Founded in 1923, Independent Mechanical Industries provides a number of mechanical services to the public and private sector, including HVAC piping, duct work, control systems, power and process piping, and repair and maintenance services. The company s heat and power generation division provides complete installation of boilers, pressure vessels, smokestacks, dust collectors, heat exchangers, waste-heat recovery systems and all associated equipment. It also provides computerized estimating, CAD drafting services, customized cost-control programs, CPM scheduling, project management services and a highly trained labor force. The company has special expertise in hospitals, education facilities, food plants, pharmaceutical plants and chemical plants. IMI clients include the City of Chicago, Citgo, Abbott Labs, Browning Ferris Industries, General Mills and PPG Industries. The company serves Cook, Lake, DuPage and Will counties in Illinois, as well as the Illinois cites of Champaign, Springfield, Peoria and Rockford. Independent Mechanical Industries maintains its headquarters in Chicago.