Acquisitions aplenty for big players
October 1, 2007 By LP Gas
Geographic location, profitability and operational/marketing practices set the stage for the interest buyers will have in your business.
Read More Remember to fall back to safe practices
October 1, 2007 By Jay Johnston
Furnaces are being turned on for the first time, and the flow of propane service and delivery begins again in volume.
Read More There’s been an accident … now what?
September 1, 2007 By LP Gas
If you’ve been in the propane business for more than a couple of years, you’ve heard a lot of safety and accident prevention presentations.
Read More A little help playing hooky
September 1, 2007 By Patrick Hyland
Asurvey by the Web-based company careerbuilder.com revealed that one-third of workers admitted calling in sick when they felt fine at least once in 2006.
Read More To sleeve or not to sleeve cylinders
September 1, 2007 By Jay Johnston
The propane industry has come a long way with grilling safety.
Read More Are your salespeople truly selling?
September 1, 2007 By Carl Hughes
This is generally an accurate saying for all of commerce but particularly descriptive of the challenging retail propane markets we face every day. Since we can agree that our retail propane markets are competitive, it stands to reason that – to reach our goals – we need top sales professionals who are the best equipped to bring in the highest quality of new customers.
Read More Experience key element of industrial forklift safety
September 1, 2007 By John McCoy
The recently completed Propane Incident Data Collection Project found that the propane industry has a good record in the area of industrial safety. The project was prepared by Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center at Texas A&M University and funded by the Propane Education & Research Council.
Read More Help for the Harvest
September 1, 2007 By LP Gas
Mike Clark enjoyed the outdoors too much to pursue a career in law, so he became a farmer. He doesn’t regret the decision one bushel.
Read More Hybrid technology may change the landscape of drying grain
September 1, 2007 By LP Gas
When Cooperative Energy Co. entered the propane market in 1969, about 70 percent of its business came from drying corn. Now it’s down to 27 percent, says General Manager Brian Dreessen.
Read More Low build fuels concern
September 1, 2007 By LP Gas
Amassive expansion in liquid natural gas production had propane experts earlier this year forecasting a record boost in supply and a resulting drop in prices for propane marketers gearing up for the 2007-08 winter.
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