Since 1947 Gastonia Plumbing & Heating Company has been owned and operated by the Styers family. Founded in 1947 by J. B. Styers and his wife Iva, GP& H specialized in utility work and municipal, institutional and commercial plumbing and heating contracting. 

The post World War II era in which the company was formed held many opportunities for a small family business. The Styers’ took advantage of those opportunities performing utility and plumbing work across much of the western part of North and South Carolina. 

In the mid 1950’s another member of the Styers family joined GP& H. After graduating from N. C. State, W. Wesley Styers returned home to become an important part of the family business. Under his leadership GP& H phased out it’s utility division and began to concentrate more on plumbing and heating contracting. In the mid 1960’s, shortly after the retirement of J. B. Styers, a second son became a part of GP&H. C. Neil Styers after earning a B. S. in Mechanical Engineering at N. C. State joined his brother in the family business. At this time GP& H began to concentrate solely on commercial and institutional plumbing work in and around the Charlotte area. Continuing to build a strong business through hard work and deliberate planning, the Styers brothers continued to add family members to the staff at GP&H. Now a third generation of family is busy at Gastonia Plumbing & Heating. 

After college,Wes Styers joined the firm in 1990.Today GP&H continues to experience unprecedented success in the plumbing industry. Hard work, deliberate planning, and three generations of experience mean doing the job right the first time.