Cape Coral Plumbing opened in 1984 as a modest business owned by Lee and Butch Ritter. By the late 1980s, Cape Coral Plumbing was already a multi-million dollar company and the Ritter father and son team had "specialized" in their particular areas of expertise within the firm. With growth almost out of control, the company started to turn away business instead of sacrificing quality work. The Ritter team went to work and "crystallized" their company's mission. Adding office personnel, plumbers, trucks, inventory, equipment and a new facility would allow for quality growth..