J. M. Pollard & Sons, Inc.

J. M. Pollard & Sons began as a heating oil business. Its About page says James M. Pollard, Sr. worked for Standard Oil from 1923 to 1939 and then started the J.M. Pollard Oil Company in 1940, driving a 5-hour round trip into Richmond each day to pick up oil for customers in Ashland and Hanover County. His son, James M. Pollard, Jr., joined him; the two built a plant in Ashland in 1955 and incorporated as J.M Pollard & Sons in 1958.

The site says the company is now in its third generation of ownership, with the fourth generation working in the business day to day. BBB lists James M. Pollard III as president. Alongside a full-time service department, the company still delivers heating oil, diesel, kerosene, gasoline and lubricants to homes, farms and businesses.

On the heating and cooling side, the service pages cover tune-ups, repairs, replacements and installs for air conditioners, heat pumps, ductless systems, and oil and gas furnaces and boilers, plus humidity controls, whole-house filtration and UV air purification. The company gives free estimates on replacing a system or converting it, for example from a single-energy system to a dual-fuel one. It calls itself heating oil specialists and offers free estimates or second opinions on removing basement, above-ground and underground oil tanks.

Virginia licenses J M Pollard & Sons Inc as a Class B contractor with the HVAC specialty. Under the state's contractor classes, a Class B firm may take single jobs from $30,000 up to, but not including, $150,000. The site advertises same-day, 24/7 emergency repair and a Comfort Club membership with annual visits, repair discounts and priority service.

• AC and heat pump tune-ups, emergency repair, replacement and installation
• Ductless systems for additions and rooms without ductwork
• Oil and gas furnaces and boilers: tune-ups, repair, replacement and installation
• System conversions, including single-energy to dual-energy systems
• Air quality: humidity controls, whole-house filtration and UV air purification
• Heating oil tank removal: basement, above-ground and underground tanks
• Heating oil and kerosene delivery, ordered online or by phone
• Comfort Club memberships with annual visits and priority service

Known for: Oil-fired furnaces and boilers · Heating oil delivery and tank removal · Dual-fuel system conversions

As published by the business^[3]. Call ahead on holidays.

• The state licenses the company as a Class B contractor, which covers single jobs under $150,000. Its license lists the HVAC specialty only.^[1]
• Heating oil and kerosene orders go through a form on the site in set amounts from 75 to 250 gallons. The site says residential home heating oil deliveries carry no sales tax.^[4]
• The site's "Bid Your Own Price!" form lets you offer a price for an oil or kerosene delivery; the company answers by email.^[5]
• Fill orders can be paid in cash at delivery or prepaid by card, according to the order form.^[4]

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