Company Uses Headquarters as Unique Branding, Recruiting Tool

A former hoops star uses his company's facilities to upend people’s notions and stereotypes about what plumbing and drain cleaning companies look and feel like

Jun 27, 2022 | by Ken Wysocky |

Jolly Plumbing 5838 — Barry Jolly, left, who started the company in 1979, and his son and current owner Brady Jolly pose for a photo at the company’s headquarters in Wilder, Kentucky. The company has an indoor basketball court at its headquarters that both the staff and community members use.

It’s easy to imagine there’s no such thing as just another day at the office at Jolly Plumbing, Drains, Heating and Air. The company’s modern, industrial-chic headquarters in Wilder, Kentucky — just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati — is much more than just an office building. It’s also a recruiting tool. A branding vehicle. A community engagement center. And also a great place for a game of H-O-R-S-E, thanks to the full-size basketball court in the middle of the 18,000-square-foot former warehouse/office facility.And on a much broader level, the renovated building reflects owner Brady Jolly’s aspirations to upend people’s notions

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