Our Story: We've come a long way.

In 1970 Chet Highfill, the owner of Air Care Southeast, chose to give up a long-time career in the ladies' shoe business working for the Wohl Shoe Co. He took what was just about all of their savings and with the support of his wife Polly he went to air conditioning school in Houston, Texas.

Chet graduated in late 1970 and went to work as a service tech in Pasadena, Texas. In 1972 he made a move to Texas Air Care where he went to work as a service tech. His knowledge grew fast and the owner of Texas Air Care suggested they open an office on the south side of town, and Chet decided it was time to go on his own.

He started Air Care Southeast in 1973 in Pasadena, Texas supported by his daughter as a secretary, and his son Carl working in the afternoons after school. The office moved from Pasadena to South Houston in 1978 and had grown to Chet plus 3 service techs. In 1980 Carl got his state air conditioning license, which opened the doors for business growth.

By 1985 Chet had grown from a one-man shop to six service techs and one installation crew. He had gone from just air conditioning and heating to include refrigeration. Air Care was growing at a very rapid pace. By 1988 he had added our plumbing division.

Air Care Southeast, Inc. currently has 50 employees, with 20 radio-dispatched trucks. Air Care has continued to be a family-owned and operated company with Chet, Polly, Vickie, Carl, Mike, and Phillip leading the way.

Chet started the company with one thing that he has always stuck to, that is we are family and we treat our customers as if they were family.