HOME ABOUT CAREERS COMMUNITY CONTACT US GATE PETROLEUM COMPANY ABOUT US OUR VALUES Our core values shape who we are as a company, what we stand for and how we operate. When we take these values to heart, everyone succeeds, and our employees can build a better life for themselves and their families. OUR VISION To support a family culture that delivers best-in-class products and services to our customers so that every member of our team can enjoy a more secure and prosperous life. THE VALUES WE LIVE BY ARE: BE RESPECTFUL CHAMPION SAFETY DELIVER QUALITY IMPROVE CONTINUOUSLY STRIVE FOR BEST IN CLASS JOIN THE GATE TEAM GATE MARKETING GATE RETAIL STORES SERVING UP MORE For nearly 60 years, GATE’s friendly associates, clean and safe stores and an assortment of products at competitive prices have allowed us to be part of our customers’ daily lives. With state-of-the-art gas stations and convenience stores in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, we’re focused on meeting every customer’s need through a wide variety of quick and quality food, snacks and petroleum products. All at reasonable prices. LEARN MORE GATE HOSPITALITY PONTE VEDRA INN AND CLUB AAA FIVE-DIAMOND OCEANFRONT RESORT & PRIVATE MEMBERSHIP CLUB For over 90 years, Ponte Vedra Inn & Club has been a historic oceanfront resort and country club providing members and resort guests an enjoyable and active lifestyle. Along with receiving the finest personal service and amenities, members and guests may choose from seaside golf, tennis, fitness, and swimming. A luxurious spa, picturesque beaches, signature dining options, an active social calendar, and engaging children’s activities have lured generations of members and guests in search of relaxation and indulgence. LEARN MORE GATE LANDS GATE LANDS DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FUTURE GATE Lands has developed significant commercial and residential land throughout Northeast Florida including Deerwood Park, Southpoint Office Park, Kendall Town Center, Deerwood Center, and Bartram Walk. Today, GATE Lands focuses on the development of Durbin Park. A 1,600 acre, super-regional, mixed-used development in northern St. Johns County, which will be the largest contiguous retail development in Northeast Florida. GATE PRECAST GATE PRECAST INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, SUPERIOR QUALITY Gate Precast Company operates nine manufacturing facilities that produce a diverse product lines of prefabricated concrete systems for structures. With a delivery area encompassing more than two-thirds of the U.S., Gate Precast maintains a reputation for superior quality, while continuously engaging with academia, design-assist partners and others in the construction industry to research and develop innovative prefabricated products and finishes. With that focus, Gate Precast provides designers greater freedom through a resilient product, owners more cost certainty through lower life-cycle costs and builders an accelerated project schedule and cleaner, safer jobsites. LEARN MORE GATE PETROLEUM COMPANY HISTORY Herbert H. Peyton opens the first GATE service station on Moncrief Road in Jacksonville, Fla. SEE PHOTO 1960 GATE establishes its corporate office at 9540 San Jose Blvd. in Jacksonville, Fla. The site continues to serve as the company’s headquarters today. SEE PHOTO 1964 GATE enters the fuel delivery service business starting with residential delivery and fuel oil sales. SEE PHOTO 1966 GATE enters auto parts business. SEE PHOTO 1967 Company purchases its first fuel transport tanker truck. SEE PHOTO 1968 GATE expands its convenience stores into Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and Louisiana. SEE PHOTO 1970S GATE diversifies its business holdings with the purchase of a 550-acre potato farm in Hastings, Fla. SEE PHOTO 1974 Evolving with the times, GATE begins offering self-service fueling. SEE PHOTO 1977 GATE purchases Big Tree Racquet Club in Jacksonville, Fla. SEE PHOTO 1977 GATE opens a roofing plant in Green Cove Springs, Fla., quickly becoming the largest asphalt felt plant under one roof in the United States. SEE PHOTO 1978 GATE develops Southpoint Business Center, a 410-acre mixed use office center in Jacksonville. SEE PHOTO 1978 GATE acquires Houdaille-Duval Wright’s Jacksonville prestressed concrete plant. In the coming years, the company acquires another structural precast plant in Pearland, Texas and purchases its first architectural precast plant in Monroeville, Ala. SEE PHOTO 1980 GATE acquires the real estate assets of Stockton, Whatley & Davin, assuming ownership of Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, Deerwood Country Club, Ponte Vedra Realty and additional property throughout Northeast Florida, including 14,000 acres in Northeastern St. Johns County. SEE PHOTO 1983 GATE sells more than 13,000 acres of property to the State of Florida to establish the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve. GATE retains two miles of ocean front, one and three-quarter miles of Guana lake front and the nearly 100-acre Outpost property for future low-density residential development. SEE PHOTO 1984 GATE acquires the riverfront mansion built in the late 1920′ by Alfred I. duPont and his wife, Jessie Ball DuPont in Jacksonville. SEE PHOTO 1984 GATE becomes title sponsor of GATE River Run USA 15K Championship race, a sponsorship that continues today. SEE PHOTO 1985 GATE purchases Blount Island, approximately 2,000 acres on the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Fla. The following year, GATE leased a portion of Blount Island property to the United States Marine Corps. SEE PHOTO 1986 The Spa opens at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. SEE PHOTO 1987 GATE opens the former duPont mansion as Epping Forest Yacht & Club, a private membership club on the St. Johns River in Jacksonville. SEE PHOTO 1988 GATE acquires 28 7-Eleven stores in Northeast Florida. SEE PHOTO 1990 GATE acquires the Riverplace Tower, a 28-floor office building on the Southbank of the St. Johns River in downtown Jacksonville. SEE PHOTO 1993 GATE acquires The Lodge & Club, a private membership club and AAA Four-Diamond oceanfront resort in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. SEE PHOTO 1997 GATE begins its fleet service business, offering companies the opportunity to better manage their fuel purchasing. SEE PHOTO 1999 GATE acquires architectural concrete plants in Ashland City, Tenn.; Winchester, Ky.; Oxford, N.C.; Kissimmee, Fla. and Dallas, Texas, creating one of the nation’s largest producers of architectural and structural precast concrete and pre-stressed hollow core slabs. SEE PHOTO 2000S GATE Fuel Service division begins offering lubricant products. SEE PHOTO 2003 GATE acquires and renovates The River Club, a private business and social club located in downtown Jacksonville. SEE PHOTO 2004 GATE purchases 5,400 acres in northern St. Johns County, Fla., along Interstate 95. Today the property is the site of the company’s Durbin Park mixed-use development. SEE PHOTO 2004 The company purchases 10,000 acres in Baldwin, Fla. SEE PHOTO 2005 GATE master plans and develops The Shoppes at Bartram Walk in St. Johns County and Kendall Town Center in Jacksonville. SEE PHOTO 2005 GATE acquires InMotion Entertainment, the largest U.S. airport retailer of entertainment and electronics. SEE PHOTO 2006 With a long history of corporate philanthropy, the company forms the GATE Foundation to formalize its corporate giving. SEE PHOTO 2008 GATE acquires “150 West Main,” an office tower in Norfolk, Va., featuring 225,498 square feet of Class A office space with stunning views of downtown and the waterfront. SEE PHOTO 2008 GATE founder, Herbert Hill Peyton assumes the role of company chairman. His son, John Peyton, rejoins GATE as president after serving two-terms as mayor of the City of Jacksonville. SEE PHOTO 2012 GATE introduces Yobe™, a low-fat or fat-free frozen yogurt into participating GATE convenience store locations. SEE PHOTO 2014 The company launches its first Fresh Kitchen, a fast-casual café serving freshly prepared food and drinks. GATE continues expansion of this concept into convenience stores throughout its network. SEE PHOTO 2015 GATE, along with its development partner Gatlin Development, announces plans for the creation of Durbin Park, a 1,600 acre, super-regional, mixed use development in Northern St. Johns County. SEE PHOTO 2016 GATE launches GATE Express Carwash, with plans to build and operate free-standing, express tunnel car washes throughout Northeast Florida. Hill Peyton, son of founder Herbert Hill Peyton, is named president of the new organization. SEE PHOTO 2016 GATE Express Carwash opens its first location on Collins Road in Jacksonville, Fla. SEE PHOTO 2016 Twitter Facebook CONTACT GATE PETROLEUM CAREERS TERMS OF USE PRIVACY POLICY ©2021 GATE PETROLEUM COMPANY. All Rights Reserved.