Established in 1900, John Bouchard & Sons Co. is a fifth-generation family-owned business with a proven reputation of excellence and customer satisfaction. We offer a wide variety of repair services, market-leading compressed air equipment and rentals to the industrial, commercial and municipal sectors. Learn more about our history of quality and the benefits of choosing us as a trusted distributor and service provider for your machinery.

Who We Are

We fix. We build. We innovate. We work hard, tell the truth and stand by our product. We start with valuing relationships – ours as a family, and our customers’ with us.

In 1880, John Bouchard was devising ingenious machinery that propelled the Armour meatpacking plant in Chicago to be able to process and refrigerate 1,400 hogs/hour. He knew how to make machines tackle the tasks and exceed old limits.

By 1908, Bouchard and his sons were in our present location on Harrison Street, Nashville, operating “one of the most up-to-date machine shops in the country”.  By 1928, the Tennessean touted JBS as “important to the construction progress of the entire south.”  From Owensboro Grain to Bridgestone, Vanderbilt to Coca-Cola, Eastman Chemical to Bourbon Trail distilleries, JBS has outfitted progress in the Mid-South, building the long-lasting relationships and hardworking infrastructure our customers depend upon.

Thankful for our community, we love giving back.  From contributions to the War Effort in the 1940’s, to supporting local charities for youth and the needy each year, we want our faith to be active.  And that is often found here, one worker helping the other.

John Bouchard was the father 5 generations ago. Today his descendants still own and operate the business as a Woman Business Enterprise (WBE), while an army of craftsmen, service experts, and staff – those they are mentoring and those who have trained them – know they are all part of the JBS family.

If a call comes in for “John Bouchard” each one of us answers with a shared identity – “how may I help you?”  Electrical may send you to the compressor dept. for your particular need, the foundry may call in the machine shop to help you best, construction may call service ….. someone in the “family” will find the best response for your call.

What We Do

From evaluations and audits of existing systems to the design and installation of new ones, JBS offers industry-leading air compressors, vacuum pumps, blowers, nitrogen generators, receiver tanks, dryers, and filtration. Our Compressed Air Division is an excellent source for both OEM and aftermarket parts for all brands of air compressors and provides best-in-class 24/7 service capabilities for rotary screw, reciprocating, scroll, rotary vane, and centrifugal machines.

JBS is an established, premier air compressor distributor in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana. For over 30 years, we have been an Authorized Distributor for Gardner Denver, and we offer products from many other industry-leading brands. We provide:

• Equipment Sales
• Service & Repair
• Rentals
• Airend Rebuilds (in-house)
• Parts

Why You Should Choose John Bouchard

Tailored Solutions: Some distributors’ incentivize employees to push for quick or oversized sales, which can lead to the wrong equipment being specified for your facility. Our specialists are focused on understanding the real needs and problems that your operation is facing, then recommending a tailored solution for your unique process application. In order to do this, we possess…

Experience & Expertise: Our tradition of innovation and excellence has created and maintained critical industrial systems for over a century, supporting a broad range of customers across the Mid-South. We understand the nuances and life cycles of compressed air equipment, and our team members bring many decades of expertise to your project. Someone within John Bouchard & Sons can figure out the solution to your problem, and we work together internally to provide it to you. Our solutions-focus and expert staff have allowed us to build…

Long Term Relationships: Many of our customers have been loyal for many decades, some for over a century. Our goal is to “get invited back,” by providing true value to our customers. We build trust by providing excellent quality and service, with integrity.  If we mess up, we make it right, and our customers know we are in it to be your partner for the long haul.

Local & Resourced: Our four fully-staffed locations in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana offer both broad and local resources for your facility. JBS is a member of the Industrial Compressor Distributors Association (ICDA) and the Association of Industrial Compressor Distributors (AICD). We are a certified ISN member contractor and our technicians hold many factory certifications. We have been serving the Mid-South for over 120 years and have both the experience and the specialized equipment required to supply you with superior compressed air solutions. By leveraging our strong, national manufacturer relationships, vast inventory, and the expertise of our application specialists, our Equipment Sales Division provides unparalleled product quality and customer support.

Contact John Bouchard & Sons Co. for Your Industrial Equipment Needs

Building on our legacy of innovation and reliable equipment support, John Bouchard & Sons Co. ensures customers receive the equipment and service they need to make their projects a success. Contact us today to discuss your specific requirements.

Our other in-house departments offer:

• Rotating Equipment Service & Repair (pumps, motors, blowers, vacuum pumps, gear boxes, etc.)
• Mechanical & Plumbing Contracting
• Electrical Contracting
• Fire Sprinkler Contracting
• HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical Service
• Industrial Fabrication & CNC Machining
• Iron Construction Castings (curb inlets, covers, grates, and frames)