In 1974 when Jerry and Shirley Kliman opened Kliman Sales, Jerry began selling to his customers in Northern California and Northern Nevada out of the back of his family station wagon. Back then, the business plan was simple: sell plumbing products and feed his family.
Jerry borrowed an empty desk in a buddy’s office and paid his secretary $50.00 a month to answer the phone on his desk, “Kliman Sales” when it rang.
Without cell phones, fax machines, pagers or computers, Jerry would call in from a pay phone on the road to place purchase orders and answer messages. For years, Jerry drove the entire territory alone to see customers and sell products.
Jerry’s success in building the solid foundation for Kliman Sales was a tribute to his diligent hard work, Jerry’s impeccable reputation and his ability to make customers his best friends.
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