McCorvey

McCorvey Sheet Metal Works was established in Macon, Georgia by Willis (Pop) McCorvey in 1925 and later that year moved to Florida.  In July of 1929, Willis moved the company to Dallas, TX.  Like all companies during “The Great Depression” it was a struggle to stay in business. Willis moved the company to San Antonio, Corpus Christi, and Victoria, TX in search of work. Willis had a gold pocket watch he would sell to the local pawn shop to get enough money to buy our history 1metal for the company; when he earned enough money from sales he would always return to the pawn shop to buy back his gold watch.  This process continued until the economy picked up.  Willis later saw greater opportunity in Houston, TX.

In 1946, Willis and his son Raymond McCorvey re-established the  papabusiness, locating it in Galena Park, Texas.  Seeing the potential in the growing air conditioning industry, Raymond began to specialize in duct ventilation.  With his evolving knowledge of the industry, Raymond McCorvey, along with his brothers Elwood and Allen, began building custom sheet metal machines and developed the 20 station coil line in 1959.  Recently rebuilt with newer and heavier gauge capacity, McCorvey Sheet Metal made their newest custom 20 station coil line in accordance with Raymond’s original design.