Commercial and industrial
Industries we serve
Drake Mechanical handles plumbing, HVAC, piping and refrigeration for businesses and public facilities across Idaho, from small shops to hospitals, food plants and military installations.
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Government and military
We’ve worked on government contracts since the original Drake Plumbing & Heating began, including projects that directly support our armed forces and veterans.
- Plumbing service and repairs
- Building and HVAC maintenance
- Gas piping
- Compressed and breathing air piping
- Hydronic piping
- Radiant tube and in-floor heat
- Remodels and new construction
Past projects: the Infectious Disease Control Center at the VA Hospital, an A-10 fuel cell corrosion center, a B-1 bomber munitions building and an electronic warfare training site.
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Hospitals and healthcare
When a hospital system goes down, it can mean more than problems for the owner. Our technicians have worked through the night to get plumbing, heating or cooling back online for surgery the next morning.
- 24-hour emergency service
- Imaging equipment cooling
- Boilers
- Liebert and server room cooling
- Plumbing and HVAC repairs
We regularly work with hospitals from Ontario to Boise and Mountain Home.
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Food processing and manufacturing
From ice cream plants to butter and seed plants, we install the piping and equipment that move air, water and product through a plant.
- Process piping
- Steam piping
- Drainage piping
- Wastewater treatment
- Spray and wash systems
- Compressed air
Past projects: wastewater treatment for Heinz and Ore-Ida, drainage piping for Darigold, steam and plumbing piping for an Albertsons ice cream plant, product piping for Pioneer Seed and air piping for Seminis Seed.
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Restaurants
We keep Treasure Valley restaurants cooking, cooling and open, with 24/7 emergency service when something fails mid-shift.
- Walk-in coolers
- Ice machines
- Gas piping
- Water heaters
- Drain cleaning and grease traps
- Kitchen hoods
- Steam ovens and kettles
- Dishwasher hookups
- HVAC repair and replacement
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Seed companies
Seed plants need precise piping, drying, cooling and climate control, and we’ve shared our expertise on projects big and small.
- Seed coating distribution piping
- Seed dryers
- Bee coolers
- Growth chambers
- Water treatment
- Compressed air and steam piping
- Walk-in coolers
- Dehumidification
- HVAC and boiler maintenance
Past projects for Pioneer Seed, Rogers Seed Company, Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Syngenta and others.
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Mint distilleries
Since the early 1960s we’ve been a reliable service company for mint growers and distillery owners, on call 24/7/365.
- Emergency service
- Gas piping
- Natural gas conversions
- Steam boiler service and controls
- Backflow certification
Converting from fuel oil, electricity or propane to natural gas can put more of your profits back in your pocket.
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Coffee roasters and coffee shops
The Treasure Valley is home to dozens of coffee shops and roasters, and we’ve helped many with repairs, maintenance, piping, cooling and heating.
- Walk-in coolers
- Water and sewer piping
- Gas and process piping
- Nitrogen generator hookups
- Roaster flue piping
- HVAC repair and installation
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Retail, salons and barber shops
Plugged drains are a fact of life for salons, barber shops and pet groomers, and we keep them flowing.
- Hair traps
- Drain cleaning
- Shampoo bowls and color bars
- Pedicure chairs
- Laundry areas
- Plumbing maintenance and repairs
- HVAC maintenance and repair
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Dairies, farms and water plants
We serve dairies, farms and municipal water and wastewater plants with plumbing, piping, pumps and HVAC.
- Dairy plumbing and piping
- Chillers and water pumps
- Livestock waterers
- Water and wastewater treatment plants
- Well pump stations
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Why Drake
Why businesses call Drake
- Serving businesses since 1909 From small shops to hospitals, plants and military installations across Idaho.
- Live 24/7/365 response A live person answers day or night, every day of the year, and we dispatch for emergencies.
- Right Size maintenance Plans built around your equipment, schedule and budget. Commercial services
- Minimal disruption We plan repairs and maintenance around your business, and do it right the first time.