, Rick Sturdivant, now the 4th generation to hold the reins, operates on the same principles his great-grandfather, his grandfather and his father did – what they said to their customers – what appeared on Sturdivant’s advertising in the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s… YOUR ASSURANCE OF COMPLETE SATISFACTION Sturdivant’s Heating, Air Conditioning and Air Purification still believes that success comes from making our customers happy. It’s not a position we ever expect to reach, even after a 100 years or so, it’s something we must do each time we serve a customer. 1955 Crew FROM LEFT TO RIGHT Front Row Victor Franco Glenn Burnett Herb Sturdivant Johnny Franco Back Row Earnest Piazza Jack Napier Guy Mayes Mac Sisco Marston Sturdivant 1970 Crew FROM LEFT TO RIGHT Front Row Marston Sturdivant Herb Sturdivant Back Row Marvin Price Jr. Victor Franco Johnnie Franco Earnest Piazza James Bragg Paul Walden Bob Mayes Lee Roy Horn Powered by: Cornerstone Marketing Solutions