H.R. Clough, Inc.

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H. R. Clough, Inc. has a long and impressive story within New Hampshire's heating fuel industry. Founded in 1939 as a division of Sawyer Coal Company in Contoocook, NH, Harold Clough started by purchasing a kerosene business from G. Miles Ward. H. R. Clough concentrated on delivering kerosene for in-home heaters as they were the popular source of home heating in the New England area at the time. The company prospered in its early years, but it became apparent after just a few short years that the business was mostly seasonal. To supplement his income, Harold started a funeral home and additionally began providing basic burner repair service. In the 1940's methods of heating homes and businesses began to change with improved technology. The industry saw the introduction of "complete heating systems". Such systems included heat in every room of a house plus running hot water. This type of system centered on the installation of heating oil tanks either in-ground or in the cellar, with piping directly into the furnace or boiler. Harold Clough made the changes necessary to keep up with the growing needs of his customers, namely direct distribution of heating oil which replaced kerosene as the preferable fuel for heating homes. In the mid 1960's H. R. Clough expanded further by providing full heating system service as well. 1967 was a banner year as the company became incorporated as a result of its growing size and increased services...

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