Small Business Spotlight: 311 Spray Foam

Associate Editor Shannon Taylor

311 Spray Foam LLC business owners Alicia & Mitch Sheffield want the Martin community and West Tennessee to know a bit more about their local business. They have both lived in Martin their entire lives.

With Alicia being the majority owner, 311 Spray Foam is a primarily woman-owned, family ran business. Alicia previously worked at WeCare, managing the foodbank, and continued working there a full year after 311 Spray Foam opened before resigning and working with the new business full time.

Their website boasts, “with the support of Mitch’s wife, Alicia, and guided by the Holy Spirit, the two overcame obstacles to become the reputable business they are today. Spray foam insulation has become a passion for the couple. They take pride in their work and strive to meet the needs of every customer.”

“Mitch had a dream to start a business,” Alicia said.  Having worked in construction and remodeling his entire life, Mitch has always had an entrepreneurial mindset. “Mitch had the crazy idea to get into the spray foam business, so we did,” Alicia said. The business opened in 2020, right before COVID hit, which Alicia said was scary, but they prevailed.

Initially when the Sheffield’s started they offered construction and remodeling work, which they did for almost three years, but the past three months they have switched to only doing spray foam insulation, Alicia explained. “We do offer other insulation options, but spray foam is our niche and what we specialize in,” Alicia said.

“We’re just small-town people who had a dream and went for it. God has blessed us. Our name is from I Corinthians 3:11 which states, ‘NIV: “For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ’ and Christ is our foundation basically. Christ has been the foundation of our marriage and our family and our jobs too. He got us this far. Here we are today. Still going strong,” Alicia said.

311 Spray Foam has a Tik Tok page at www.tiktok.com/@311sprayfoamboss, and a Facebook page that can be reached at www.facebook.com/311sprayfoamconstruction. They can also be reached via email at office@311sprayfoam.com or by phone at 731-332-4415. Their website is www.311sprayfoamconstruction.com where all the details of what Alicia & Mitch offer can be found!