Southern Equipment Corporation

What this record tells you

Southern Equipment Corporation holds Florida licence CMC053785, a CMC 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 1991, which makes it one of the longest-held licences for the trade in this area. Roughly 5% of the 1,019 active hvac & ac repair licences based in the Tampa area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2016. That is 35 years of continuous licensure.

Southern Equipment Corporation is one of 426 active hvac & ac repair licences registered to an address in Tampa, so you have local alternatives to compare quotes against.

The licence is recorded as expiring on 08/31/2026. 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 Southern Equipment Corporation

• Re-check licence CMC053785 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 Southern Equipment Corporation or its qualifying agent, William Elzy Johnson.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other hvac & ac repair contractors in Tampa.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.