Apex Air Conditioning & Refrigeration

What this record tells you

Apex Air Conditioning & Refrigeration holds Florida licence CFC057044, a CFC classification which authorises work as a certified/registered plumbing contractor. A "C" prefix means the licence is certified — valid anywhere in Florida.

This licence was first issued in 1997, which makes it one of the longest-held licences for the trade in this area. Roughly 7% of the 136 active plumbing licences based in the Lakeland & Winter Haven area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2016. That is 29 years of continuous licensure.

Apex Air Conditioning & Refrigeration is one of 29 active plumbing licences registered to an address in Winter Haven, so you have local alternatives to compare quotes against.

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 Apex Air Conditioning & Refrigeration

• Re-check licence CFC057044 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 Apex Air Conditioning & Refrigeration or its qualifying agent, Jack Edward Kelley.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other plumbing contractors in Lakeland & Winter Haven.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.