[affiliations]

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.