Founded in Baltimore in 1980 by Tom Sessa, Sessa Sheet Metal Contractors is an employee-owned full-service contractor that fabricates and installs sheet metal systems for HVAC projects. Its 32,000-square-foot facility combines a six-station coil line with custom fabrication capabilities, supporting work from drafting and estimating through installation. The company’s ESOP gives employees a direct ownership stake in the business Tom built over more than four decades.
Kogok CorporationBorn from a Maryland sheet-metal family, Kogok Corporation has grown from Henry George Kogok Jr.’s 1972 shop into a 100% employee-owned company serving the Washington-Baltimore region. Founded by his son Jeff in 1995, Kogok now has more than 400 employee-owners and is known for taking on technically demanding work in active hospitals, research facilities, and other high-stakes buildings. Its teams fabricate and install HVAC systems for complex commercial projects across DC, Maryland, and Virginia.UPPER MARLBORO, MD
K & I Sheet Metal, IncFounded in Pittsburgh in 1982 by husband-and-wife team Kenneth and Irene Kotchey, K & I Sheet Metal, Inc. is a woman-owned sheet-metal fabrication and mechanical contractor. It fabricates custom components in-house at its 22,000-square-foot manufacturing and office facility, and provides HVAC and mechanical-system design and installation through its own staff and field crews.PITTSBURGH, PA
Fresh Air ConceptsFamily-owned and operated since 2003, Fresh Air Concepts provides residential and commercial HVAC, electrical, and mechanical services from its Linthicum, Maryland base across the Baltimore–Washington region. The company combines HVAC expertise with in-house automated sheet-metal fabrication and is a Mitsubishi Diamond Commercial Contractor, supporting customized systems from home installations to complex commercial facilities. Fresh Air Concepts is also a nine-time Carrier President’s Award winner.LINTHICUM HEIGHTS, MD
Phoenix MetalsPhoenix Metals is a Baltimore-area sheet metal manufacturer that produces custom metal components and HVAC ductwork. Founded in 1996, it grew from its contracting-sector roots and operates a 55,000-square-foot manufacturing facility near the Port of Baltimore, serving commercial projects across the United States and overseas.BALTIMORE, MD