The Heritage Group began in 1930 with one man, one truck and a dream to build something that lasts. Founder John E. “Jack” Fehsenfeld launched a home heating oil business during the Great Depression, guided by honesty, integrity and service.
Those values became the foundation of a family business that grew far beyond its modest start.
From those beginnings, we’ve grown into a fourth-generation, family-owned business with more than 50 companies and thousands of employees around the globe. Our reach spans industries essential to daily life – construction and materials, environmental services and sustainability, and specialty chemicals – all shaped by our commitment to turning big challenges into even bigger opportunities.
What sets The Heritage Group apart isn’t just what we do, but how we do it. Across our portfolio of companies, each business brings unique expertise while staying connected through people, purpose and values. This structure gives businesses the independence to innovate while drawing strength from the scale and experience of the Heritage family.
Together, we are more than the sum of our parts.
Ideas move across industries, challenges find unexpected solutions and collaboration accelerates opportunities. It’s a model built on patient investment, enduring relationships, entrepreneurial thinking and smart science.
Heritage Research Group, our world-class research and development lab, unites our portfolio through science, technology and problem-solving. From sustainable infrastructure to breakthrough materials to cleaner environmental solutions, HRG turns today’s toughest challenges into tomorrow’s opportunities.
Together with HRG, HG Ventures extends our innovation reach by investing in and incubating visionary startups.
By pairing entrepreneurial spirit with our scientific expertise, HG Ventures helps fuel bold solutions that strengthen our portfolio and drive progress.
For more than 90 years, we’ve invested in people – employees, partners and communities – and built enduring value through relationships.
Looking ahead, we’ll continue to build a safer, more enriching and sustainable world by harnessing the power of family.
