sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2007 learn how and when to remove this template message mckeough supply inc type private founded 1847 headquarters chatham ontario products plumbing & heating industrial pipe valve and fittings hvac website www.mckeoughsupply.com mckeough supply is a canadian corporation that wholesales a variety of industrial products including hvac pipe valves and fittings . mckeough supply is a privately held company . it is one of canada s oldest corporations . founded in 1847 the company is headquartered in chatham ontario . its current chairman is darcy mckeough and current president richard h. elliott . history edit in 1835 thomas mckeough having suffered the misfortunes of business returned to ireland from paris ontario where he had arrived about 1829 . he left behind two young boys john age 12 and william age 11 mckeough who were apprenticed to edward jackson a tinsmith in hamilton . in 1847 john and william mckeough came to chatham and established a hardware store on the north side of king street between fifth & sixth streets later moving to 156 king street . in the 1880s j. franklin mckeough william mckeough s second son purchased the dover street foundry of robert parkinson and son and the business moved there . in 1905 the business was incorporated as mckeough and trotter limited and in 1943 the name was changed to mckeough sons company limited . in 1974 mark s and co. with branches in hamilton and london were purchased . from the original hardware the business went in a number of directions manufacturers and suppliers of gasoline engines boilers saw mills boats motors drilling rigs drainage pumps machine work steel pipe and steel warehousing . with the acquisition of mechanical plumbing & heating in 2005 mckeough supply grew by adding branches in hanover and collingwood . mckeough remains a key distribution partner for the hvac ipvf plumbing and refrigeration industries in ontario . external links edit company web site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mckeough supply & oldid 731004717 categories industrial supply companiescompanies based in ontariomanufacturing companies established in 18471847 establishments in canadahidden categories articles lacking sources from january 2007all articles lacking sources navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 july 2016 at 08 30 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view