English Family History in the Boiler Industry Began in 1938
English Boiler & Tube, Inc. represents the result of a
lifelong commitment to excellence. The boiler service and erection company Mr.
Sam English founded in 1963 has grown to become one of the leading boiler
manufacturers in the United States.
Sam English began his lifelong career in the boiler
business in 1938 as a boilermaker in the shipyards in Norfolk. In 1963, he
founded his own construction company, specializing in the field erection,
alteration, and repair of boilers and pressure vessels. His sons, John and
Rick, introduced to the business in their early teens, worked side by side with
their father and the construction crews on work sites throughout the United
States. John graduated from Virginia Tech in 1969 with a degree in
Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering; and Rick graduated from Hampton Sidney
College in 1978 with a degree in Managerial Economics.
In the mid 1970’s, the construction company was heavily involved in the retrofitting of existing boilers with systems to combust fuels other than natural gas or oil. This required redesigning boiler tube configurations of existing boilers to better suit the new fuels used for combustion. Unable to procure the required material from the original equipment manufacturers, the construction company elected to purchase the required equipment and tooling to fabricate the needed parts.
Eventually, original equipment manufacturers solicited business from the company to fabricate parts for their boilers. E.Keeler Company, a boiler manufacturer that was located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, provided the incentive for the construction company to expand its business. In 1987, the English family produced the first original English boiler for a company that manufactured wooden pallets.
In 1991, Rick and John combined their skills, experience, and work ethic, founding English Boiler & Tube, Inc. to design and fabricate package watertube boilers under the English name. Rick oversees production, fabrication, purchasing and quality control. John coordinates engineering, design and sales. Both know boilers from the inside out, having gained hands- on experience beginning in their early teen years working with their father.
English Boiler’s reputation for innovation has solidified its position as an industry leader in the design and fabrication of watertube boilers. English Boiler & Tube, Inc. has a distinguished history of service to the boiler industry. Clients come from a wide range of industries including Chemicals/Petrochemicals, Consumer Products, Electric Power Generation, Hospitals and Pharmaceuticals, State and Federal Government, Textiles, Equipment Manufacturers, Building Products, Colleges and Universities, Mining, and Wood and Forest Products.