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Meet the 2025 Residential Contractor of the Year:  Jolly Plumbing, Drains, Heating & Air

Meet the 2025 Residential Contractor of the Year: Jolly Plumbing, Drains, Heating & Air

When Brady Jolly steps into the office each morning, he’s carrying more than the responsibility of running a nearly 60-person business. He’s carrying forward the legacy of a company his parents founded back in 1979 — a company that has reinvented itself more than once and is today on a mission to "reimagine how the world experiences home services."

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