About Us

Active Plumbing has been proudly serving the Kitchen, Bath, Plumbing & Heating supply needs of Northeast Ohio for over 50 years.  Servicing both industry professionals, as well as the consumer, we operate from 6 convenient locations, and are open 6 days a week.

Company History
1956: First facility opened by Fred Mandel and Ben Sesser.  Dave Kirk was the first employee.
1958: Opened Painesville, Ohio branch on State Street (moved to Richmond Street in 1983).
1963: Dave Kirk bought into the business.
1982: Opened Bainbridge (Chagrin Falls) branch.
1987: Opened Ashtabula, Ohio branch.
2000: Opened Cleveland branch.
2009: Opened Avon branch.

Company Profile
Current owners (since 1991): 
Cindy Barber - CEO
Chuck Rathburn - President
Bob Kirk - Vice President