
About · Sherman Mechanical Contractors, LLC
Decades of proven mechanical expertise.
A commercial HVAC, refrigeration and plumbing provider serving Greater Central Florida and the Northeast territories, headquartered in Ocala.
Headquarters
Ocala, FL
Territory
Greater Central Florida & Northeast
Disciplines
HVAC · Plumbing · Refrigeration · Controls
First call for all.
Our aim is a single point of contact for everything mechanical in a building, and relationships that outlast any one project.
Sherman Mechanical Contractors, LLC (SMC) provides commercial HVAC, refrigeration and plumbing services in the Greater Central Florida and Northeast territories. Streamlining the needs of commercial facilities is our focus, especially as it pertains to providing a single point of contact to convenience stores, supermarkets, restaurants, hospitals, as well as industrial and institutional facilities.
We strive to be your “First Call For All” and to provide the highest quality of workmanship, all in an effort to build strong, long-lasting relationships with our loyal customers. SMC’s corporate office is located in Ocala, FL, allowing a centralized location while serving the state efficiently and effectively.
From our team to yours, we look forward to partnering and creating solutions in serving our communities with you.
Leadership
Experience built over four decades in the trade

President
Tom Sherman
More than 40 years of expertise and accomplishment in the plumbing and mechanical contracting industry, across large-scale healthcare, federal, hospitality and theme park work.
The projects below were delivered in roles held at previous employers. They describe our President’s professional background, not work delivered by Sherman Mechanical Contractors, LLC.
1986
Apprenticeship, Broward County LU-719
Completed the apprenticeship program that began his career in the industry.
1995
Clemson University & Trane
Graduated from the supervisor’s academy at Clemson University and completed Trane’s Engineered Concept Course.
With SKANSKA USA
General Superintendent
Hard Rock Live at Universal, and the U.S. Courthouse in Jacksonville, FL.
With Lake Mechanical
President
Piloted top-level projects including Orlando VA Medical Center, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Disney’s Boardwalk Hotel, Disney’s Blizzard Beach, Disney’s All-Star Resort, and Universal Studios Islands of Adventure, Jimmy Fallon Ride Through New York, Toon Lagoon and Port of Entry.
Where our emphasis lies
Markets we focus on
Sherman encompasses and ushers superior service and unwavering integrity to all potential and existing clients, with the intention to cultivate loyal partnerships for years to come.
- Healthcare
- Hoteliers
- Federal
- Theme Parks
- Food Service
- Primary & Secondary Education
- Commercial Real Estate Property

One point of contact
HVAC, plumbing, refrigeration and controls under one agreement, in buildings that cannot close for the afternoon.
How we work
From first call to closed ticket
The same sequence on a single service call or a multi-phase installation.
01
Walk the building
We look at the equipment, the access and the constraints before quoting anything.
02
Scope and price
A written scope covering the work, the schedule and what falls outside it.
03
Execute
Licensed technicians, coordinated around your operating hours rather than ours.
04
Document and hand back
Findings, parts and recommendations recorded so the next visit starts informed.
What partnership looks like
Why clients keep us on the phone list
Our reputation is built less on any one project than on being easy to reach and straight with people.
One point of contact
HVAC, plumbing, refrigeration and controls under one agreement and one phone number.
Quality of workmanship
Work we would sign our name to, because we do.
Unwavering integrity
Honest assessments, including when the answer is that a repair is not worth making.
Relationships that last
Most of our work comes from clients we have served for years.

Single point of contact
What changes when one contractor owns all four systems
Most facilities carry a separate vendor per discipline. The seams between them are where scheduling, warranty and accountability tend to fail.
Four vendors
- Four dispatch numbers, four escalation paths
- Overlapping visits, competing shutdown windows
- Warranty questions land between trades
- Equipment history spread across four systems of record
One agreement with Sherman
- One number, answered 24/7, for every discipline
- Visits sequenced around your operating hours
- Installation and service handled by the same team
- One equipment list, one maintenance record
Let's talk about your facility.
New installation, a maintenance agreement, or a bid package — we are ready to look at it.