2024 is an exciting year for MECO Augusta & Greenville. April will bring the 65th anniversary of serving our customers. From humble beginnings of the Futrelle and Scudder families sharing a moving van while relocating to Augusta to currently having two separate locations, MECO of Augusta & Greenville continues to embrace our “Service Makes the Difference” motto.
MECO of Augusta started in April 1959 when Frank Futrelle partnered with Matt Mathews and Jim Nettles while working for MECO of Savannah as an outside salesman. Frank left the Savannah location with Mike Scudder and moved to Augusta, GA to establish MECO of Augusta. Frank handled the sales while Mike ran the inside operations.
Over the years business grew and MECO prospered. Mike Scudder would eventually leave Augusta to partner with Matt and Jim in the MECO of Atlanta venture. Meco of Florence would form when Rence Woodruff partnered with Matt and Jim. As time progressed, the MECO group would continue to prosper, and the partners of each location would buy out Matt and Jim.
1986 brought changes to the MECO Augusta family. Jeff Futrelle took over the business, continuing the MECO heritage after his father passed away due to an automobile accident. Jeff expanded MECO Augusta in February 2001 when he opened a branch in Greenville, SC. Today, ten MECO branches are owned by four of the original group from Savannah.
Jeff would successfully lead MECO Augusta & Greenville until December 1, 2017. He retired passing the business to his son Franklin, and his son-in-law, Brad Burke. Together, Franklin and Brad, continue to lead the company forward while upholding the company’s core values of HIT (Honesty, Integrity, Trust) along with always making sure our “Service Makes the Difference.”
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