Hickory Sheet Metal Co. provides clients in western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina with residential, commercial and industrial mechanical contracting and HVAC repair and maintenance. Hickory Sheet Metal Co. was started on February 20, 1928 by Lee J.M. Huffman serving a 30 mile radius of Hickory, N.C., the company fabricated and installed small sheet metal projects and installed coal furnaces. Mr. Lee, as so many people called him, developed a reputation for quality work, and fair pricing.