History

Tony Evans and Jason Reed
Tony Evans (left) and Jason Reed (right)

Southern Heat Corporation was founded in 2005 by Tony Evans and Jason Reed.  The fraternity brothers and best friends originally met at Kennesaw State University while working towards Engineering degrees. Upon graduating, Tony and Jason were hired by the same company to provide maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) supplies to the Plastics Industry. After 8 years in the industry, the two friends developed a vision for starting their own business:

  • Treat the customer according to the golden rule
  • Treat the employees like family
  • Only sell products that allow us to sleep well at night
  • MAKE LOTS OF SALES CALLS

With a strong foundation and the expertise of Tony’s wife Dede Evans - a business accountant and consultant – on August 8th, 2005, Southern Heat was incorporated in a basement in Cartersville, GA. You can imagine the chaos involved with running a business out of a basement. Following exponential growth in the first year, in 2006 Southern Heat Corporation moved to its present location in Cartersville, GA. Tony and Jason often look back on those years fondly – as great times!!

As business grew, Southern Heat hired more employees and carried more product lines. We pride ourselves on the family that we have built – it has really been a team effort. And, with a great team and great partnerships, 16 years later we still sleep very well at night.

Products and Service

Today we are a leading manufacturers' distributor of:

  • Electrical Heaters
  • Thermocouples
  • Process Controllers
  • Power Controllers
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Rupture Disks
  • Insulation Blankets
  • Accessories.

Our goal is to improve our customers’ bottom line by perfecting the art of supplying high-quality products at a competitive price.

Our main focus is serving the Plastics Industry, but we will certainly engage in process heating projects for all industries. When processors and manufacturers need solutions, they know we are there to help them. As innovators, we stay on top of the latest advancements in technology to meet the changing demands of our customers.

We deliver the best and most cost-effective solution for your process heating requirements.  We have pioneered new developments in heater technology and have become a full-service provider of Total Heating Solutions to the plastics processing industry, as well as many other vertical markets. We look forward to serving you.