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| 1947 |
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Harold Wood and Gervais McKeown open a rural service and
repair shop as "Newburgh Repair Shop" in the Village of Newburgh with a gas station handling British American Oil Products and repairing farm equipment and machinery. |
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| 1958 |
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Newburgh Repair Shop becomes McKeown and Wood
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Buy first bulk fuel truck and begin delivery of B/A fuel to homes |
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| 1960 |
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Business is expanded to include repair heating systems. |
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| 1965 |
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Sheet metal fabrication equipment purchased |
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McKeown and Wood expanded to include installation of heating systems |
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| 1969 |
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Gulf Canada purchases B/A and McKeown and Wood begin their
association with Gulf |
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| 1975 |
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Jim Wood enters the business as driver and service technician |
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| 1976 |
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Incorporated as "McKeown and Wood Limited" |
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| 1980 |
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Purchased bulk fuel Division of Bradshaw's Mill in Tamworth |
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| 1984 |
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Gervais McKeown retires. Jim Wood becomes Harold Wood's partner in the business |
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Jim Wood assumes a management position with the company |
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McKeown and Wood employees total 5 |
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| 1986 |
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Petro Canada purchases Gulf Canada and once again McKeown and Wood changes to accommodate new fuel providers |
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McKeown and Wood purchases Glen Martin Fuel Co. in Napanee |
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Petro Canada builds an office in Napanee and McKeown and Wood expands to that office at 371 Centre St. |
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McKeown and Wood employees total 10 |
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| 1990 |
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McKeown and Wood employees total 15 |
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| 1993 |
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Mary Anne Wood joins Jim working in the office |
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| 1994 |
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Purchase lot from Emerson Electric beside 371 Centre St. with an eye to the future |
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| 1995 |
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Install cardlock automated fuel system on pumps at 371 Centre Street in Napanee |
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McKeown and Wood employees total 18 |
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| 1996 |
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Construction begins at 373 Centre Street in Napanee for new building for heating/air conditioning arm of business |
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| 1997 |
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June 20th - last day of business in Newburgh at 1 Earl Street |
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June 23 - First day of business at 373 Centre Street, Napanee |
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McKeown and Wood install a new computer system to better serve their customers |
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McKeown and Wood employees total 21 |
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| 2001 |
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McKeown and Wood purchase the Petro Canada division serving Belleville, Picton and Trenton |
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McKeown and Wood employees total 25 |
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| 2003 |
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McKeown and Wood purchase Upper Canada Petro Canada Fuels in Kingston |
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McKeown and Wood purchase Walt and Bush Fuels in Carrying Place |
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McKeown and Wood employees total 29 |
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| 2009 |
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McKeown and Wood Partner with
EnerWorks LTD. To offer Solar Heated
Hot Water. |
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| 2010 |
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Delivery of Propane |