A third generation family owned business, BMI Mechanical, Inc.
traces its roots to Burlington, Kansas where E.E. Brott
established Brott Tin and Plumbing Shop in the year 1910. An
invitation to install a Rodgers Powdered Milk System in Tipton,
California brought Double "E" and his young son Gail out West.
Following the completion of the project, the senior Brott 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, a couple of local
plumbing shops and then ventured out on his own working out
of the back of a pickup truck. In the midst of the Great
Depression, Gail visited his family who had returned to Kansas
and talked his father into moving the family West once more,
feeling that they could do better in California. It was 1935 when
Double "E" joined his son, Gail, opening Brott Plumbing and Sheet Metal Shop in Tulare,
California. Hard work, an unrelenting commitment to quality and a vision to be the best in their
field differentiated them from the competition. Gail Brott's retirement in 1970 brought his son,
Garth, to the helm. The company was incorporated this same year, and the name changed to
Brott Mechanical, Inc. Garth Brott spent the next decade and a half developing and expanding
his mechanical contracting business. In 1987, however, Garth made the difficult decision to shut
down his construction department and concentrate on service. This led to an affiliation with The
Linc Corporation and the development of an HVAC Service Contracting business with a
reputation that is unrivaled. BMI-PacWest, Inc., founded in 2003, is an outgrowth of BMI's
success in the Central Valley and the desire to offer Central California Coast building owners the
same quality and value that has been a tradition with the Brott family for over 99 years.
traces its roots to Burlington, Kansas where E.E. Brott
established Brott Tin and Plumbing Shop in the year 1910. An
invitation to install a Rodgers Powdered Milk System in Tipton,
California brought Double "E" and his young son Gail out West.
Following the completion of the project, the senior Brott 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, a couple of local
plumbing shops and then ventured out on his own working out
of the back of a pickup truck. In the midst of the Great
Depression, Gail visited his family who had returned to Kansas
and talked his father into moving the family West once more,
feeling that they could do better in California. It was 1935 when
Double "E" joined his son, Gail, opening Brott Plumbing and Sheet Metal Shop in Tulare,
California. Hard work, an unrelenting commitment to quality and a vision to be the best in their
field differentiated them from the competition. Gail Brott's retirement in 1970 brought his son,
Garth, to the helm. The company was incorporated this same year, and the name changed to
Brott Mechanical, Inc. Garth Brott spent the next decade and a half developing and expanding
his mechanical contracting business. In 1987, however, Garth made the difficult decision to shut
down his construction department and concentrate on service. This led to an affiliation with The
Linc Corporation and the development of an HVAC Service Contracting business with a
reputation that is unrivaled. BMI-PacWest, Inc., founded in 2003, is an outgrowth of BMI's
success in the Central Valley and the desire to offer Central California Coast building owners the
same quality and value that has been a tradition with the Brott family for over 99 years.
"Where Better Really Matters."
We are the company.....
We Are Proud of Our History.
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E.E. Brott Tin & Plumbing Shop photo taken
during local Emporia Commercial Club parade.
Burlington, Kansas - June 17, 1913
E.E. Brott Tin & Plumbing Shop photo taken
during local Emporia Commercial Club parade.
Burlington, Kansas - June 17, 1913