Refrigeration & Electric Service Inc

What this record tells you

Refrigeration & Electric Service Inc holds Florida licence CAC023496, a CAC classification which authorises work as a certified/registered air conditioning or mechanical contractor. A "C" prefix means the licence is certified — valid anywhere in Florida.

This licence was first issued in 1982, which makes it one of the longest-held licences for the trade in this area. Roughly 2% of the 330 active hvac & ac repair licences based in the Lakeland & Winter Haven area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2017. That is 44 years of continuous licensure.

Refrigeration & Electric Service Inc is one of 9 active hvac & ac repair licences registered to an address in Lake Alfred, so you have local alternatives to compare quotes against. Joe Thomas Strickler additionally holds 1 other active Florida licence in our records, which can indicate a contractor qualified across more than one trade or entity.

The licence is recorded as expiring on 08/31/2028. Florida licences renew on a fixed cycle, and a licence that is not renewed moves to delinquent status — which is why the expiry date matters if you are planning work close to that date. Confirm the current status on the state portal before signing a contract.

Before you hire Refrigeration & Electric Service Inc

• Re-check licence CAC023496 on the DBPR portal — status can change any day.
• Ask for a current certificate of liability insurance and workers' compensation, issued to you directly by their insurer.
• Confirm the name on your contract matches Refrigeration & Electric Service Inc or its qualifying agent, Joe Thomas Strickler.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other hvac & ac repair contractors in Lakeland & Winter Haven.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.