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About Gaftek

From an Allenstown basement to 100+ owners.

Our goal hasn't changed since 1997: be the most respected petroleum installation contractor and service provider in the region, to our customers, our suppliers and our people.

Our story

Built one call at a time.

In 1997, Gaftek was founded by Amy and Burnie Gaff out of their Allenstown, NH basement. What started as just a husband and wife team eventually grew into a company with more than 100 people that now serves the entire Northeast.

Today, Gaftek is 100% employee-owned, meaning every person on every job has a stake in doing it right. We've diversified into construction, compliance, environmental services, electrical, building maintenance and general contracting, while keeping petroleum service at our core.

Gaftek's first office
Where it started. Gaftek's first office.

Our timeline

1997 to today.

  1. 1997

    Founded

    Amy and Burnie Gaff start Gaftek as a petroleum facilities service company out of their Allenstown, NH basement. Just a husband-and-wife team.

  2. 1997

    Petroleum service

    Service is where Gaftek started, and it started with Burnie Gaff himself. Petroleum service is our first division, and service is still the core throughout every department at Gaftek.

  3. 2002

    Into Maine

    In 2002 Gaftek expands into Maine, opening its office in Bucksport, ME.

  4. 2004

    Construction division

    Gaftek completes its first tank job in Conway, NH, and the construction division is born.

  5. 2006

    Compliance division

    Gaftek launches its compliance division: inspections, testing and the paperwork that keeps fuel sites in good standing.

  6. 2007

    Epsom, NH

    Gaftek moves into its facility in Epsom, NH, now our corporate office and home base for the compliance division.

  7. 2007

    The Corner Lot

    Gaftek opens the Corner Lot, its first dedicated maintenance facility. It kept the fleet running until the move to Brewer, ME.

  8. 2009

    Electrical division

    Gaftek adds its electrical and lighting division, with licensed electricians on staff.

  9. 2010

    Bangor & Brewer

    Gaftek moves its administrative office to Bangor, ME, and opens its fleet maintenance garage and warehouse in Brewer.

  10. 2010

    General contracting

    Gaftek launches its general contracting division, taking on full site builds and renovations.

  11. 2012

    Massachusetts

    Gaftek opens its Shrewsbury, MA office to serve customers across Massachusetts and southern New England.

  12. 2014

    Southern Maine

    Gaftek opens its Scarborough, ME office, close to customers in Portland and southern Maine.

  13. 2015

    Building maintenance

    Gaftek starts its building maintenance division to keep stores and commercial sites looking sharp and running right.

  14. 2016

    New York

    Gaftek opens its New York office to serve customers across central New York.

  15. 2017

    Employee-owned

    Gaftek becomes an ESOP company, owned by its employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan.

  16. 2018

    Environmental division

    Gaftek launches its own environmental services team with HAZWOPER-certified pros and a custom 3,000-gallon vacuum truck.

  17. 2020

    EV & solar

    Gaftek expands into solar and EV charging. Our crews install flexible solar on bulk plant tank rooftops: the first installation of its kind, and still the largest bulk plant solar array in the world.

  18. 2026

    Partnering with AI

    Gaftek puts AI to work across the whole company to sharpen service, raise quality and keep every job on schedule.

  19. Today

    100+ strong

    100% employee-owned, with more than 100 people serving customers across the Northeast.

    Always running since Oct 20, 1997

Employee-owned

Every employee is an owner.

Since 2017, Gaftek has been owned by its employees through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The company's success is everyone's success, and our customers feel it in the work.

Shared stake

Ownership means accountability on every job.

Long careers

Many of our leaders started in the field.