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Our Companies

Kauffman Capital Group is actively seeking to acquire established businesses that deliver essential services to homes, farms, businesses, and industrial customers.

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Our acquisition focus includes fuel delivery businesses, trucking companies, and home service businesses, including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and pest control. We have a particular specialization in retail energy marketers and understand the operational, customer, and market dynamics that drive these businesses.

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We recognize that selling a business is a significant decision. Our goal is to make the transition thoughtful and straightforward while honoring the people, customers, and reputation that have been built over time. When the right opportunity comes together, we provide a path for the business to continue serving its customers while positioning it for its next chapter.

Kauffman Gas

Serving communities across Chester County, Lancaster County, Delaware County, and northern Delaware.

Kauffman Gas provides propane delivery, installation, maintenance, and HVAC services for residential and business customers across parts of Pennsylvania and Delaware. The company combines propane service and home comfort solutions so customers can rely on one trusted provider for fuel, heating, cooling, and related service needs.

  • Propane delivery

  • Propane tank installation

  • Automatic delivery

  • Tank monitoring

  • Pre-buy program

  • Propane appliance maintenance

  • HVAC repair

  • HVAC maintenance

  • HVAC installation

  • Heating and cooling service

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Team of three smiling men in Kauffman Gas company shirts
Technicians installing a large propane tank from a truck.

Our History

Vintage Kauffman's Bottled Gas sign along a rural road

1943

Kauffman Gas Begins

Elmer Kauffman starts Kauffman Gas as a small propane business alongside his furniture business.

Vintage propane delivery truck on a rural road

1958

The Next Generation

Elwood and Barbara Kauffman purchase the propane business and begin expanding its customer base, facilities, and storage capacity.

Exterior of the original Kauffman Gas company office building

1980

Third Generation Joins

Ken Kauffman joins the family business, continuing the Kauffman family legacy alongside his sister, Carolyn Grier.

Vintage Kauffman Gas delivery truck at 50th Anniversary Sale

1994

Kauffman Gas Incorporated

Kauffman Gas transitions from a sole proprietorship to a corporation, creating a foundation for continued growth.

Kauffman logistics hazardous material transport semi-truck on a highway

2023

Kauffman Logistics

The fourth generation expands into transportation with the launch of Kauffman Logistics, a hazmat trucking company.

Virginia Propane truck installing propane tanks

2024

Virginia Propane

Chris Kauffman expands the family's propane operations into a new geographic market with the founding of Virginia Propane.

Letter K logo intertwined with a golden vine

2026

Kauffman Capital Group

Kauffman Capital Group is established to provide a structure for the family's growing portfolio of businesses.

Zimmerman Energy team members working by a fuel delivery truck.

2026

Zimmerman Energy

KCG makes its first acquisition, W. L. Zimmerman & Sons, Inc's Oil and LP business, which becomes Zimmerman Energy.

Close-up of business professionals shaking hands.

TODAY

Continuing the Legacy

KCG brings together a growing family of companies built on family, hard work, strong relationships, and responsible growth.

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