Ferrellgas announces acquisitions, website
February 9, 2011 By LP Gas
Ferrellgas launched a dedicated autogas website, www.ferrellautogas.com.
Read More New agency weighs future of propane industry advertising campaign
November 1, 2008 By Jennifer Webb and LP Gas
For 10 years, the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) has worked to advance the use of propane in this country by raising awareness among consumers, homeowners and builders. For nine of those years, the council was helped by Porter Novelli, a global advertising agency that offered guidance and created advertisements to boost the council’s communication efforts.
Read More Are plastic sleeves causing propane cylinders to rust?
August 1, 2008 By Patrick Hyland
The virgin cylinder exchange business of the early 1990s found its groove in the willingness of American homeowners to pay a premium to replace their battered, empty propane tanks with clean, full ones wherever they bought gasoline, grills and groceries.
Read More Under surveillance
January 1, 2008 By LP Gas
The ranch spans 40,000 acres and houses some of the largest deer in Texas. In this state, hunting is a billion-dollar industry.
Read More 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 Sweating out slow sales
February 1, 2007 By Patrick Hyland
The early February deep-freeze that had propane sales across the country jumping should be a godsend to marketers squeezed by the lowest weather-driven propane demand in the last four years.
Read More First in line for technology
June 1, 2006 By Patrick Hyland
The deployment of Ferrellgas’ bold new business model has a lot of folks talking, but there is no consensus as to whether the nation’s second-largest propane retailer has launched a new and important period in the history of the industry.
Read More Project Renaissance: An epoch of technology application
June 1, 2006 By LP Gas
When Jim Ferrell returned from semi-retirement to run the Fortune 1000 company that bears his name in 2001, the 61-year-old industry icon already had decided that drastic change was critical in the face of stiffening competition and spiraling prices.
Read More Core Values … Now and in the future
July 1, 2005 By LP Gas
We have all heard it. Safety pays. Safety first. Safety is number one. For the propane industry, safety is more than a simple slogan; it is a core value.
Read More One for the road
December 1, 2004 By LP Gas
Richard Smith, the Staten Island Ferry pilot who crashed his ferry into a dock and killed 11 people in October 2003, recently acknowledged that he passed out at the controls after taking tramadol (a pain relief medication) and Tylenol PM, two drugs with side effects that can include drowsiness.
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