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Long-term relationships built on transparency. We tell you what we found, what it needs, and what it doesn't. It's why some customers have stayed with us for more than 40 years.
Our Story · Est. 1938
Family-run since 1938.
Conditioned Air is the oldest heating and air conditioning company in Middle Georgia. Three generations of Macon families have trusted us with their comfort — many for 40 years and counting. Here's how that happened.
Founder, Conditioned Air, Inc.
How it started
A handshake business, built to last.
In 1938, Albert W. McKay opened Conditioned Air, Inc. in Macon, Georgia, and grounded it on three things: integrity, expertise, and service. Air conditioning was still a luxury then — Mr. McKay was selling comfort to a town that mostly cooled itself with shade trees and ceiling fans. He won customers the slow way: tell the truth, do the work right, and stand behind it.
On his wall, Mr. McKay kept Rotary's Four-Way Test — four questions he applied to every job, every invoice, and every handshake. Almost nine decades later, the test still hangs over everything we do.
The second generation
Albert W. McKay Jr., an Emory University graduate, joined the company in 1975 and led it for decades — carrying his father's standard of operational excellence into a business that now serves homes, storefronts, churches, schools, plants, and offices across Middle Georgia. Customers who signed on in the 1980s are still on our schedule. Their kids — and grandkids — call the same number.
The next chapter
Today, Conditioned Air is a FirstCall company — part of a national network of leading regional mechanical contractors. The family values didn't go anywhere: the same local team answers the phone, and the same standards govern the work. What changed is what's behind us — engineering depth, a national parts pipeline, and surge capacity when Middle Georgia needs it.
1938
Founded in Macon by Albert W. McKay
88
Years serving Middle Georgia
40+
Years our longest customers have stayed
24/7
Emergency response, then and now
The standard on the wall
The Four-Way Test
Our founder kept Rotary's Four-Way Test prominently displayed. Before anything we think, say, or do — four questions:
- Is it the truth?
- Is it fair to all concerned?
- Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
- Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
What the test looks like in practice
Four questions, four commitments.
The Four-Way Test isn't a poster for us — it's an operating manual. Here's how each question shows up on your invoice and in your mechanical room.
Fair dealing
We bill for the work actually performed — honest, transparent invoicing, so you pay for exactly what your system needed and nothing more. Fair to you, fair to us.
Community goodwill
Macon is home — has been since 1938. We invest in quality workmanship and we stand behind every completed project, because we'll see you at church, at the ballgame, and at the next service call.
Beneficial solutions
We examine your equipment thoroughly and recommend the most appropriate remedy for your situation — the right fix, not the biggest ticket. If a $40 part solves it, that's what we sell you.
Almost nine decades
The short version of a long story.
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1938
Albert W. McKay founds Conditioned Air, Inc. in Macon — grounded on integrity, expertise, and service, with Rotary's Four-Way Test on the wall.
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1975
Albert W. McKay Jr., an Emory University graduate, joins the company — the second generation of McKay leadership.
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2010s
Macon votes Conditioned Air The Telegraph's "Best of the Best" year after year — recognition we re-earn one service call at a time.
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Today
Conditioned Air joins FirstCall Mechanical — the same local family team, now with the engineering depth, parts pipeline, and surge capacity of a national platform.
The people behind the trucks
The Conditioned Air team.
Techs, installers, dispatchers, and the folks who answer the phone at 3 a.m. — the people who've kept Macon comfortable for almost nine decades.
A FirstCall Company
88 years in Macon. National platform.
Conditioned Air, Inc. is part of FirstCall Mechanical — a network of leading regional commercial service companies. The local team and reputation you've trusted for generations, with access to the engineering depth, parts pipeline, and on-call surge capacity of a national platform. Local stays local. The national platform multiplies what we can do.
Learn about FirstCall Mechanical
Put 88 years to work
Let's take care of your building.
Home, storefront, church, school, or plant — tell us what you need and the same family-run team that's served Macon since 1938 will take it from here.