C. E. Thurston & Sons was founded in 1919 when C. E. Thurston, Sr., organized a small distribution business representing several mechanical packing manufacturers. Soon after, insulation, marine and cold storage contracting were added to the business. In 2002, C. E. Thurston & Sons began focusing solely on contracting and sold its distribution business. 

In 2010, under new ownership, C. E. Thurston began marketing its business and growing. During this period of restructuring and revitalization of the business, several customers inquired about the potential return of the distribution business at C. E. Thurston. Upon listening to our customers, we decided to move back into the industrial distribution business in June 2012 launching C. E. Thurston and Sons Distributing, LLC.

Today, all our prior business units, previous acquisitions, and both the distribution and contracting services divisions, operate under one company, C. E. Thurston & Sons, Inc. Thus we have returned to our founder's original business structure and are excited about the future and the opportunity to work with and exceed our customers and suppliers expectations.