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201 S. Spur 63 *** Longview, TX 75601

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   The old Peters Chevrolet Chrysler Jeep building soon will be transformed into a showroom for plumbing fixtures and appliances.  
   Coburn's Supply Company has purchased the property that was the Peters dealership's home for 40 years.  Coburn will move its plumbing fixtures and appliance distributorship into the 42,000-square-foot building in about three months, said Branch Manager Terry Horn.
   "Everybody is very excited about the opportunity, the commitment to Longview and the surrounding area," said Regional General Manager Darren Tramel.  "We feel like Longview and the surrounding area will continue to grow, and we are positioning ourselves so people can come here, pick out everything they need without having to drive to Dallas or Houston."
   He said Coburn is a wholesale and retail distributor focusing on plumbing fixtures and appliances.  The store also sells air-conditioning equipment, refrigeration and builder products.  Tramel said customers include plumbing, heating, air conditioning and mechanical contractors, along with home builders and general contractors.
   About 5,000 square feet of the new building will feature a plumbing fixture and appliance showroom.
   "It's going to be unique for Longview," Tramel said. "It will be what a designer calls a pleasurable experience when you walk in the store."
Tramel said the Longview store has 25 employees and will add five more staff members when it moves to the larger store.  Four full-time employees, he said will be assigned to the showroom.
   Tramel said the business has out-grown its 15,000-square-foot building at 1010 W. Cotton St. that was built in 2000.
Horn said the business needed more interior space, but yard area also is needed for storing utility piping and related supplies.  The new seven-acre site, he said, will meet that need.
   The company, based in Beaumont, was established in 1934 by the late Albert J. Coburn.  Coburn has had a store in Longview since 1963.
   Coburn operates distributorships throughout East Texas and Louisiana.
   Tramel said Coburn purchased the property from Larry Alston and Dick Miller of General Partners.  Alston and Miller bought the property in 2003 from the family who had owned the dealership.
   The purchase, Tramel said, only involved the main building on the property.  

Congratulations !

Longview, Texas Distributor on your achievements! 

15% increase in sales in 2 Product Groups!

Updated August 2006