SOS Heating and Cooling

Specialties

At SOS Heating and Cooling our mission is to be the company you can trust for any and all of your heating and cooling needs. We are a third generation family owned business in Omaha, Nebraska. SOS is a full service company offering residential and commercial heating and air conditioning services for all makes and models. We have years of experience ranging from the basic maintenance check of a residential system, to a long range, multi-​phase commercial job. We value all jobs with the same integrity, regardless of size. We are the company you tell your friends and family about. We install and repair everything from air conditioners, furnaces, heatpumps, to zone systems, thermostats, and humidifiers. We do not pay our technicians commissions for changing out parts. This results in fair treatment to our customers. If the problem can be fixed in an hour that is all you are charged for. During each visit we do a full inspection of the entire system, alerting you of any issues.

History

Established in 1950.

The company was founded in 1950 by Harry Schneiderwind. It started as a two man shop with Harry and LeRoy Stuehm. LeRoy then served in the Army from 1952 – 1954, afterwards he went to trade school where he studied HVAC. LeRoy really enjoyed the service side of the HVAC business because every call was a new challenge. In fact, when LeRoy began his career in heating and cooling he was working 60 hours a week on average and was on call ²⁴⁄₇.

In 1971 the company was purchased outright by LeRoy, at the time it had three full time employees. LeRoy began running the company as Schneiderwind Heating and Cooling with «SOS Service» labeled on the truck. He chose the name SOS because it stood for ‘Schneiderwind or Stuehm’. In 1973 the company became SOS Heating and Cooling and Electrical Inc. In September of 2005 the company moved into a new 10,000 square foot building behind the original shop. SOS currently has 40 full time employees and is managed by his grandson Jon.

Meet the Business Owner

Jon S.

Business Owner

Jon grew up in the company, working summers through high school. He attended Dana College and graduated with a degree in Business Management and Marketing in 2004. He is currently working on his MBA at UNO. Jon does the majority of residential sales for the company and has received factory training from York, Luxaire, Amana and Goodman. He also owns a lawn care company, S&W Complete Lawn Care. In the fall you will find him on the football sidelines at Ralston High School were he is the defensive coordinator for the varsity squad. As the third generation, Jon’s goal is the lead SOS into the 100^th year in business.