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The one-stop-shop : Dunn Heat
Dunn Heat Exchangers is a family-owned company with over 50 years of experience . Offering a wide variety of heat exchanger cleaning , repair , and fabrication , the company has made a name for itself in the industry , with the capacity to get equipment back in service quickly .
Originally , the company was an 11,000 sq ft shop in Texas City , which has now grown to 100,000 sq ft , and another large scale facility in Bay City .
By Sara Mathov , Heat Exchanger World
Heat Exchanger World spoke to Pete Dunn Jr ., Dunn Heat Exchangers ’ Director of Sales , to learn more about its commitment to being a quality service company , its safety promise , and its ability to efficiently clean industrial heat exchangers off-site .
Family history – the beginning of Dunn Heat Exchangers Dunn Heat Exchangers goes back to 1936 , when Pete ’ s great grandfather took out a loan for his father , to start a gas station in Galveston , TX . From there , he began to rent equipment , primarily to service a port , using a lot of large air compressors for ships , which were steamdriven at the time . “ When coming into port , the ships would shut their boilers down , however , they still needed something to power their pumps and other components ,” explained Pete . “ We started renting to them , and from there realized that chemical plants and refineries need a lot more air compressors than ships do . That is how we got into the industrial sector .” From there , Pete ’ s grandfather saw heat exchangers passing by on trucks . After wondering what these were and learning they are being sent across the state to be repaired , he volunteered to help out . “ He was able to start a business in building , servicing , and maintaining heat exchangers , over 54 years ago .” Originally , the company was an 11,000 sq ft shop in Texas City , which has now grown to 100,000 sq ft , and another large scale facility in Bay City . “ We service everything you can imagine when it comes to shell and tube heat exchangers , from new designs , including handling process conditions , thermal , and mechanical requirements , all the way through to final assembly ,” asserted Pete . “ We also offer cleaning and repair of heat exchangers .”
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