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.

[7] Kinney National Services (later, National was removed from the company name in February 1971[8]) was known for purchases and sales: On June 10, 1971, Kinney sold Riverside Memorial Chapel to Service Corporation International.

[16] On November 22, 1971, Kinney Services also bought Television Communications Corporation (which was renamed as Warner Cable in 1973), including its recording studio operations of 1,210,500 common shares.

[20] Steve Ross was the company's sole CEO, president, and chairman.

Directors included Charles A. Agemian, the CEO of Garden State National Bank.