Effective product pricing
November 1, 2006 By LP Gas
In today’s volatile energy market, the successful propane marketer must know how to effectively price propane. It’s one of the most important skills for any owner/manager to hone.
Read More Partnership perils
November 1, 2006 By Patrick Hyland
Imagine sitting down with your spouse to list the details of your relationship in writing. Beyond those Yes, dear items, there are treacherous pitfalls in specifying what you meant when you said I do those many years ago.
Read More Money Man
October 1, 2006 By Patrick Hyland
Roy Willis oversees the annual spending of some $50 million in programs and projects designed to enhance the industry’s image and boost sales. Have those efforts left the U.S. propane industry better positioned to respond to a radically changing global energy market?
Read More Getting technical in the Windy City
September 1, 2006 By LP Gas
The World LP Gas Forum, along with the first-ever Global Technology Conference, will educate and inform from Chicago.
Read More In memory of the Safety Committee
August 1, 2006 By Jay Johnston
I am sad to report the death of the National Propane Gas Association’s Safety Committee.
Read More Safety in numbers
August 1, 2006 By LP Gas
For the first time ever, the propane industry has a comprehensive compilation and statistical analysis of data on safety incidents involving the nationwide distribution, transportation and use of odorized propane.
Read More Getting a ‘lift’
July 1, 2006 By LP Gas
The most complete testing to date offers uplifting evidence that propane’s benefits to the material handling industry – in engine performance, durability and emissions quality – will protect the 85 percent market share that propane owns among class 4, 5 and 6 forklifts that burn 600 million gallons of year-round load.
Read More A woman’s touch
May 1, 2006 By LP Gas
When Monica McCarthy Clark took over at Glades Gas of Okeechobee,Fla., in 1987, she knew she faced an uphill battle as a woman inthe propane industry.
Read More Safety by the numbers
April 1, 2006 By Jay Johnston
Arecent study of propane-related incidents and accidents indicates that the industry has a safety record that demonstrates responsible risk management and control of the distribution of a flammable material.
Read More Propane-powered lawn mowers: A cut above other turf care fuels
March 1, 2006 By James Guyette and LP Gas
Mowing down the competition may have new meaning for propane marketers who push the turf care benefits of LPG-powered commercial lawn mowers. By providing fuel for this brand new equipment, marketers could rake in some off-season greenbacks.
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