Air Conditioning & Heating, Inc. Company History

In 1904, Captain Billy was formally made postmaster. An inquiry from Washington requested the name of the official new post office and Captain Billy responded with “Destin” in honor of his first employer.

Destin remained undiscovered and was considered an island unto itself until the mid-1930s when the Marler Bridge was built and settlers began trickling into the Emerald Coast.

In the 1940’s and 50’s most of the growth came from an influx of military retirees who became familiar with the appeal of Destin’s white sand beaches and cool sea breezes while stationed in the area. Condominium developers in the 70’s and 80’s provided the next growth spurt with Destin becoming officially incorporated in 1985.

During the post-World War II era, Buck Destin (great-grandson of Leonard Destin) continued building the family commercial fishing enterprise. Buck’s only son, Dewey Destin, began working on the boats and in the processing plants at an early age.

At the age of 15, in 1977, Kevin Casey began working in the family business. At the age of 18, he was promoted to first mate on the Gulf Queen with his cousin Dewey Destin. An honest life of hard work and long hours was a life lesson for Kevin that cannot be described. These teachings gave him what he needed to implement the tradition of his own company.

It is to this day, all about the customer’s experience, as well as delivering the best product and services every day. He has made a dedication to pass this tradition on at Air Conditioning & Heating, Inc. He is proud of all his employees and would not trade one of them for anyone else.

We are a very close family at this company and very highly skilled in our industry. Check us out for yourself, and you will discover why we have customers who have been with us for 28-plus years.

We service all makes and manufacturers (Daikin, Carrier, Trane, Rheem, Tempstar, Goodman, Kelvinator, Bryant, Heil, Lennox, Ruud, Amana, American Standard, Nutone, Westinghouse, Broan, Gibson, Maytag, Frigidaire, Tappan, Comfortmaker, and geothermal: Addison, Geocomfort, Coldflo, Climate Masters, Mitsubishi, Water Furnace, Florida Heat Pump and others).