Jan 2026
I can tell already that this is going to be a little long, because I can't tell you what a great company The Wallace Company is without going way back to the early '70s and my experiences with Vic Wallace when he was struggling to get Wallace Sprinkler and Supply started.
I had moved into my new house a year or so before and the yard was pretty much bare sand, with the grass sprigs that the contractor put in long dead. I wasn't making a much money at that time, so I decided to put in a well and sprinkler system by myself. I had found this gadget that you supposedly could jet the pipe in with, and needless to say it didn't work I had bought the pump and pipe from Vic, and went to him for advice as I should have to begin with. Vic took pity on me and came out and put the well in for me with a bailing bucket. (I had never even heard of one before.) I don't think that he even charged me for it. Naturally, I bought everything else to complete the project bit by bit with weekly visits to his shop for materials and more good advice.
Skipping forward to the early 2000's when I was a contractor's project manager, contracted to build the Santa Rosa County Sportsplex. It was a major project covering 35 acres and included a dozen baseball and softball fields. During the intervening years Vic's business had grown into a significant competitor in the irrigation business, and he bid on that part of the work. When I reviewed bids for the irrigation work, The Wallace Company's bid was so much under the nearest low bidder that I called Vic to make sure that he hadn't made a mistake. He hadn't.
It was on that project that I met Vic's son, Victor, who project managed the work for The Wallace Company. On a project that size Wallace's men were always on schedule and completed their work with the professionalism that they have become known for.
Now, a couple of decades later, I am glad to have the opportunity to review their most recent project at my home. Their price was the lowest of three bids that I received, and the started work the next day.
The submersible pump that feeds my geothermal heat pump had bit the dust and I needed it up and running before forecast freezing temperatures moved into the area. Stanley Johnson, a veteran of 40 years with Wallace and his helper (10 years with them) pulled the old pump and installed a new one in less than two hours, Unfortunately, the new pump that had run fine before going into the well, failed due to a flaw once it was installed. Within hours they had a replacement on the job and went through the whole process again.
I'm warm in my home again thanks to the great people that work for The Wallace Company. Their friendly professionalism and skills can't be beat.
I highly recommend The Wallace Company for your project, large or small.
Dan Lockmon
Pensacola Beach
