About Our Company

TPS Inc. first started manufacturing insulate pipe supports in 1995, but the story doesn’t’ start there. The Heckman family has been involved in all facets of the mechanical insulation industry since 1942. TPS has almost 70 years and 3 generations of expertise and connections with sales, contracting and manufacturing in the mechanical industry.

Charles A. Heckman Sr. - Sales: Charlie worked for 35 years for the E.J. Bartells Co. Starting as a warehouseman in 1942 and retiring as the Chairman of the Board in 1977.

Charles A. Heckman Jr. - Contracting: Chuck started with the E.J. Bartells Co. as a pipe insulator in 1962 before holding positions of estimator and project manager. Chuck went into mechanical insulation contracting business for himself, starting Industrial Insulators Inc. with a partner in 1987 before starting Heckman Inc. in 2001.

Jeffrey Charles Heckman - Manufacturing: Jeff started in 1984 as a pipe insulator with the EJ Bartells Co. before joining his father in the mechanical insulation contracting business he started in 1987. Jeff started TPS Inc. in 1995 and began manufacturing insulated pipe supports. TPS Inc. is now the largest manufacturer of insulated pipe supports in the Western United States (excluding California). TPS Inc. has successfully supplied insulated pipe supports to over 500 retail buildings, 340 school projects, 80 military projects, 40 hospitals, 40 government buildings, 20 food processing plants, 15 airport projects, 8 athletic stadiums, 4 breweries, 2 wineries, and 1 coffee roaster without a single mechanical compression failure.