Timeline
1915
State Construction Company founded by JS Murray and George M. Evans
1928
CH Booth, Sr. joins State Construction Company as Office Manager/ Secretary
1931
CH Booth, Sr. promoted to General Manager
1935
Fire destroys main plant in Parnassus and majority of equipment
1941
CH Booth, Jr. joins US Air Force as Flying Cadet
1945
CH Booth, Jr. returns home from war; rejoins Burrell Construction Company
1948
FJ King dies; HB King becomes VP/Purchasing; CH Booth, Sr. promoted to President; CH Booth, Jr named Vice President/Operations
1960
Burrell acquires Ben Evan Insurance Co. and renames it Westmoreland Insurance Services
1972
CH Booth, Sr. dies from stroke; CH Booth, Jr. becomes President; Harvey Booth joins Burrell as part-time labor
1973
HB King dies
1976
HB King dies
1978
Ann King inherits husband’s (HB King) Burrell Stock
1980
Harvey Booth becomes Manager of the company’s Greenburg East Plant
1984
Burrell Mining Products, Inc. was incorporated on Oct. 17; Bill Harbaugh named President of Burrell Mining
1915
Harvey Booth transfers back to New Kensington to oversee Burrell Construction Operations
1988
Burrell Construction Company sold to Glen Straub; Burrell Group Inc. formed
1990
Reid Rotzler joins Burrell Company; Burrell purchases Town Hall Center as new headquarters
1992
Ann King dies; her kids inherit her Burrell Co. stock
1995
CAN patent registered for Burrell Mining
1997
Burrell Industrial Supply building in Parnassus sold; Harvey Booth named Vice President of Burrell Group
1998
Burrell purchases outstanding shares of King family stock
2000
Harvey Booth named President of Burrell Group; CH Booth becomes Chairman
2003
CH Booth, III dies
2004
CH Booth, Jr. becomes CEO of Burrell Group, Inc; Reid Rotzler promoted to Executive Vice President
2012
Harvey Booth, Jr joins Burrell Mining
2013
CAN patent expires
2015
CH Booth, Jr and Harvey Booth become Co-Chairmen; Bob Weil joins company as CEO
2015
Harvey Booth named CEO
2015
Harvey Booth, Jr becomes Product Specialist, selling Burrell Mining Products