Larry is the President of Durham Service Co., Inc. He has been a business and community Leader for the past 30 years. He started his career at Durham as a young boy where his dad had him start out by cleaning and sweeping the floors. Today he is operating a multimillion dollar a year HVAC & Electrical Contracting and Service Business.
Larry is active in his Community, his Church, and several industry professional organizations, in fact he was a driving force behind the starting of the North Alabama Homebuilding Academy (NAHA) to help give young people a chance to begin a career in the trades industry and to help rebuild a workforce for the construction industry in Alabama.
Larry has been recognized as a Leader in his industry, in 2014 he was appointed to serve on the State of Alabama HVAC Board, by Lt. Governor Kay Ivey. In 2000 he was awarded a National Leadership Award and was named Businessman of the Year in 2001.
In 2011 was appointed to serve on the York Dealer Advisory Council by M&A Supply Co.
In 2011 was named Local Associate of the year by the Huntsville, Madison County Builders Association.
In 2015 was named the State Associate of the year by the Homebuilders Association of Alabama.
In 2019 was named the Local Trade Associate and the Local Business Associate of the year by the Huntsville, Madison County Builders Association.
In 2020 was named as a Local Life Director by The Huntsville Madison County Builders Association.
Larry’s company, Durham Service has been named a Top 5 Dealer by M&A Supply Company for both the York and American Standard brands of Heating and Air Conditioning for the past twenty-two consecutive years.
Larry continues to serve on many committees and boards for the construction and service trades industries and is often referred to as “COACH”.

In 2024 helped create first ever Trade Contractor Council and was appointed chairmen by the Alabama Homebuilder Association.