Who is Gimper IV?
Gimper IV is an independent manufacturers sales representative organization marketing to the HVAC/R industry. We specialize in providing sales, service,and support on behalf of our manufacturers to the Wholesale and OEM distribution of Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, Heating products in the Northeastern region of the United States.
Gimper IV has been servicing this industry since 1999. The company was formed by combining R. B. Forbes and Associates along with Gimper Incorporated. These two agencies located in New England and Upstate New York were in business a combined thirty-three years. The combination of the two companies has created a dynamic synergy which continues to allow us to better service our customers to this day.
We have combined, over 70 years of experience working within the industry as independent representatives and are proud to say we are proactive enough to look forward to what is to come of our industry but at the same time wise enough to have learned from what precedes us.
What Area Do We Cover?
We proudly represent some of the industry’s most exceptional manufacturers in New York, New England, and New Jersey. Our territory managers reside in Ballston Spa, NY, Eastern Massachusetts, Western NY, and Central New Jersey providing us with ample opportunity to maximize our coverage to all of these markets.
What is a Gimper?
There are several historical references to the word Gimper but the one we feel the closest to is from the World War II era. The Gimper’s were a squadron of fighter pilots assigned to provide air support to the larger bombers making their way to their various drop zones. The name soon became synonymous with “Someone who watches over”. While not nearly as dramatic we’d like to believe, we provide critical support in our own right. The Gimper’s also happened to be Dave Clark’s social fraternity in college.
Where Does the IV Come From?
During the original merge we wanted to keep the positive association people had with R B Forbes.
As there are four of us we ended up killing two birds with one stone. We just left off the “bes” as no one could pronounce Gimper IVbes.