A Brief History of Boulden Brothers
1946 • Omar & Urie Boulden, Sr. start Boulden Brothers Coal in Newark, DE
1947 • Seeing a decreased demand for coal, Omar & Urie, Sr. add heating oil to the business
1959 • Urie Boulden, Jr. starts Boulden Oil Co. in Earleville, MD
1963 • Urie, Jr. purchases Boulden Brothers and changes name to Boulden Oil Co.
1964 • Boulden Oil purchases B & J Burner Service to better serve their customers
1965 • Begins offering septic tank pumping service
1968 • Adds propane to the growing list of services
1971 • Adds portable toilet rentals
1972 • Acquires Mar Del Fuels in Elkton, MD
1973 • Boulden Oil Co. incorporates as Boulden, Inc.
1975 • Acquires McCarthy & Sons Sanitation
1982 • Acquires Wilco Supply adding motor oil to the product family
1988 • Tim Boulden begins working in the motor oil division
1991 • Buys C.R. Brown Oil Co. in Elkton, MD
1991 • Expands service business to include air conditioning & heat pumps
1991 • Sells motor oil division to Sico, Inc.
1992 • Mike Boulden begins working in the oil & propane division
1993 • Buys heating oil division of Newark Lumber
1994 • Purchases A.J. Price Oil Co. in Newark, DE
1995 • Adds water conditioning to the list of services
1996 • Acquires Premier Oil in Wilmington, DE
1996 • Purchases West End Fuels in Wilmington, DE
1996 • Buys Modern Fuels in Wilmington, DE
1996 • Plumbing service is added
1997 • Acquires Skold Services in Newark, expanding the HVAC and plumbing business
1997 • Adds bottled water
1999 • Buys Hammond & Taylor Oil in New Castle, DE
1999 • Sold bottled water division to Aquarius Bottled Water
2000 • Purchases the heating oil division of Schlosser & Associates in Newark, DE
2001 • Seeing a decreased demand for heating oil, the decision is made to sell the heating oil division to Burns & McBride
2004 • Boulden HVAC joins One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning national franchise
2005 • Looking to focus on the core businesses of propane, HVAC & plumbing, the septic division is sold to A-1 Sanitation
2007 • Starts Mister Sparky Electrical Service
2007 • Urie Boulden, Jr. sells business to Tim & Michael Boulden
2008 • Sold portable toilet division to A-1 Sanitation
2013 • 67 years later, the name changes back to Boulden Brothers