Imega International USA plans to distribute and install its new Game high-pressure vapor injection system through Icom North America‘s dealer network. According to a press release, the Imega Game system features an intuitive self-calibration procedure, which, along with few electric connections, makes system installation a versatile and fast process. The technology will be showcased April 12-14 at the NPGA Southeastern... read more
Broward County Public Schools, the sixth-largest school district in the United States, purchased 98 propane autogas school buses. According to a press release, the school district purchased Blue Bird Vision and Micro Bird buses that feature Roush CleanTech fuel systems. According to Roush CleanTech, Broward County Public Schools’ purchase is the largest single order a school district has made for... read more
U.S. Lawns, a landscape contractor with outlets across the United States, converted 16 gas lawn mowers to propane at its Newport News, Va., location with the help of John Deere dealer East Coast Equipment. Papco Inc., an energy supplier, is leasing 72 mower cylinders and cabinets to U.S. Lawns, as well as providing the landscape contractor with fuel. Upon converting... read more
The LP Gas Hall of Fame welcomed five inductees to the Class of 2014 during a dinner and awards ceremony on April 11 in Atlanta. They are Dwain Willingham (Propane Resources), Casey Jarvis (JARCO), William B. McHenry (Pro-Gas Sales & Service), Daniel N. Myers (NPGA) and J. Charles Sawyer (Sawyer Gas). Some people loved Dwain Willingham. Others probably hated him.... read more
Don’t just plan to attend a propane industry event; attend it with a plan to boost your business profits. So much to learn. So many people to see. And so little time. You’ll face that predicament at your next propane industry trade show. You are not alone: Confronted with crowded aisles and hectic booths, attendees too often return home with... read more
JP Energy Partners LP named Patrick Welch executive vice president and CFO. Welch had been serving as the interim CFO for the company since November 2013. Prior to his role as interim CFO, Welch served as a managing director at Opportune LLP, a financial consultancy firm focused exclusively on the energy sector. Welch has also served as CFO for Atlantic... read more
The LP Gas Hall of Fame welcomed five inductees to the Class of 2014 during a dinner and awards ceremony on April 11 in Atlanta. They are J. Charles Sawyer (Sawyer Gas), Casey Jarvis (JARCO), William B. McHenry (Pro-Gas Sales & Service), Daniel N. Myers (NPGA) and Dwain Willingham (Propane Resources). The water heater accident count was mounting, and the... read more
This year may be a simple one in Congress. House Republicans have said they will not pass any major legislation, period. There will be no tax reform, changes to the Affordable Care Act, gun control or immigration reform. Republicans have made it clear they do not want to alienate their conservative base in an election year. They also do not... read more
William Shakespeare once wrote, “Now is the winter of our discontent.” I for one couldn’t blame you should you feel similarly about this particular season. We’ve had our challenges as an industry, and most likely those challenges have extended to your operation directly over the past five months. The big question is: What now? Not necessarily as an industry (although... read more
These are tough times for the propane industry. In truth, this winter has been a strain on retail marketers who have struggled to keep up with demand, dealing with shortage of product, limited pipeline access, the added infrastructure cost of interstate transportation along with lackadaisical rail efficiency. These local business folks are the salt of the earth, live in the... read more
