About

Glade Plumbing & Piping Company a 4th generation family business, and was founded by Myron F. Glade in 1947. It has maintained the City of Kankakee, Illinois, as its home base of operations since the Firm’s inception. The Company’s primary area of work is commercial and industrial development.

Glade is a union company affiliated with Local 130 Plumbers and Local 597 Pipefitters. In 1958, Glade Plumbing & Heating Company incorporated in Illinois.

Robert Glade came to the company in 1958 and succeeded his father in 1967 as the president and owner.  In 1990, Thomas Cooke joined Glade with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and an Illinois State Plumbing License.  He took over the main operation of the company in 2008. Jacob Cooke is the Head Estimator and has been a part of Glade since graduating from Hope College in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management. He also holds an IL State Plumbing License. Kyle Joern joined the company in 2017 with a master’s degree in project management and oversees project management, service department, and company health and safety. Shelby Caron came to the company in 2014 with an associate degree in Business Management and assumed the role of Office Manager.