Atlantic Mechanical

Atlantic Mechanical works commercial refrigeration and HVAC jobs only — walk-in coolers, rooftop units, and design-build systems for businesses across Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with no residential work in the mix. The company says it started life as Atlantic Refrigeration under founder Paul Gratta, though its own materials disagree on when: 1980 by one account, 1982 by another. It became Atlantic Mechanical in 2010 and stayed in the family, with Gratta's son Joe now running things as CEO. Its Massachusetts HVAC license checks out as active, and the Better Business Bureau gives it an A+ despite the company never pursuing formal accreditation. Google shows 4.5 stars across 29 ratings, a pattern that held up this June when a customer called it, typo and all, a 'grate company.' The one sour note this year came in January: a reviewer complained about a company vehicle being driven recklessly — a knock on a driver, not the mechanical work itself, but worth knowing about. Before calling, it's worth asking who's actually driving the truck to your site, given that January complaint, and confirming the founding-date mixup doesn't reflect anything more than a website inconsistency. This is a fit for a business needing refrigeration or commercial HVAC design-build work — Daikin VRV trained, Chamber-of-Commerce listed, and licensed — not a homeowner with a home AC unit on the fritz.