Markle’s is ‘equipped to handle any enormous job’

From Staff Reports

Tradition matters at Markle’s Plumbing and Heating, 1020 Dewey Ave., Williamsport.

“This store has been a plumbing shop since 1929,” the late Glenn “Pop” Markle Sr. told a Sun-Gazette reporter for an article about 20 years ago.

Glenn “Pop” Markle Sr. began working at the shop as an apprentice plumber in 1940. Glenn T. Markle Jr. began working with his dad at the shop in 1971, when the business only had two other employees. Glenn T. Markle Jr. took over when his father passed away in 2006. Markle’s Plumbing and Heating continued to grow, and today employs manager Tim Peck Sr., technicians Trevor Ault, Scott Nicholas, Tim Peck Jr., Shawn Bauman and Don Blass, secretary/dispatcher Kristen

Gonzales and bookkeeper Alicia Creveling.

Markle’s Plumbing and Heating offers bathroom remodeling, fixture and faulty plumbing repair, faucet repair, gas heater repair, pipe installation and repair, water heater installation and other services.

According to the shop’s website, the staff specializes in residential plumbing and heating and commercial and industrial sewer and drain.

Markle’s Plumbing and Heating is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. According to the website the business offers free estimates, free water testing and a 30-day service warranty. Seven fleet trucks assist Markle’s Plumbing and Heating in providing prompt service.

“We are equipped to handle any enormous job,” the website says.

Van Campen Motors

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Van Campen Motors’ service department, 601 W. Third St., Williamsport, “treats the needs of each individual customer with paramount concern,” proclaims their website, vancampenmotors.net/. “We know that you have high expectations, and as a car dealer we enjoy the challenge of meeting and exceeding those standards each and every time. Allow us to demonstrate our commitment to excellence!”