About Goodhart Sons Inc.

Goodhart’s continued success and growth necessitated more fabrication space. In 1963 the company was relocated from Cherry Street in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania to a larger facility along the Manhiem Pike. Contracts for lighter gage ductwork continued to grow along with requests for ventilation hoods as well as other miscellaneous fabrication and weldments.

Congress passed the Air Quality Act / Clean Air Act. This created a new market when Western Precipitation began looking for a fabricator east of the Mississippi River. This opened the door for the Goodhart’s to move into fabricating with heavier steel and larger ductwork systems. The Clean Air Act also inspired the need for fabricators of baghouse, precipitators, RTO’s (Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer) and incinerators for various industrial markets. Goodharts developed a reputation for being able to deliver a quality product in a short amount of time and was seen as a reliable source to meet the needs of the industry.

Goodhart’s continued to expand their market share in the pollution control business for many of the major players in the field. At this same time the need for larger installation crews became evident as Armstrong World Industries contracted Goodhart for the fabrication and installation of new production lines, dryers, pollution control equipment and bulk handling systems. Continued market growth in 1971 required even more shop floor space. In 1971 the entire Goodhart operation was moved to its present day location along Horseshoe Road in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. At the time, this included two buildings that housed the general offices along with the fabrication and machine shops.

Throughout the 1980’s and 1990’s Goodhart Sons, Inc. expanded into other markets as they began fabricating conveyors, tanks, chutes and structural steel. Also during this time they became heavily involved in the fabrication of larger incineration systems and the complete installation of production line. They also moved into the can industry which consisted of the fabrication of Pin ovens and IBO ovens. This naturally led them into the installation of the ovens plus the remainder of the can equipment supplied by other various OEM’s. The fabrication side of the business continued to see growth into even heavier fabrication such as heat exchangers, large stacks, pressure vessels, and large diameter ductwork for power plants. At the same time, Goodhart Sons, Inc. expanded into the food industry including dryers for Frito Lay and large capacity mixing tanks for many of the major chocolate companies.

In 1996 an additional fabrication shop was built at Goodhart Sons, Inc. Horseshoe Road location in order to bring all operation home. This new building includes five crane bays, a blast room and paint room. Today the Goodhart Sons, Inc. fabrication campus includes five buildings with over 175,000 square feet of production space and is centrally located to major roadways.

Goodhart Sons, Inc. gains a reputation in the power generation industry for being able to provide large diameter ductwork on time and on budget. At the same time orders for cyclones and various tanks increase. GSI adds two new weld manipulators to help fabricate large diameter ductwork as well as ASME vessels and tanks.

In March of 2020, COVID-19 is declared as a global pandemic and much of what’s to come in the future is uncertain. Despite nation- and statewide lockdowns, Goodhart Sons, Inc. is considered an essential business and continues to operate. Stringent guidelines are enforced to ensure the safety of on-site personnel. Through these uncertain times GSI was able to continue serving our customers.