About Us

Company founder John L. Hutson, Sr. had a vision of a strong family-owned business. His vision for the Company started at a much earlier time, when John, known as “Jack” by family and friends, was employed by his father George Hutson in a small, family-owned tank fabrication company, located on the southside of Indianapolis. After working in the boiler and pressure vessel repair industry for over 26 years, Jack along with his wife Patricia and their youngest son Christopher, started their company on March 15th, 1978, from the kitchen of their home located on Epler Avenue in Indianapolis, IN.

Originally the company was founded as Jack Hutson & Sons Boiler & Welding Company, but after incorporation in September of 1978, Jack decided to drop his first name from the company’s name and Hutson & Sons Boiler & Welding, Inc. was born. The foundational beliefs of loving The Lord, Faith, Family, and Friendship were always Jack’s highest priorities, as well as customer satisfaction. Specializing in full-service boiler and pressure vessel repair, Hutson & Sons set out to grow into a highly respected company in the industry, by always trying to serve the customer with integrity and character.

The Company’s original shop was located behind Pat and Jack’s home on Epler Avenue in a 30’ x 50’ building that was built by Jack, his family, and friends in the mid 1970’s. In 1981, Hutson & Sons had outgrown their facility and relocated to its present location at 5 W. Epler an existing building that was built in three phases: 1929, 1953, and 1970.

In 2000, Jack along with his son Chris, had a new steel structure built over the old building. Upon completion of the new 7100 square foot steel building, the old building inside was removed.

After Jack’s passing in November of 2006, Chris took over as President. Then with the passing of Pat in 2010, Chris along with his wife Stephanie became owners of Hutson & Sons and they continue to operate the company with the same vision and direction set forth by Pat and Jack. “Honor, Character, and Integrity” was Jack’s life philosophy and he lived it. He famously would say, “Our name is all we have in this life and we must continually work hard to preserve it.” Following in his footsteps, and working with Chris and Stephanie, are their three sons: Evan, Justin, and Logan. This makes Hutson & Sons a 3^rd Generation, family-owned, and operated business and leaves the company in good hands for years to come.