Kinney National Company

Not to be confused with National Kinney Corporation, a later business formed as a post-reorganisation spinoff.

Kinney Services Inc.
FormerlyKinney National Services Inc. (1966–1971)
Kinney Services Inc. (1971–1972)
Company typePublic
IndustryEntertainment
PredecessorKinney Service Corporation (1945–1966)
National Cleaning Contractors Inc. (1886–1966)
FoundedAugust 12, 1966; 58 years ago (1966-08-12)
FounderSteve Ross
DefunctFebruary 10, 1972; 52 years ago (1972-02-10)
FateCorporate restructuring and reincorporation as Warner Communications Inc. in 1972
SuccessorWarner Communications
Headquarters
New York City, New York
,
United States
ProductsParking services
Cleaning services
Film
Television
Music
Magazine
Divisions
SubsidiariesNational Kinney Corporation

Kinney Services Inc. was an American conglomerate company from 1966 to 1972. Its successor was Warner Communications. Kinney National's predecessors were Kinney Service Corporation and National Cleaning Contractors Inc., whose merger began in January 1966 and was completed in August of the same year. National Cleaning Contractors was founded in 1886[1][2] by Louis Frankel[3] and Max Sweig[4] as National Window Cleaning & House Renovating Co., and was later known as National House Cleaning Contractors Inc.

  1. ^ "Real Estate Record and Builders Guide". New York: F. W. Dodge Corp. August 28, 1915. p. 357. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Archive.org.
  2. ^ "Cleaning Up Sales Mount". The Palm Beach Post. March 20, 1966. Retrieved January 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ R. L. Polk & Co.'s 1918-19 Trow New York Copartnership and Corporation Directory. R. L. Polk & Company (Inc.). January 1919. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "Max Sweig, 54". The New York Times. December 1, 1937. p. 23. Retrieved December 2, 2020.