Family-Owned Donald P. Dick Air Conditioning Offers Fresno Decades of Experience
Fresno homeowners do not need to be convinced that heating and cooling matter. They live it.
What they do need is an HVAC company they can trust to show up, do the job right and stand behind the work. That is where Donald P. Dick Air Conditioning has built its name since 1970.
As HVAC systems change, Donald P. Dick Air Conditioning’s seasoned team blends long-term expertise, the latest technology and a commitment to integrity to ensure Fresno homes are equipped to face any season.
From Generation to Generation
Founded by Donald P. Dick in 1970, the company has always operated on the belief that treating customers and employees like family is the key to success. Seeing customers as family is even easier when the business — now operated by Donald’s grandson, David Dick and his cousin Nick Scott — is a family operation that has now passed through three generations.
“The underlying core principles have remained the same,” David Dick said. “We don’t operate from a position of greed, and [we] ensure that every customer is heard.”
The company prides itself on being the longest-running HVAC contractor in the area, and has retired several employees who worked for Donald P. Dick Air Conditioning from age 18 until retirement. Joining the Donald P. Dick family means employees have access to standout benefits and job security, a loyalty that the company extends to its customers as well.
The HVAC Industry can be crowded, leaving homeowners with many options. But David Dick has seen plenty of homeowners make mistakes in trusting competitors who provide either unlicensed, unpermitted, or uninspected work — or perhaps all three.
“The whole point of licensing and certifications is about removing as much risk as possible,” David Dick said. “My installers are all federally background-checked for criminal activity, [are part of] the DMV pull program to know they maintain licenses to drive, and we train them constantly on all the newest technologies.”
With Donald P. Dick Air Conditioning, customers receive quality service from a family-owned business that has served the area for decades.
“We have been in business under one name, one license, one family for 56 years with every intention of remaining a family business going forward,” David Dick said. “In today’s market, most of our competition has renamed themselves and even sold to private equity firms, dramatically altering the ‘local’ landscape of our industry.”
David Dick added that his team all live in the Fresno area, keeping the business fully local.
“This means we are the only ones left who have full control over the products we choose, the customers we choose to work with and the pricing that supports the local community,” he said. “[We] take pride in the Valley and the business.”
Combining Decades of Experience with Today’s Products and Services
In addition to offering products such as heat pumps and commercial air conditioners, Donald P. Dick Air Conditioning helps homeowners improve their homes’ energy efficiency through a Home Performance Appointment.
One of the biggest changes in home comfort today is variable-capacity equipment. Unlike older systems that run at full blast and shut off, variable-capacity systems can adjust output based on what the home actually needs. That can mean better comfort, steadier temperatures, and lower energy use over time.
“Variable capacity systems allow the system to operate more like the gas pedal in your car,” David Dick said. “It can now deliver the cooling or heating load as it is needed.”
For the majority of the year, that means the system will operate at just 40-50% capacity.
“The capacity reduction is directly reducing your energy usage, and therefore directly reducing the cost of operation,” David Dick said. “This means significantly lower energy bills.”
The company takes pride in staying up to date with the latest technology while drawing on decades of experience.
“We are reasonably diversified across many facets of the HVAC industry and also the solar industry,” David Dick said. “We have built trust with our builders, our customers and our employees by being honest, even when the alternative could have been easier.”
Nearly 90% of Donald P. Dick’s 100+ team members work directly in the field, with diverse skill sets that help set the company apart from the competition.
“I believe that the wildly different backgrounds that many of our core bring to the table are really the most valuable things when defining our success,” David Dick said.
Donald P. Dick Air Conditioning continues to serve Fresno homeowners with the same focus it started with decades ago: reliable service, honest recommendations and comfort solutions built for the Valley. For homeowners looking for maintenance, repair or a replacement system, that experience still matters.
This story was originally published March 30, 2026 at 5:26 AM.