About Us

Located in southwestern Michigan, C&D Associates, Inc. has roots as a service organization, overhauling and repairing Janitrol and South Wind combustion heaters and supporting accessories. Since our beginning in 1979 we have offered an alternative to the existing sources of heaters and heating components.

C&D Associates is a family-owned company with 14 employees. We are dedicated to serving the needs of our customers. The new products we offer are even better than before, are easy to operate, and include new technology designed to be dependable and provide heat when you need it.

We originally started this business because of frustrations with the existing sources of heaters and heating components. Until recently, the only avenue for replacement parts and heaters was through the aircraft manufacturers. Reaction time of these manufacturers was slow, and consequently expensive aircraft were unnecessarily out of service for long periods.

History in Brief

  • 1981 – Developed and patented test equipment for aircraft heater systems. This test equipment enabled us to test combustion heaters without removing them from the plane.
  • 1985 – C&D Airmotive Products (the original name of our company) formed alliances with Van Dusen, Aviall, Piedmont and other aviation part distribution networks to distribute FAA/PMA approved parts and overhaul exchange heaters worldwide.
  • 1991 – Electrosystems Inc. (Kelly Aerospace In.) purchased C&D Airmotive Products, Inc. and Janitrol to form Jan Aero Devices.
  • 1994 – We started a new company, C & D Associates, entering the market with a new and greatly improved heating system. Development of a new combustion heater to replace problematic Janitrol and Southwind heaters began immediately.
  • June, 1996 – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA).
  • January, 2000 – C&D Associates, Inc. became an FAA Repair Station.
  • May 26, 2000 – FAA issued C&D Associates, Inc. TSO-C20 approval to manufacture a complete line of new, dependable replacement combustion heaters. The new C & D Associates Inc. sells its products directly to the consumer worldwide.