Kress Associates, Inc. is a manufacturers' representative firm located in Central Indiana, and is a market leader selling high quality engineered products for the HVAC and plumbing trades. Kress Associates' market focuses on wholesale distribution, commercial/industrial mechanical contractors, OEM's and end users.

Jay Kress, Sr. started as a manufacturers' representative with a partner and one company in 1958. That company, Fink & Kress, split apart in 1972, which resulted in Jay Kress Associates. In 1995, Jay's son and daughter, Jay K. Kress and Jan L. Main purchased the company, and later incorporated in 1999. Today, Kress Associates, Inc. represents approximately a dozen manufacturers covering all of Indiana, Kentucky, and part of Ohio.

Services provided by Kress Associates extend beyond just sales, including technical support, problem solving, engineering assistance, and system design. Kress Associates specializes in engineering and designing radiant floor heating and snow/ice melting systems, steam and hot water boiler systems, volume water heating systems, make-up air systems, and other specialized HVAC and plumbing applications. Kress Associates also excels in solving installation problems. There is no installation problem that we cannot solve!

PRINCIPAL STAFF

Jay K. Kress, President

• B.S. Chemical Engineering - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• 8 years Engineer & Manager experience
• With Kress Associates since 1995

Jan L. Main, Vice-President

• B.S. - Depauw University
• With Kress Associates since 1980

Barry J. Kress, P.E., Vice-President

• B.S. Mechanical Engineering - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• 25 years Engineer & Manager experience
• With Kress Associates since 2002

Jerry Lyons, P.E., Senior Applications Engineer

• B.S. Chemical Engineering - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• 10 years previous engineering & industrial experience
• With Kress Associates since 1998

OUR MISSION

To meet or exceed customer expectations by providing superior products with quality salesmanship, service, and technical support.

OUR COMMITMENT

To maintain a product mix which complements the needs of our customers.

OUR GOAL

To be award-winning representatives for each manufacturer we choose to represent.

"Since 1958 when my father first began representing manufacturers, the name Kress has been identified with providing prompt, honest, and dependable service; emphasizing engineering expertise in the design, application, and service of products. We at Kress Associates continue my father's beliefs and are dedicated to the same strategy of customer service."

- Jay K. Kress