In your home, U.S. Boiler Company offers high efficiency Burnham boilers for space and hot water heating applications. Our extensive line of gas and oil boilers for both water and steam heating applications complements our energy-efficient indirect hot water heaters.

Honeywell is a Fortune 100 company that invents and manufactures technologies to address tough challenges linked to global macrotrends such as safety, security, and energy. With approximately 122,000 employees worldwide, including more than 19,000 engineers and scientists, we have an unrelenting focus on quality, delivery, value, and technology in everything we make and do.

Slant/Fin is a privately-held company that sells gas, oil, and electric boilers, water heaters, modular boilers, residential, and commercial baseboard heating, and radiant heating. Slant/Fin was founded in 1949 in Coney Island, New York.

The primary function of a radiant panel is to conduct heat from water in a tube to the floor of your home. Warmboard is more conductive than all other radiant panels, and is therefore a better choice for those who want to enjoy the comfort and efficiency of radiant heat.

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. Bosch brings trusted and innovative products to residential and commercial buildings throughout North America with products that include power tools, security systems, communication systems, home appliances and thermo technology.

With 12 billion feet of Uponor PEX-a now installed worldwide, it has become the trusted solution for plumbing and heating systems for residential and commercial buildings, and multi-purpose plumbing and fire sprinkler systems for homes.

For domestic hot water options, Peerless offers the Peerless Partner – a complete line of indirect-fired water heaters. Peerless provides year round central heating, cooling and indoor air quality. Peerless products make for a complete home comfort system like no other!

Viessmann Werke GmbH & Co. KG is one of the leading international manufacturers of heating systems. Founded in 1917, the family company is run by a Managing Board under the chairmanship of Managing Partner Dr. Martin Viessmann. The Group has 8,900 employees.

 

A. O. Smith Corporation is a global leader applying innovative technology and energy-efficient solutions to products marketed worldwide. We are one of the world’s leading manufacturers of residential and commercial water heating equipment, offering a product line featuring the best-known brands in North America and China.

Corporation history dates back to 1919 with its founder Walter Vallett, Sr’s entry into the business. Mr. Vallett was a true industry pioneer, having been instrumental in the development of the first automatic gas-fired water heaters early in his career.

A third generation family-owned company, Taco’s corporate headquarters are located in Cranston, Rhode Island, with manufacturing facilities in Cranston and Fall River, Massachusetts. Taco’s commitments to Green Building, as evidenced in its acclaimed LoadMatch and FloPro systems, as well as to innovations in energy-efficient systems, design software, training, and support is matched only by the loyalty it extends to its employees, vendors, and customers.

MrPEX Systems is one of the leading radiant floor heating and domestic hot and cold water systems suppliers in North American marketplace. Our core product, MrPEX Tubing, is considerably more flexible, kink-resistant and able to hold more pressure than any other Pex Tubing on the market today!

Buderus is headquartered in Londonderry, New Hampshire 50 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. In addition to its state-of the-art training and distribution center in New Hampshire, the company has a large network of business partners to meet the growing demand for the company's products throughout North America.

When it comes to building durability into a product, nobody does it like State. We’ve tested our heaters in some of the most hostile environments and under the toughest conditions to make sure they last longer and provide many years of service.

Weil-McLain is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of gas and oil-fired hot water and steam boilers for space heating in residential, commercial and institutional buildings. Whether working with distributors or contractors, we go the extra step.

 

Rifeng is at the forefront of piping solution innovation, providing integrated systems from pipes and fittings to tools and accessories, everything you need is designed, produced and supported by the same company. With over 15 years’ experiences in thermoplastic piping, you can count on Rifeng to deliver quality.

Grundfos is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of pumps, providing water for homes, farms, commercial buildings, and industrial uses. Featuring unique stainless steel construction and the latest in electronics, Grundfos pumps are recognized for reliability and value throughout world-wide — wherever water moves.

Wendy Caceres-Diaz

Administrative Assistant / Collections

Wendy has over 10 years of experience in customer service and has been with Kew-Forest Plumbing since early 2020. She holds the position of Administrative Assistant and takes care of the accounts receivable collections. Her other duties include customer service: answering calls, scheduling jobs, filing, and assisting where needed. She’s also responsible for organizing service calls and the associated paperwork for Local Law 152 gas pipe inspections. Wendy is bi-lingual and is a great asset in communicating with our Spanish-speaking clients. Wendy is kind and courteous ensuring a happy customer, is a repeat customer.

Sharon DeCoursey

Office Manager / Bookkeeper

Sharon is proud to be an integral part of Kew-Forest Plumbing’s team since 2001. She has over 30 years of experience in customer service and prides herself on her career with Kew-Forest starting as an administrative assistant and working her way up to Office Manager and Bookkeeper. Her daily responsibilities include: overseeing the administrative office staff, AP and AR, benefits, banking, human resources and payroll. Sharon also handles some of the larger accounts, and takes care of invoicing for the certified payroll accounts. She provides support to both Darren and Paul in making sure the business runs smoothly and is the back-up support for customer service and setting up service calls. Sharon brings to Kew-Forest her strong work ethic, kindness and desire to help others making it a pleasant and positive work environment.

Michelle Gutierrez

Administrative Asst. / DOB Liaison

Michelle has over 21 years of customer service experience. She has worked in the plumbing field for more than 18 years, and has been with Kew-Forest Plumbing for almost 10 years now. Michelle has experience with various office duties, ranging from dealing with customers to scheduling appointments for service work and organizing annual RPZ testing and boiler inspections. Michelle is also our DOB liaison. She handles job filings, sets up inspections, and manages paperwork & knowledge of the DOB electronic filing system in order to obtain permits for various jobs, such as new construction, renovations, & conversions. Michelle also deals with the NYC DEP for cross connection-related work & water meter permits. Through her diligence, professionalism, & overall caring attitude, Michelle ensures that a Kew client is always treated respectfully and courteously in every aspect of her job.

The area known today as Maspeth was chartered by Dutch and English settlers in the mid-17th century. The Dutch had purchased land in the area known today as Queens in 1635, and within a few years began chartering towns. In 1642 they settled Maspat, under a charter granted to Rev. Francis Doughty. The name “Maspeth” is derived from the name of Mespeatches Indians, one of the 13 main Indian tribes that inhabited Long Island. It is translated to mean “at the bad waterplace” relating to the many stagnant swamps that existed in the area.

A September 11 Memorial has been erected at 69th Street and Grand Avenue to commemorate the local firehouse’s casualties from the World Trade Center, which were the largest of any FDNY unit. The monument, adjacent to the sunken Queens-Midtown Expressway is oriented towards the WTC site, where the Freedom Tower is now visible from Maspeth. An annual memorial ceremony is held at the monument on September 11th. [courtesy wikipedia.com]

By the mid-nineteenth century, Fresh Ponds was a thriving German farming community. In 1860, George C. Schott, a developer, was given a large amount of land in Fresh Ponds as repayment for a debt. He renamed the land Glendale after his hometown in Ohio. Nine years later, one John C. Schooley, a real estate agent, bought a substantial amount of property and also called it Glendale.

Glendale was renowned for its many authentic German restaurants, namely Zum Stammtisch (The Family Table), Von Westernhagen’s, and Hans Gasthaus. However, in the last decade all but Zum Stammtisch have closed doors for good. Stammtisch can be found highly regarded in most New York City tour guides even though it is located in an outer borough. [courtesy wikipedia.com]

The area was settled around 1816 by people of English descent and was named in the early nineteenth-century for its location as the midpoint between the then towns of Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Jamaica, Queens on the Williamsburgh and Jamaica Turnpike (now Metropolitan Avenue), which opened in 1816.

Four national historic districts were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983: Forest-Norman Historic District; Grove-Linden-St. John’s Historic District; Seneca-Onderdonk-Woodward Historic District; and Woodbine-Palmetto-Gates Historic District. [courtesy wikipedia.com]

Originally, Ridgewood was part of the Dutch settlement Boswijk (Bushwick) and was later incorporated into the village of Breuckelen (Brooklyn).

A legacy of this past stands today; Onderdonk House, which was erected in 1709. The house is the oldest Dutch Colonial stone house in New York City. Also located at the Onderdonk House site is Arbitration Rock, which was a marker for the disputed boundary between Bushwick and Newtown and essentially Brooklyn and Queens.

Ridgewood has also served as location shoots for numerous major motion pictures, including The French Connection, The Wanderers, Brighton Beach Memoirs, The Jerky Boys: The Movie, Beat Street and Cop Out. In addition to these movies, scenes for The Sopranos were filmed on Fresh Pond Road in Ridgewood on March 9, 2006, when a hookah bar next to the neighborhood bar, Glenlo’s Tavern was detonated. [courtesy wikipedia.com]

Darren Lundin

President

Darren is a fourth-generation New York City master plumber and has over 38 years of plumbing, heating, and sprinkler experience. He is a graduate of New York institute of Technology with a BA degree in Industrial Engineering. Darren is an active member of the New York City Master Plumbers Association and is currently on the board of directors. Darren was raised with a strong work ethic, and he now applies those values to his company. He has carried on his family’s legacy and has continued to build his business based on honesty, reliability, and excellent customer service.

Paul Lundin

Vice President

As a fourth-generation New York City master plumber, Paul has been working in the plumbing and heating industry himself for over 34 years. New York City Licensed Master Plumber #1806. New York City Licensed Master Fire Suppression Contractor #935B. New York State Certified Backflow Prevention Device Installer/Tester #3428. Paul, also being raised with a strong work ethic, continues to apply these values to his company. He has also carried on his family’s legacy and has continued to build his business based on honesty, reliability, and excellent customer service. From the smallest repairs to the largest plumbing/heating/sprinkler projects, he is ready to serve with pride.

William Wagner

Assistant Vice President

Bill, a New York City Licensed Master Plumber (#1498), has been working with Kew Forest Plumbing and Heating for over 42 years now. Bill is a job estimator for large commercial and residential jobs in New York City. He has a detail-oriented, specialized knowledge of the residential and commercial plumbing industry.