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About Nationwide Boiler

Integrity. Dependability. Real Customer Service.

Established in 1967 for the main purpose of providing emergency rental boilers and auxiliary equipment to steam users, Nationwide Boiler pioneered the concept in mounting large package boilers on highway-legal trailers. Since 1967 Nationwide Boiler has supported hundreds of companies and institutions in thousands of boiler installations throughout the world.

Today, Nationwide Boiler is now involved in virtually every other aspect of the boiler industry including boiler system sales, leasing, turnkey installations, boiler parts, operations, service and repair. Our commitment to supply the most technologically advanced equipment has been demonstrated by the conversion of our entire fleet of rental boilers to meet low NOx emissions and our ongoing development of high-capacity mobile boiler rooms and portable steam plants for maximum steam capacity. The development of the Nationwide Boiler CataStak SCR system and Best Performance Standards boilers contribute to our reputation as the leader in providing solutions that substantially decrease GHG emissions and increase plant efficiency.

With headquarters in Fremont, California, and sales representatives across the globe, Nationwide Boiler continues to grow and expand. Our Central Valley Sales Office in Visalia, California opening in 2015, and Pacific Combustion Engineering / Ponder Burner Company was acquired in 2017 to form Nationwide Boiler's Controls Division. The panel fabrication facility is UL508A & 698A certified, providing the highest safety standards on our burner management and combustion control systems. In 2021, Nationwide Boiler opened a new storage and maintenance facility in Alvin, Texas to better support our customers in the Gulf Coast. 

Nationwide Boiler's seasoned and strong management teams, outstanding engineering, sales and service offices throughout the world, our long-lasting partnerships, and our positive vendor relations have helped the company grown to a position of leadership recognized throughout the industry.

 


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    The Start of an Entirely New Business

    Nationwide Boiler's Founder, Dick Bliss, pioneered the mounting of package boilers on permanent, highway-legal trailers. A 20,000 lb/hr unit signaled the start of an entirely new business on the West Coast. Nationwide Boiler was incorporated as an S-Corp this same year.
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    New 24,000 lb/hr Trailer-Mounted Boiler Introduced

    Nationwide Boiler mounted the first 24,000 lb/hr boiler on a dedicated trailer for highway-legal transportation.
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    NBI Rep Network Established

    Nationwide Boiler's network of sales and service representatives was first assembled this year. Today, our rep network consists of more than 15 companies both domestic and international to support our large, worldwide customer base.
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    Economizers Introduced

    Nationwide Boiler begins offering economizers, later branded as EconoStaks, with each boiler rental to increase efficiency and provide an immediate savings in the cost of fuel. Later, the company became a sales representative for Kentube and now E-Tech Heat Recovery Systems.
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    New Trailer-Mounted Boilers Introduced

    From 1981 - 1985, Nationwide Boiler introduced multiple new trailer-mounted boilers to the rental market. This includes 52,000 lb/hr and 60,000 lb/hr trailer-mounted boilers as well as high-pressure 40,000 lb/hr mobile boilers designed at 650 psi for a more diverse operating capacity.
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    Introduction of Mobile Boiler Rooms

    Nationwide Boiler expanded its product offerings with the design and development of mobile boiler rooms featuring firetube boilers in a range of sizes. These mobile rental boiler systems include all equipment required for reliable steam production.
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    Jeff Shallcross Appointed President

    Jeff Shallcross is promoted to new position of President & CEO.
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    World's Largest Trailer-Mounted Boiler

    Nationwide Boiler introduced the "World's Largest Trailer-Mounted Boiler". Built to supply 120,000 lb/hr of saturated steam, this highway-legal mobile boiler weighed over 123,000 lbs and measured over 52 ft long.
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    World's Largest Mobile Feedwater System

    Nationwide Boiler designed, built, and put into service the worlds largest mobile feedwater system. The system was designed with the capacity to process 30 gpm of boiler feedwater.
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    Low NOx Conversion

    Nationwide Boiler became the only company to convert its entire watertube mobile boiler rental fleet to low NOx levels of 30 ppm. These boilers would help users comply with the forthcoming changes in NOx emission regulations.
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    First Ultra-low NOx Trailer-Mounted Boiler

    Introduction of a 9 ppm low NOx trailer-mounted boiler. This was an ultra low NOx solution designed by Nationwide Boiler to support boiler owners as emissions limits in the state of California became more and more stringent.
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    Regional Partnerships Created

    Nationwide Boiler created and formed regional partnership companies in conjunction with established boiler rental firms. These alliances helped to better serve customers in each of the five major industrial markets in the U.S.
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    High Capacity Mobile Boiler Room Introduced

    High-capacity 650 hp mobile boiler rooms were introduced using X-ID tubes for 85% higher capacity. This same year, 75,000 lb/hr high-pressure trailer-mounted boilers were also added to Nationwide Boiler’s rental fleet in two models: 750°F superheat temperature and saturated steam conditions.
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    SCR System Demonstration for Package Boilers

    Nationwide Boiler performed a final demonstration project of a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system for ultra-low NOx boiler performance. This product would later be called the CataStak™ SCR system, utilizing back-end boiler technology to significantly reduce NOx emission levels without the need of flue gas recirculation or oversized fans for a more sustainable steam option.
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    New Mobile Steam Plant Introduced

    The first 650 HP ultra-low NOx mobile steam plant was introduced. This was another design initiative from Nationwide Boiler that supported our commitment to providing environmental "green products" and sustainable steam solutions.
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    CataStak Announcement

    Another nod to Nationwide Boilers commitment to environmental control and sustainable solutions - The CataStak™ SCR system was formally announced and launched to market. Prior to being offered for permanent applications, the CataStak was proven to reduce NOx emissions to as low as 5 ppm throughout extensive operation in Nationwide’s fleet of rental boilers.
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    More New Trailer-Mounted Boilers Announced

    Nationwide Boiler introduced the first 82,500 lbs/hr trailer-mounted boilers. These units are designed for 99.9 mmbtu/hr input to facilitate the air permit process.
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    Introduction of the E2Stak for Increased Efficiency and Reduced Emissions

    Nationwide Boiler introduced the E2Stak as an option for clients needing both improved efficiencies and reduced emissions. This product combined Nationwide Boiler EconoStak economizers and CataStak™ SCR systems into one complete package.
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    Formation of Nationwide Environmental Solutions

    Nationwide Boiler formed Nationwide Environmental Solutions, a strategic business unit located in Texas. This business unit focused on the sales and marketing of the CataStak SCR system. That same year Nationwide Boiler developed a "smart" control system for NOx reduction with our CataStak™ SCR system.
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    'Best Performance Standards' Boiler System Package

    High efficiency, ultra low NOx boiler system completed, achieving 95% thermal efficiency and NOx emissions of less than 2.5 ppm. This package was later coined as the "Best Performance Standards" or BPS Boiler Package.
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    Introduction of the First "Boiler Blog"

    Nationwide Boiler is the first boiler rental and boiler systems supplier to launch a “Boiler Blog” for industry news and technical information on the world wide web.
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    Expansion of the CataStak Product

    The CataStak™ SCR system’s technology goes beyond package watertube boilers and is applied to firetube boilers, gas turbines, HRSG's, fired heaters and other fired equipment applications.
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    Urea-based CataStak™ SCR Solution

    Nationwide Boiler developed the Urea-based CataStak™ for firetube boilers, utilizing a common diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), a safe liquid urea solution. The following year, the Urea-based CataStak was further developed to include large package watertube boilers.
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    Global Reach Expanded After Boiler Sale to Africa

    A new 33,070 lb/hr Babcock & Wilcox Model FM10 superheat natural gas fired package boiler supplied to a refinery located in Africa, expands Nationwide Boiler's global breadth. To date, Nationwide Boiler has provided boiler equipment to end-users located in six of the seven continents of the world.
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    CataStak Project Firsts

    Nationwide Boiler completes the first Ammonia-Free CataStak™ for two package watertube boilers and installs a new CataStak™ for refinery fired heaters.
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    The World's Largest Mobile Superheated Steam Boiler

    Nationwide Boiler introduced a high-pressure, 750°F superheat mobile watertube boiler. Rated at 110,000 lb/hr, it weighed 220,000 lbs and measured over 97 ft long. This becomes the second "World's Largest" mobile boiler designed and maintained by Nationwide Boiler Inc.
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    World's First 1,000 HP Mobile Boiler Room

    Nationwide Boiler designed and produced the world's first 1,000 HP mobile boiler room. Mounted inside a 53ft container with 4-axle chassis, it is the largest mobile boiler room available in the rental market.
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    A New "World's Largest" Mobile Boiler Announced

    Nationwide Boiler introduced a new 125,000 lb/hr, 750 psi design saturated steam, trailer-mounted boiler. This unit becomes the new world's largest trailer-mounted boiler for temporary, high-pressure saturated steam needs.
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    A Change in Leadership

    Long time president Jeff Shallcross retires and Larry Day becomes new President & CEO of Nationwide Boiler Inc.
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    Acquisition of Pacific Combustion Engineering

    Nationwide Boiler Inc. acquires Pacific Combustion Engineering / Ponder Burner Company. The company was a well known panel fabricator and manufacturer's representative that enhanced our existing product line. The division was later rebranded in 2022 to Nationwide Control Solutions.
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    First Urea-Based SCR Rental Units

    For the first time in the rental market, urea-based CataStak SCR systems became available from Nationwide Boiler Inc. This option is ideal for customers adverse to the more stringent handling requirements of ammonia.
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    Largest Rental Project Secured

    Nationwide Boiler Inc. secures their largest rental project to date and the largest project in the rental boiler industry, supplying three (3) 200,000 lb/hr package watertube rental boilers, one (1) plant master workstation, and one (1) deaerator with feedwater pumps to Saudi Aramco in Jizan, Saudi Arabia. The rental lasted two years and was converted to the company's largest equipment sale, finalized in 2020.
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    New Facility in Texas

    Nationwide Boiler opens a new Houston Area facility in Alvin, TX for the storage and maintenance of rental boilers, feedwater systems, and other boiler auxiliary equipment to support customers in the Gulf Coast.
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    Hydrogen Firing Capabilities for Fleet of Rental Boilers

    Nationwide Boiler evaluated and confirmed that their current fleet of watertube rental boilers, which range in size from 30,000 to 125,000 pph, are all capable of firing up to 20% hydrogen blended with natural gas without any changes to the system.
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