Conquering the elements with a new partnership

May 3, 2024 By Bob Sandrick

A new partnership formed at the LP Gas Growth Summit helps a retailer protect its tanks from the sun and salt of the Florida Keys.

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From left: Johnny Hill, regional manager of operations, Florida Public Utilities; Mike Wojtuniak, owner of Engineer Permits Inc. in Deland; Luke Flynn, Central Florida Building & Inspectors; Karen Chasez, mayor of DeBary; Jeff Householder, president, CEO and chairman of the board of directors, Chesapeake Utilities Corp.; Jim Pappalardo, DeBary council member; Patricia Stevenson, DeBary council member; and Jeff Sylvester, senior vice president, COO, Chesapeake Utilities. Photo by Hillary Turlington for Chesapeake Utilities Corporation

Chesapeake Utilities breaks ground on safety training facility

February 15, 2024 By Ellen Kriz

The facility in DeBary, Florida, will be modeled after Chesapeake Utilities’ Safety Town training facility in Dover, Delaware.

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Rutherford Equipment names sales rep for Florida

January 17, 2024 By Danielle Pesta

Rutherford Equipment, a wholesale propane equipment and gas appliance distributor in the Southeast, hired Kevin Carnes as sales representative for Florida.

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Mergers and acquisitions. Photo: designer491/iStock / Getty Images Plus/Getty Images

Southern Quality Propane acquires Morris Propane

January 16, 2024 By Ellen Kriz

Southern Quality Propane of Thomasville, Georgia, acquired Morris Propane in Monticello, Florida. Both companies serve northern Florida and southern Georgia.

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Team members, from left: Joe Cummiskey, Andy Ronald, Jason Reeves and Carter House. (Photo by Debbie Hagen)

Retired propane executive leads charity sending holiday gifts to troops

December 26, 2023 By Danielle Pesta

This holiday season, more than 1,000 military personnel deployed overseas will receive special holiday gift packages thanks to a charity set up by retired propane industry executive Andy Ronald.

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Palmdale Oil acquires Como Oil & Propane

October 5, 2023 By Ellen Kriz

Palmdale Oil of Fort Pierce, Florida, acquired Como Oil & Propane, a Florida-based, full-service fuel and propane distributor.

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Cruel summer: Extreme weather events impact propane marketers year-round

September 25, 2023 By Brian Richesson

Extreme weather events and disasters are year-round occurrences that have the potential to seriously impact propane marketers and their customers.

This article is tagged with California, Canada, Canadian Propane Association (CPA), Florida, generators, Hawaii, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), Propane Education & Research Council (PERC), weather, Western Propane Gas Association (WPGA) and posted in Current Issue, Featured, From the Magazine

LP Gas Growth Summit 2023 underway in Florida

September 19, 2023 By Brian Richesson

The LP Gas Growth Summit kicks off outside Orlando, Florida, with about 70 propane industry members exploring ways to grow business and improve operations.

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The ThompsonGas team based in Florida worked long hours to serve more than 400 customers in need of immediate assistance after the storm. Photo courtesy of ThompsonGas

ThompsonGas shares lessons learned from 2022 hurricane season

July 28, 2023 By Jessica Johnson

By being prepared and working together, ThompsonGas employees went the extra mile to serve their communities and each other in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.

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ThompsonGas acquires South Florida Gas

July 5, 2023 By Ellen Kriz

ThompsonGas purchased assets related to the propane delivery business of South Florida Gas Co., headquartered in Fort Myers, Florida.

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