1963
Antarctic Refrigeration, Inc. founded by John F. Berzanskis Sr.
Company Legacy
Our Story.
From a single refrigeration shop on Chicago's south side to a 100% employee-owned, full-service MEP+™ contractor — six decades of deliberate growth, one discipline at a time.
Our History
Six Decades In The Making
Every group, office, and facility on this timeline was added because a customer needed it — not because a market looked attractive. That is how a refrigeration company became a complete MEP+™ contractor without ever outgrowing the standards it started with.
1982
Company purchased by John F. Berzanskis Jr.
1985
Company name changed to AMS Mechanical Systems, Inc. AMS expands its services into the Commercial Marketplace.
1990
AMS expands into the Industrial Market.
1996
AMS acquires Press Mechanical Inc.; renamed PMT Nuclear, creating our entry into the Nuclear Engineering & Manufacturing Marketplace.
1997
AMS opens its Indiana office to better serve the Indiana Heavy Industrial Market.
2008
AMS adds a Fabrication Facility to serve the Heavy Industrial customer clientele.
2010
AMS receives the largest contract in the history of the company — awarded the BP contract, building GOHT/OSBL, Coker, and fabrication for SB-12 PS.
2012
Systems Integration Group formed.
2013
Plumbing Group formed.
2016
AMS expands into the Mission Critical & Environmental Services markets.
2017
AMS becomes an Employee Owned Company and moves into a new 145,000 square foot Corporate Headquarters & Fabrication Facility.
2020
Fire Protection Group formed.
2021
Fire Alarm & Security Groups formed.
2022
Company name changed to AMS Industries, Inc. to better display our commitment to excellence by offering our full MEP+™ suite of services.
One refrigeration shop. Ten-plus disciplines. Every group on this timeline added because a customer needed it.
Quality · Integrity · Reliability — since 1963
