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The people behind the name

Family roots.
A Central Oregon story.

A trade learned in Pennsylvania. A business built in Bend. Vista Plumbing has called Central Oregon home since 1992.

Gary Ford standing beside his Vista Plumbing van in Central OregonGary Ford · Founder of Vista Plumbing

Meet Gary

It started with
his grandfather.

Gary Ford started out working at his grandfather’s plumbing company and supply house in Pennsylvania. It was his introduction to the trade and to a business run by family.

In 1992, Gary founded Vista Plumbing in Bend. Over the years, the company’s work has grown to include residential and commercial new construction, remodels, additions, and service and repairs.

Family remains part of the day-to-day business. Gary’s two brothers work alongside him, and his mom helps with the clerical side.

Today, Vista serves Bend, Sisters, Redmond, La Pine, and Prineville—the communities where we live and work.

Gary FordFounder · Vista Plumbing

From the family archive

The roots
of the trade.

The trucks, the supply house, the family name on the sign. A look back at Gary’s grandfather’s plumbing business in Pennsylvania, where Gary got his start.

Two green David W. Martin plumbing trucks outside the family’s Pennsylvania supply house
Gary’s grandfather’s plumbing company and supply house.
A preserved newspaper clipping announcing new display rooms and a warehouse for David W. Martin in Pennsylvania, with photos of the building, fixtures, and plumbing team
A newspaper clipping from the family archive.
1992

Founded in Bend, Oregon

34 years

In business in Central Oregon

5 towns

One local service area

Rooted here. Working here.

At home in
Central Oregon.

Based in Bend, serving the homes, businesses, and building projects of our neighboring communities.

  • 01Bend
  • 02Sisters
  • 03Redmond
  • 04La Pine
  • 05Prineville

Serving Central Oregon since 1992

LicensedBondedInsuredCCB #186244

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