Rhoads Energy buys HB Home Services Heating Oil and Propane delivery service

Lancaster-based Rhoads Energy, which does business in Berks County, has acquired HB Home Services Heating Oil and Propane’s home delivery division. 

HB Home Services’ delivery division previously operated as part of Harrisburg-based HB McClure, which continues to operate. Terms of the sale which were finalized in December, were not disclosed. 

 The purchase extends Rhoads Energy’s fuel delivery territory into parts of Cumberland, Dauphin and York Counties.  

 Rhoads Energy, founded in 1917, offers fuel delivery, fleet fueling, and other offerings. The employee-owned company also operates Cool Crew, a division of more than 50 technicians that install and service home comfort equipment. 

 As part of the purchase, HB Home Services drivers and trucks will join Rhoads Energy’s delivery fleet. 

 “We’re looking forward to helping our new customers discover the benefits of doing business with our team,” said Michael DeBerdine, CEO of Rhoads Energy. “We’re also excited that we have the capability to offer fuel delivery service to all the homes in the Harrisburg metro region.” 

 Before the transaction, Rhoads Energy’s territory included Lancaster, Lebanon, Chester, Berks, and Montgomery Counties. With the addition of HB Home Services fuel customers, Rhoads will expand its footprint to the region stretching from Hershey, through Harrisburg and into Carlisle. It will also include much of northern York County. 

 This is just the most recent expansion for Rhoads Energy. Over the past two decades, Rhoads Energy has experienced continuous growth, both organically and through a series of acquisitions, the company said.