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 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 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 Congress’ latest activities are high-energy
August 1, 2007 By Lisa Bontempo
Trying to stay updated on energy legislation this year is no small task as hundreds of legislators working through dozens of committees put their mark on what the Democratic leadership hopes will be comprehensive energy legislation.
Read More Lessons from abroad
August 1, 2007 By LP Gas
All my life I have wanted to visit Ireland. Even before I learned the details of my heritage there, the lure of this simple, magical land seemed to call me home.
Read More Summer’s most important priority
July 1, 2007 By Randy Doyle
Every business – regardless of size – needs to stop from its busy daily schedule in order to reflect on its performance and to plan for the future. It’s simply good business to periodically ask yourself, How are we doing? What can we do better? What are our goals?
Read More The Heat is On
July 1, 2007 By LP Gas
The Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) has discovered another hot project aimed at increasing the fuel’s use nationwide.
Read More Financial mistakes in family business
June 1, 2007 By Carl Hughes
Many family owned businesses in this industry do a lot of things very well, yet can blunder terribly when it comes to financial matters. These errors can cost the family significant value and prevent it from achieving the very goals it set out to achieve when the business was started.
Read More Fugitive on the loose
June 1, 2007 By LP Gas
A Confidential Study of fugitive emissions in California says that the propane industry should find ways to reduce the amount of fuel released into the atmosphere during and after product transfer – or risk losing the exemptions it has long enjoyed with state air pollution authorities.
Read More Taking action against the silent killer
May 1, 2007 By John McCoy
Carbon monoxide poisoning has earned the notorious designation as the silent killer because it is colorless, odorless and silent.
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