Kinney National Company

Kinney Services Inc.
Formerly	Kinney National Services Inc. (1966–1971); Kinney Services Inc. (1971–1972)
Industry	Entertainment
Predecessor	Kinney Service Corporation (1945–1966); National Cleaning Contractors Inc. (1886–1966)
Founded	August 12, 1966
Founder	Steve Ross
Defunct	February 10, 1972
Fate	Corporation's restructuring and reincorporated as Warner Communications Inc. in 1972
Successor	Warner Communications (1972–1990); Time Warner (1990–1992, 2001–2018); Time Warner Entertainment (1992–2001); AOL Time Warner (2001–2003); WarnerMedia (2018–2022); Warner Bros. Discovery (2022–present)
Headquarters	New York City, New York, United States
Products	Parking services; Cleaning services; Film; Television; Music; Magazine
Divisions	Warner Bros.; Warner Bros. Television (now Warner Bros. Television Studios); National Periodical Publications (now DC Comics); Mad Magazine; E. C. Publications; Circle Floor; Panavision; Warner Bros. Records (now Warner Records); Elektra Records; Atlantic Records; Warner-Elektra-Atlantic (now Warner Music Group); Television Communications Corporation;
Subsidiaries	National Kinney Corporation

Kinney Services Inc. was an American conglomerate company from 1966 to 1972. Its successors were Warner Communications and WarnerMedia and its current successor is Warner Bros. Discovery. 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.

^ "Real Estate Record and Builders Guide". New York: F. W. Dodge Corp. August 28, 1915. p. 357. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Archive.org.
^ "Cleaning Up Sales Mount". The Palm Beach Post. March 20, 1966. Retrieved January 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 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.
^ "Max Sweig, 54". The New York Times. December 1, 1937. p. 23. Retrieved December 2, 2020.

[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.

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