About Beckett
R.W. Beckett is the North American market leader in combustion products used in heating, cleaning equipment, and for custom applications. We are developers of electronic safety controls and sellers of HVAC related products. The Beckett Family of Companies has a presence in over 50 million US homes.
Founded in 1937 and a privately held company spanning three generations, R.W. Beckett has been built on a sturdy foundation of three core values: integrity, excellence and profound respect for the individual. Adherence to these values has helped solidify our position as a world leader in our areas of expertise. Click the links below to learn more about R.W. Beckett.
Our Leaders
R.W. Beckett
Company Founder
John D. Beckett
Chairman of the Board
Kevin Beckett
CEO & President
Core Values
At R.W. Beckett Corporation we believe our corporate philosophy and people, as well as our history, are unique — setting us apart from other companies. We’ve survived many challenges — within our industry and within our organization — and have emerged stronger and hopefully wiser with each challenge.
We work to nurture relationships daily: with our employees by creating a work environment that fosters growth and well-being; with our customers by providing products that are well-made, priced fairly and supported technically; and with our suppliers and others with whom we conduct business by treating them as we would like to be treated. We strive to serve the larger good, helping meet human needs in the community and beyond.
The character of a company is determined by those in leadership: their values, their competence, their commitment, their ability to work well together, and the example they set. We aspire to the finest possible management at all levels, seeking long-term relationships, internal and external, based on respect and trust.
Our company endeavors to apply a biblically-based philosophy throughout every phase of its operations, providing a corporate atmosphere that promotes individual health, advancement in learning and strong families.
Corporate Roadmap
Mission Statement
By God’s Grace we will…
Grow, Relentlessly Improve, and Passionately Serve Our Customers and Fellow Employees.
Vision
Our vision is to build a family of exceptional companies–each of which serves its customers in distinct and important ways–and each of which reflects the practical application of biblical values throughout.
Enduring Values
Our company is built on a platform of three core values: Integrity, Excellence, and a Profound Respect for the Individual. Adherence to these values has helped solidify our position as a world leader in our areas of expertise.
Guiding Principles
Customer focused
Led with excellence
A leader in technology
Committed to growth
A great place to work
Known by our values
Guiding Principles
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Customers
Always understand customer requirements and satisfy their highest expectations.
Be close to our customers at all levels, include them in activities that drive optimum solutions, and focus on helping them achieve success in their business.
Be very easy to do business with.
Merit such customer confidence that they will single source with us wherever possible. Be fanatical about listening, being responsive and following through on commitments, while avoiding any kind of arrogance or indifference.
As a vital element of our value chain, we expect our suppliers to be world class in every regard and we will be proactive in helping them achieve it.
Management
The character of a company is determined by its leadership – their values, competence, energy, ability to work well together and the example they set. We aspire to excellent leadership at all levels.
A chief function of management is to serve subordinates – to set clear goals, encourage initiative, give positive reinforcement, remove roadblocks, secure needed resources (including help from others) and evaluate and recognize progress.
We expect every manager to face reality and act decisively. This requires proper analysis, seeking multiple views and building consensus where appropriate.
In resolving conflict we will work toward “win-win” resolution, regarding both individual worth and our need to continually improve.
We’re committed to increase our leadership capacities through individual growth and the development of others, enabling the company to grow and to adjust to external change.
Technology
Be THE company our industry turns to for innovation, product excellence, technical support and field training.
Product excellence embraces design, performance, reliability, simplicity, serviceability and manufacturability – avoiding costs that cannot be recovered in the marketplace.
Encourage individuals and allocate resources so that rapid technical development and deployment are a way of life.
Require outstanding product designs, manufacturing methods, business processes, machinery, equipment, and parts in order to achieve product quality, low cost and minimal frustration to our employees.
Committed to Growth
We aspire to sustained growth, recognizing the benefits for ownership, employees, customers and the community.
We will pursue internal growth – opportunities that are adjacent to our core business and which add value to our customers, and external growth – opportunities which take us in new directions outside the core business, as long as we do not put the core business at risk.
Further, we fully embrace proven management systems that will enhance our overall capabilities, including Lean and Six Sigma.
We expect individual growth. We will provide opportunities for education and training to complement personal initiative.
Work Environment
We want our work and work relationships to be dynamic, challenging, rewarding and respectful – and all employees to be knowledgeable and well trained, with a strong sense of accountability and personal responsibility.
We anticipate ongoing change, and want change to be viewed as an opportunity, not a threat.
We will foster a culture of innovation throughout the company, encouraging both large and many small improvements.
We want to build on the concept of teams and teamwork, encouraging good communications, mutual support and respect for our fellow employees regardless of position.
Values
Our intention is to be a Christ-centered company, looking to the One described in scriptures as vested with all authority in heaven and earth.
We will conduct ourselves with dignity, adhering to the highest ethical and moral standards.
Our vision can best be achieved by staying focused and privately held, and by not getting too large at any one location.
We will continuously work toward clear, straightforward and sustainable solutions.
We will stay close to our customers and suppliers, and be absolutely on top of our business, avoiding indifference and complacency.
We desire to be known as honorable, reliable, and trustworthy, always willing to go the extra mile for something we believe in.
We don’t apologize for being old-fashioned when it comes to hard work, providing value and keeping commitments.
We want a lean, action-oriented business, avoiding redundancy and bureaucracy. We expect to be modest in our style and conduct.
Profits are important and necessary, but never at the expense of good, long-term business judgment.
Recognizing there are business cycles, we have a high priority to provide employment stability.
We want to be good “corporate citizens” – active in serving others, helping meet human needs in the community and beyond.
We realize we are not an end in ourselves, but a part of God’s larger purposes. As such, we are called upon to work as “unto Him,” to view our business as a trust and to be wise and able stewards of the trust He has placed with us.
We realize we are dispensable at any time in God’s economy, but that it is also possible to conduct ourselves in such a way as to please Him and find His continuing favor.
Family of Companies
Beckett Thermal Solutions
Beckett Thermal Solutions is a global pioneer of combustion technologies. Our creative problem-solving and concurrent engineering capabilities deliver first to market advantages for a diverse mix of products and industries. Beckett Thermal Solutions is more than a manufacturer of unique technology. We care about relationships and succeeding together to provide warmth for a better tomorrow.
Learn more at BeckettThermal.com
Beckett Air
Beckett Air began producing high quality blower wheels for OEM markets in 1988. In 1990, the company introduced the high-efficiency Key Rivet™ blower wheel, designed by Fergas AB of Sweden and manufactured in the USA at Beckett Air. Today Beckett Air’s skilled workforce delivers more than seven million airflow components annually, produced in a modern 130,000 sq. ft. (12,077 m²) facility utilizing high-speed assembly equipment and work cell technology. Technology is not the only Beckett Air advantage. Our flexibility, expertise, and willingness to meet our customers’ engineering and logistical needs are our hallmark.
Learn more at BeckettAir.com
Delavan
Delavan, a Beckett Company, is a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-quality spray nozzles and fluid handling systems. Since 1935, Delavan has grown to be one of the leading spray nozzle manufacturers. Operating from manufacturing facilities in the United States and in the United Kingdom, Delavan now supplies more than 30,000 different components to thousands of customers in virtually every imaginable manufacturing and processing industry.
Learn more at Delavan.com
Fabbrica ltaliana Dispositivi d’ Accensione
F.I.D.A Srl has been a member of the Beckett Family of Companies since 2019. Established in 1974 and located in Mogliano Veneto, near Venice, Italy, F.I.D.A. has become the industry standard and a global leader in the manufacturing and sales of high voltage ignition transformers and cables. Innovation, reliability, and excellent service, combined with the flexibility needed to meet current and future global challenges remain recognized strengths of the company.
Learn more at FIDAsrl.eu
Loving Monday
Loving Monday: Succeeding in Buisness Without Selling your Soul, is written by John D. Beckett, Chairman and C.E.O. of the R.W. Beckett Corporation. Beckett is the largest manufacturer of residential oil burners in North America. Affiliated companies are leaders in other home appliance components.
In Loving Monday, John Beckett provides a compelling account of how he has integrated his faith and work at Beckett. The result is a business that is respected throughout the heating industry for its integrity and ethics. Within the company, Beckett’s employees find a dynamic work environment where excellence is expected, and where each person is viewed with dignity and a high value on his or her individual worth.
Beckett’s book reveals life-lessons taught him by his father, the company’s founder. These lessons, coupled with insights gained from his decades-long walk of faith, give vivid evidence that high standards and business success can complement each other to the benefit of both. The book’s significance is summed up by industry leader, Archie W. Dunham, President and CEO of ConocoPhillips, Inc.: “Loving Monday is a quick read for busy business people. It portrays John Beckett’s journey of faith and his application of God’s values in the workplace.”
To learn more and purchase your own copy, visit the Beckett Press Site.
