Our Story
In 2022, Universal Supply Group was acquired by Daikin Comfort Technologies North America. In its strategic management plan, Daikin has set its sights on becoming the top provider of HVAC solutions in North America, and this acquisition will contribute to the success of that. Universal Supply Group continues to supply and promote its full line of Residential Unitary Goodman, Amana, and Daikin brand equipment as well as a diverse lineup of additional brands and products.
Throughout the years, USG has shaped itself into a leading full line distributor of HVAC products, building management systems, plumbing and electrical supplies, and parts and accessories in the Northeastern United States.
Since 1940
In the summer of 1940, Heinz Hildebrandt and William Voorhis founded Universal Engineering Co., with the idea that their new business would manufacture oil burners. However, due to shortages created by World War II, the pair found themselves repairing and fabricating burners rather than manufacturing them. For five years their business developed, becoming a trusted supply and repair facility, and in 1945, Hildebrant and Voorhis built their first Universal shop at 344 Wagaraw Road in Hawthorne, New Jersey—only feet away from where the Hawthorne branch stands today.
In the summer of 1940, Heinz Hildebrandt and William Voorhis founded Universal Engineering Co., with the idea that their new business would manufacture oil burners. However, due to shortages created by World War II, the pair found themselves repairing and fabricating burners rather than manufacturing them. For five years their business developed, becoming a trusted supply and repair facility, and in 1945, Hildebrant and Voorhis built their first Universal shop at 344 Wagaraw Road in Hawthorne, New Jersey—only feet away from where the Hawthorne branch stands today.
Over the decades, Universal Supply Group, Inc. has expanded to include new locations and new product lines, most notably the addition of HVAC equipment in 1986. As the needs of Universal’s customers and local markets grew, so did the company’s inventory, and today, Universal Supply Group, Inc. proudly offers a complete, robust line of products and services for HVAC contractors in New Jersey and the New York Metro area.