FAMILY OWNED. FAMILY OPERATED. FAMILY RESPECTED.
Founded in 1982 as a small, single-person business operating out of a garage has transformed into a large, well-established plumbing operation that also offers excavation, fire protection, and alarm services to clients primarily in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio.
Rick Mongiovi and two sons, Ricky and Randy, run four family-owned and operated Mongiovi companies— Mongiovi & Son Plumbing Contractor, LP, Mongiovi & Son Excavating Inc., Mongiovi & Son Fire Protection Services, LP, and Mongiovi & Son Alarm Services, LLC.
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MEET THE FAMILY
Rick Mongiovi
Founder/President
rick@mongioviandson.com
Ricky Mongiovi
Senior Vice President of Plumbing
rickym@mongioviandson.com
Randy Mongiovi
Senior Vice President of Fire Protection
randy@mongioviandson.com
Rachele Mongiovi
Public Relations/Marketing Manager
rachele@mongioviandson.com
Our Story
In the 1970s, a young Rick Mongiovi, son of an Italian-born baker, spent much of his childhood learning the ins and outs of the plumbing trade. His godfather ran a successful plumbing contractor business, for which his dad did part-time work.
“Starting when I was about 10 years old, my dad would take me with him to various plumbing jobs that he did on the side,” remembers Rick. “When I wasn’t working, I would sit and listen to my godfather interact with other business owners, and what stuck out most were their discussions about the importance of advertising, good workmanship, and being honest and fair.”
By the time he was 13 years old, Rick decided he wanted to own his own plumbing business so that he could build a legacy of success similar to that of his godfather, who had also taught him the value of saving and spending money wisely. Rick convinced his father, Guy Mongiovi, to let him handle advertising for the side business, called Guy Mongiovi Eel and Drain Service, later renamed to Mongiovi & Son Plumbing and Heating Service to add a sense of established longevity to the business identity.
Rick graduated from high school but skipped college, instead earning his Master Plumber license so that he could get started right away on building his own business. In 1982, at the age of 21 and with only $300 in his checking account, he changed the company’s name again, this time to Mongiovi & Son Plumbing Contractor LP—though technically by this point he was the only Mongiovi still involved in the business. He ran the operation entirely by himself out of his parents’ garage. “Within nine years of starting the business I had a wife and three kids depending on me,” says Rick. “I put in a lot of hours, working day and night—even on the weekends—to provide for my family and build the business so that I could take it to the next level.” Several years later, Rick eventually moved the company into a three-story building in Kennedy Township, near Pittsburgh, branching out into other markets to provide additional services to customers. Now, four decades later, Rick and his two sons, Ricky and Randy, run four family-owned and operated Mongiovi companies— Mongiovi & Son Plumbing Contractor, L.P., Mongiovi & Son Excavating Inc., Mongiovi & Son Fire Protection Services, L.P., and Mongiovi & Son Alarm Services, LLC.
