Benicia Plumbing, Inc.

benicia plumbing, inc. was founded in 1975, during one of the longest economic slowdowns of the decade. gerald ford was president, running for re-election against a little known southern governor named jimmy carter, the vietnam war was just over and win buttons (whip inflation now) were worn by white house talking heads on the sunday morning news shows. the pittsburgh steelers won the super bowl, the cincinnati reds won the world series and space mountain opened at disneyland. it was an exciting yet unpredictable time in our history as the country’s economy limped along while the building industry wasn’t surely setting any records. but despite everything, bill cawley decided to take a leap of faith and started his own plumbing company. he was confident that things would change for the better and wanted to be there when it happened. seeing an opportunity and compelled to seize it, bill and his wife, leeann cawley, launched benicia plumbing and committed themselves to being a fair emplo