Women in Propane group would serve as valuable resource
January 6, 2012 By Brian Richesson
A new endeavor gathering momentum this new year focuses on encouraging women’s roles in the propane industry.
Read More Time to connect with residential construction
January 6, 2012 By Tom Jaenicke
Ignoring your residential propane business and pretending it will get better without your help is no longer an option, unless you are only in your business for the short term.
Read More AmeriGas purchase of Heritage raises eyebrows, questions
January 5, 2012 By Patrick Hyland
LP Gas Editor in Chief Patrick Hyland asked industry analyst Ronald Londe to evaluate the mega-deal from both a competitive and operational standpoint.
Read More Composite cylinder net high sales in Europe, remain niche in U.S.
January 5, 2012 By LP Gas
Although they are popular in Europe and elsewhere around the globe, composite-constructed propane tanks have yet to catch on in the American cylinder marketplace.
Read More New ‘green’ product designed to put dent in disposable cylinder business
January 5, 2012 By Brian Richesson
Manchester Tank’s 1-pound refillable propane cylinder debuted at last year’s NPGA Southeastern Convention & International Propane Expo in Atlanta.
Read More People – December 2011
December 12, 2011 By Kevin Yanik
The latest news from the people who work in the propane industry.
Read More Owens Energy offers the unexpected in the Wild West
December 12, 2011 By Brian Richesson
Owens Energy isn’t your typical retail propane company, especially when the owners “can’t say how many times we’ve had guns pulled on us,” co-owner Dennis Owens guesses.
Read More Verifying presence of odorant protects customers, marketers
December 12, 2011 By LP Gas
A common issue that can create a basis for liability in defending gas explosion cases is the level of odorant in the gas as it is emitted into the atmosphere. When people who are injured in a gas explosion testify that they did not smell gas, the focus immediately turns to the odorant in the gas.
Read More Industry faces period of remarkable, profound change
December 12, 2011 By LP Gas
I want to take this opportunity to pass along what others in the industry are saying as I have traveled around the country as the chairman of the National Propane Gas Association.
Read More Personal rule on political discussion faces Thanksgiving Day test
December 12, 2011 By LP Gas
This year I broke a personal tenet that ruined an otherwise perfect Thanksgiving Day gathering: I engaged the family curmudgeon in a post-meal debate about politics.
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