Farina Corporation

Farina Corporation is a family-owned commercial, residential, and industrial HVAC contractor based in Charlestown, Massachusetts, tracing back to 1958 when founders Paul J. and Gerard Farina started the business as a sheet metal company in Watertown before expanding into heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. The company is now run by Paul G. Farina and offers HVAC design, installation, maintenance, repair, conversions, and rehabilitation for commercial, industrial, and residential clients. Farina Corporation has built a reputation over decades for large-scale institutional work — a 2015 profile described the company landing major contracts with banking institutions, developers, general contractors, and universities including Tufts, Brandeis, Bentley, and Boston University. An operations manager was separately quoted describing a radiant heating panel installation that went smoothly, calling the install straightforward after a short learning curve. The company is BBB accredited with an A+ rating. Customer feedback is more mixed than the institutional reputation suggests. One BBB reviewer described a heat exchanger replacement as handled well, praising the technical side of the process. Another reviewer took a harder line, alleging the company overcharges for technician transportation fees without disclosing where the technician is coming from, and advised against using the company. Given the gap between Farina Corporation's long institutional track record and a real billing complaint on the customer side, it's worth asking directly about how service-call fees and transportation charges are quoted before booking, particularly for smaller residential jobs. Homeowners looking for a long-established, credentialed HVAC contractor for larger commercial or institutional-scale work have a strong case here; anyone booking a smaller residential service call should get pricing, including any transportation or trip charges, in writing up front.