INDUSTRIAL SERVICE & SUPPLY, INC.
6401 25TH AVE.
VALLEY, AL. 36854
Phone
(334) 756-8700
Fax
(334) 756-8710
Located in the Heart of the Chattahoochee Valley, in Valley, Alabama, ISS is positioned to offer it's full services to the industrial and commercial clients of East Alabama and West Georgia. Our diversified departments allow the customer (you) to deal with one company, rather than several. We are located on a 20 acre Industrial Complex with over 140,000 square feet of store, shop, and warehouse space. A permanent staff of highly skilled craftsmen and workers offer you a choice and variety of expertise. If you don't see a particular service you are in need of, please call. If we can't help you, we will gladly refer you to another company or help any way we can.
HISTORY
Built in the 1940's, West Point Pepperell opened this 19-acre compound
to supply material and provide services to it's textile mills throughout
the Southeast. Employing more than 150 personnel, the service center
purchased, stocked, and shipped goods to the various mill locations. It
was also responsible for providing carpentry, metal fabrication, vehicle
repair, and various other type of services. In 1988, West Point Pepperell,
was bought in a hostile takeover bid by
Farley Inc.
Farley Inc., acquired more than $15 million in voting
securities of West Point-Pepperell, which was later split and sold off
operating as Wellington Sears and West Point Stevens. During this
transition period, Farley began selling it’s non-manufacturing related
assets and properties and the service center was one of those properties
offered for sale. Some of the individual department employees retired
from the company, purchased the assets of the department from West Point
Pepperell, and opened their own companies. The property, buildings and
remaining assets went up for bid. In 1993 the Service Center was purchased
and reopened under the name
Industrial Service & Supply, Inc. or commonly nicknamed ISS. Richard Sims,
having operated a local business Sims Lawn Farm Supply
for more than 10 years, assumed the position as president of the
company. The first shops to re-open were the Supply Store and Metal
Fabrication department, with a total of only eight employees.
Over the past several years, ISS has expanded beyond its owners
expectations. Many trials and errors have been experienced, but thanks
to God, ISS has succeeded in many ways. ISS now has more than 80 full time
employees and operates a fleet of more than 40 service vehicles. ISS is
currently the most diversified company in this area and is capable of
handling most any task. We take our name literally.
In the years 2002/2003 - Times have gotten tougher. The cost of doing business has gone sky high. Many people are and have been out of work since "9-11". ISS has been forced to downsize just like many other companies. . However, because of our diversification , ISS has been able to make gains in some areas to cover losses in others. We will still strive to service all our customers through these tough times, and pray we all will survive these economic tough times.
2004/2005 - Still hanging in there. Business has been steady and enough to keep us going, but not like before 2002. Insurance, cost of goods, and cost of doing business keeps going up. Can wages keep up? Many companies have and are moving overseas for lower wages. Will the American people will soon be faced with having to take wage cuts to keep the jobs in America? West Point Stevens, has restructured under the name of West Point Homes and closed some of its facilities. All the textile companies are struggling to stay in business.
2006 - With the announcement of KIA building a car manufacturing plant in nearby West Point, Ga., business's are stirring. The buzz of industry moving in has begun to stir our community in a good way. Sales are beginning to come back slowly.