The Air Group Journey
1965
Patrick Conforti, Sr. and John A. Conforti begin Comfort Conditioning out of their garage with $500 of start-up money.
1967
Comfort Conditioning outgrows their backyard warehouse and rents out a converted gas station in Whippany, NJ for $75 a month. They also hire their first employee – Carl Higgins.
1968
Air Group continues to expand and moves to a 4,000 sq. ft. space in East Hanover, NJ.
1998
Local HVAC company C. J. Higgins joins Comfort Conditioning, creating a stronger presence in Northern New Jersey.
1999
Comfort Conditioning merges with Polar Air to form Air Group under fierce competition from utility companies.
2002
C. Z. Zacharella joins Air Group, bringing 25 years of expertise with them.
2005
Air Group grows to over 100 employees and moves to their current 75,000 sq. ft. building that is located in Whippany, NJ.
2007
Local competitor, Fritze Heating & Cooling, goes out of business and Air Group hires many of their employees – bringing in more expertise to Air Group.
2008
Air Group partners with Pure Air from East Hanover, NJ, who brings in a number of fantastic employees that still remain today.
2009
A. D. Runyon Co. of Millington joins Air Group, fueling the company’s growth.
2010
Air Group continues to expand its service to a greater amount of customers by acquiring McDowell’s Heating & Cooling of Scotch Plains, NJ.
2011
S. Cappello & Son of Paterson merges with Air Group, which enables the company to further strengthen its presence in Northern New Jersey.
2012
Air Group acquires Ketzenberg & Org. This expands service coverage further south to be able to provide for more customers in New Jersey.
2014
Astro Heating & Cooling joins Air Group.
2015
Air Group celebrates its 50 year anniversary.