Haberberger Reaches 60-Year Milestone

Affton-based Haberberger, Inc. recently celebrated its 60th anniversary as a family-owned business.

The third generation-owned business, which opened its doors as a small home repair and refrigeration company in 1948 and employed just a handful of people in its early days, has flourished over the years. The company, which had become a $6 million enterprise by 1987, saw its growth accelerate over the past 20 years and now employs more than 200 and has reached $56 million in annual revenues.

“The company’s growth has accelerated over the past 20 years because we have excellent union workers supported by a great team at the office, and everyone shares the commitment to the customer,” said Joe Haberberger, who represents the company’s second generation and worked at Haberberger for 38 years before retiring from his position as president in 1997.

Haberberger has evolved over its 60 years of existence, expanding from its small home repair and refrigeration roots into a commercial refrigeration provider and then an air conditioning service provider, before adding industrial and commercial piping work and becoming the company it is today. However, Haberberger has always remained a family business. Today, the company functions under the leadership of President Neil Haberberger, Vice President of Service Mark Haberberger and Vice President of Operations Steve Haberberger. Both Steve and Mark have sons working for Haberberger, representing the fourth generation in the company.

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