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The Polite Plumber, Ledgewood, N.J.
The Polite Plumber prides itself on maintaining high personal service standards, resulting in a loyal customer base. In business since 1948, the third-generation, family-owned and -operated residential plumbing service company began with Robert and Roseanne Hughes.
Later Hughes enlisted the help of his son, David Hughes. They worked together for many years until eventually David took over and ran the small shop for more than 35 years. In 1990, Willy Hughes, David's son, joined the company. He worked alongside his father before taking over the business in 1995. It was then that the company started to expand outside of the small town of Hopatcong, N.J.
Today, Willy Hughes and his wife Kathy are the owners and operators of the business.
"We have strived to always maintain the personal service standards that my father and grandfather insisted on," he notes. "My job requires me to...