May & Company

What May & Company does

May & Company, Inc. is a privately held, Jackson, Mississippi-based diversified service and retail company founded in 1948, operating a parts, supplies, and repair/maintenance business for consumer and light-commercial equipment. Its core offering is factory-authorized parts and repair services for over 50 major brand names spanning appliances, power tools, pneumatic tools, vacuum cleaners, small appliances, ride-on toys, and home central vacuum systems — including authorized dealer/service status for Hoover, Black & Decker, DeWalt, Makita, Milwaukee, Hitachi/Metabo HPT, Porter Cable, Bostitch, Delta, and Beam Central Vacuum. The company sells parts via toll-free phone ordering, walk-in retail at its 838 W. Capitol Street location, and a downloadable online parts catalog, with unit pricing ranging from under $1 (light bulbs, small electrical parts) to roughly $250 (water heaters, pool supplies).

Beyond the parts and repair core, May & Company operates as a multi-divisional holding entity. Wholly-owned subsidiaries include Veterans Cab (a taxi and transportation service covering the Greater Jackson area, established 1947, the first radio-dispatched cab in Jackson), Security South, Inc. (residential and commercial security patrol and 24-hour central station monitoring, operating since 1988), RentA Vet (rental services), and Capital City Carriages (carriage services). The taxi operation has added a OneLocal mobile app for hailing and digital payment, representing the company's most visible digital touchpoint. The business is family/independently owned with no disclosed venture, private equity, or institutional investment, and has no publicly disclosed financials, mobile apps of its own, social media presence, or e-commerce transactional site.

Name

May & Company

Legal name

May & Co., Inc.

Website

https://mayxco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

May & Company is a Jackson, Mississippi-based, family-owned parts, supplies, and repair business founded in 1948, factory-authorized for major appliance and power tool brands, and operating subsidiaries in taxi (Veterans Cab), security (Security South), rentals, and carriage services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Appliance & Tool Repair Services

SIC

Wholesale-Hardware & Plumbing & Heating Equipment & Supplies (5070), Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040), Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (5080)

akta.pro primary industry

Small Appliance Installation & Repair (Countertop & Portable) (HSAGANAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Appliance Parts, Accessories & Installation Kits Retail (CRACACAJ), Minor Appliance Repair (Non-Refrigerant, Non-Gas) (HSAGANAB), Appliance Maintenance, Cleaning & Tune-Ups (Descaling, Filter Changes) (HSAGANAL), HVAC, Water Heaters & Indoor Air Quality Distribution (CRAOAFAJ)

Keywords

• Appliance parts supply
• Power tool repair
• Vacuum cleaner service
• Factory authorized service
• Central vacuum systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Jackson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

May & Company sells replacement parts and supplies and provides repair and maintenance services for home appliances, vacuum cleaners, central vacuum systems, power tools, pneumatic tools, small appliances, and ride-on toys. The company operates as a factory authorized service center for over 10 major brands including Hoover, Black & Decker, Bostitch, Delta, DeWalt, Hitachi, Makita, Milwaukee, Porter-Cable, and Metabo HTP, and is an authorized Beam Central Vacuum dealer.

Product overview

May & Company is a diversified retail and service company founded in 1948, operating as a parts, supplies, and repair & maintenance business. The company operates across multiple divisions: appliance and vacuum sales/service, transportation via Veterans Cab subsidiary, and security services via Security South subsidiary. Core offerings include Home Central Vacuum Systems, appliance repair services (factory authorized for major brands), vacuum cleaner parts/service, power tools, pneumatic tools, small appliances, and ride-on toys. The company also provides an Online Parts Catalog for customer self-service. Veterans Cab provides taxi services in the Jackson, MS area, while Security South offers residential and commercial security patrol services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Home Central Vacuum Systems
• Appliance Repair & Maintenance
• Vacuum Cleaners Parts & Service
• Power Tools Parts & Service
• Pneumatic Tools Parts & Service
• Small Appliances Parts & Service
• Ride-On Toys Service & Support
• Online Parts Catalog
• Veterans Cab Taxi Service
• Security South Patrol & Monitoring

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Best Buy Geek Squad: National electronics and appliance support service offered by Best Buy. Comparable to May & Co as a consumer-facing appliance support and installation service, though offered as part of a much broader retail and services portfolio.
• Encompass Parts: Distributor of appliance parts and accessories serving the service and repair trade. Comparable to May & Co through shared focus on multi-brand appliance parts distribution to end users and service technicians.
• Marcone: Large North American appliance parts distributor supplying professional service technicians and parts dealers. Comparable to May & Co in product category and customer overlap (appliance repair trade), though Marcone operates as a national-scale wholesaler rather than a retail/service storefront.

Emerging players

• PartSelect: E-commerce appliance parts specialist with strong search and content presence. Competes with May & Co for online parts purchases across appliance categories.
• Repair Clinic: Online appliance parts retailer with extensive diagnostic content and DIY repair guidance. Directly competitive with May & Co's parts business through a digital-first model that bypasses the need for a physical storefront.

Direct peers

• Reliable Parts: Appliance parts distributor and service retailer operating multiple locations with factory-authorized status for many major brands. Comparable to May & Co as an authorized multi-brand parts and service provider for residential appliance repair.
• PartsWarehouse: Multi-brand appliance parts retailer carrying replacement parts across major residential appliance brands. Closely comparable to May & Co's parts-supply business at a multi-state scale.
• Mr. Appliance: National appliance repair franchise network offering parts and repair services across many of the same brand categories May & Co services. Directly comparable as a multi-brand residential appliance repair operator, though Mr. Appliance operates via a franchise model rather than a single owned location.
• Coast Parts: Multi-brand appliance parts retailer with both retail and wholesale channels. Comparable to May & Co in carrying parts across the same major brand categories for residential and light commercial use.
• ApplianceParts.com: Online appliance parts retailer offering replacement parts for major residential appliance brands. Direct competitor to May & Co's parts business, with the advantage of a national e-commerce storefront.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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