Conklin Metal Industries

For Conklin Metal Industries, 2013 marks the 139th year of service to the sheet metal industry throughout Georgia and the Southeast. The company’s origin dates back to 1874 when it operated as a stove, tinware and house furnishing business on Whitehall Street under the name A.P. Stewart and Co. This business was managed Andrew P. Stewart, who was “one of the most popular men in Atlantaâ€�, and who later became the Fulton County Tax collector â€" a position he held for 26 years. A.P. Stewart & Co. was purchased by Charles A. Conklin in 1888 and began operating under the name the Chas.