HOLMES FACTORY DELIVERY

Holmes offered a factory delivery / install option at no charge to the buyer as an alternative to the no charge delivery to a Holmes Distributor. Mounting time varied from 2 days for the small wrecker to 5 days for an 850. The factory delivery booklet provided the information a customer required to use this service and promoted the options of plant tours and Chattanooga area attractions. They even offered the use of a Holmes Company car while your unit was being installed.

The booklet also has some pictures of Ernest Holmes Jr (President), Frank Russey (VP and married to Cornelia Holmes), Jerry Holmes (Ernest’s son), Lynn Churchill (Sales Manager), Paul Stinnett (Sales Admin Manager), Robert Brown (Foreman of the Install Department), John Fletcher (Customer Relations), Johnny Grant (Install and Delivery Supervisor) – Johnny finally retired just a few years ago from Miller Industries), Ralph Frazier (Parts Manager) – Ralph put together the serial number records and parts books for distributors and Frank Eley (Graphic Manager) – who put out all the great advertising and manuals for Holmes.