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1956
Founded in May 1956, by Ernest Boniface and Arthur Udland and incorporated as A&E Sheet Metal Co., Inc.
1957
Due to expansion, the
Company, originally located in West Orange, moved to larger quarters in Clifton. Further expansion was required within five years.
1961
Company name changed to Bonland Sheet Metal Co., Inc.
1962
Company built the shop and office at its
main location in
Wayne, New Jersey.
1968
Due to increased sales volume, our
Wayne facility was expanded to 27,000 square feet of production space. We
developed a truck lift that has the capability of lifting materials to the
second floor and above. In addition, our custom manufactured container system
allows us to load duct on any floor utilizing a crane to pick up the whole
container. Bonland has manufactured custom truck bodies to ship from one to four
containers per shipment.
1976
Ernest Boniface bought Arthur Udland’s interest,
and changed the company name to Bonland Industries, Inc.
1979
Purchased a Prime 300
Computer System. This system had 64K of Main Memory (RAM) and the ability
to have eight (8) users, which was technologically advanced at the time. After several upgrades, we were using a Prime 750
Super Mini Computer.
1983
Bonland draftsmen began working
with CAD. Developed proprietary CAD /
CAM system based on our manufacturing practices and capabilities. The CAD system
downloads to Production assuring accuracy and up to date as-builts.
1986
Bill Boniface elected to serve as
President and Chief Executive Officer.
1989
Production reduced their turnaround time from 15 to
10 days.
1990
Bill Boniface and Andy
Boniface purchased Ernest Boniface’s interest in Company. Bill
Boniface continued as President and CEO with Andy Boniface serving as
Executive Vice President. In conjunction with our Team, our
mission was identified as becoming the premier airside HVAC contractor
recognized by our customers and employees as the leader in the industry. Our customer base included
construction managers, general contractors, mechanical contractors,
architects, engineers and owners. We felt that a company that
continues to refine and accelerate its performance in all areas of the
sheet metal industry including design, fabrication, material handling,
and installation would prosper and grow. We adopted the most
modern management techniques.
We concentrated on serving our customers better than our competition in cost and
quality.
1995
Instituted “Just-In-Time” production methods, which freed up 7,000
square feet of production space.
1997
A major office renovation
converted 6,700 square feet of production space into new offices.
Opened a branch office in Lakewood, New Jersey, to service
the southern portion of the state. This branch added 12,000 square feet of office
and manufacturing space. Production reduced turn-around time to 6 days.
1999
Added a New York City Branch, operating from the Wayne facility and serves the five Boroughs of New York. Production gains the capability of working three shifts, or 24 hours per day.
Upgrades to systems include the use of bar coding for color coding and
checking out of manufactured duct, allowing us to convey special fabrication
instructions to our production employees and to confirm that pieces have been
manufactured and shipped to jobsites. By color-coding, gained ability to identify
the floor and area the ductwork should be installed.
2004
New coil line purchased and installed in the Wayne Shop.
Began to revamp systems to use a WEB based platform. With this new system
information flows seamlessly throughout the company. From the initial bid
through final completion our new system will give management and staff the
ability to track job information, customer contacts, scheduling and progress in
our drafting, production and installation departments.
2005
Purchased a 40,000 square foot building at 185 Canal Street in the Bronx
to further establish NYC Branch.
2006
Bonland
celebrated a 50-Year Anniversary on May 21, 2006. This is a
milestone that we all take pride in achieving.
2007
New coil line purchased and installed
in the Bronx shop, which allows our NYC branch to take on any
project manufacturing requirement, and to serve our customers as we
have done in our New Jersey branches.
Celebrated the
ten year anniversary of our South Jersey branch office located in
Lakewood, New Jersey.
2008
Our 40,000 square foot Bronx facility was renovated
resulting in a more efficient work flow, storage and office space.
Today, Bonland maintains a high-speed Local
Area Network (LAN) hosting more than 125 systems in all branches.
Our network consists of the latest Information Technology, including Microsoft’s
Office automation suite and latest Windows network operating system, Novell software, and
UNIX. The North Jersey, South Jersey and New York City facilities are networked via T1 circuit, enabling video conferencing, the sharing of resources and the ability
for employees to seamlessly share information to efficiently manage all aspects
of our projects. Every aspect of the company is computerized from estimating
through installation.
We have twenty-two (22) CAD
draftsmen. We are able to convert disks supplied by architectural and
engineering firms that have systems unlike ours (AutoCad, Micro
Station, IntelliCad, etc.). We have taken the coordination lead on some of the
most complicated pharmaceutical work in the state.
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