Cabinet heater proposals rejected at committee meeting
April 2, 2009 By LP Gas
The proposals that would allow the indoor use of cabinet heaters fueled with propane from composite cylinders were rejected in a preliminary committee meeting.
Read More NFPA conducting research on sidewall vents
February 12, 2009 By LP Gas
The Fire Protection Research Foundation is conducting research into the effects of sidewall vented gas appliances on adjacent buildings.
Read More Cabinet heater coalition positions revised proposal on NFPA calendar
December 1, 2008 By Brian Richesson
Propane-fired cabinet heaters have roots that extend back to the 1980s when steel cylinders were considered for indoor use. Two decades later, the product remains sidelined awaiting introduction into the market. While attempts have been made, roadblocks and setbacks have blunted its progress time and again. Some wonder if it will ever happen.
Read More Propane safety in tough times
December 1, 2008 By Jay Johnston and LP Gas
Times have been tough for propane marketers.
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 Taking note of NFPA 58 changes
June 1, 2008 By LP Gas
Here are major differences in the 2008 edition, of interest to marketers
Read More Owning lines and regulators
May 1, 2008 By Jay Johnston
Know your responsibility with maintenance and protection from elements
Read More Cabinet heater concerns
June 1, 2007 By Patrick Hyland
The timing could not have been worse for news to circulate about the rupture of five propane-filled composite cylinders at a Heritage Propane facility in Miami April 4, 10 and 13 – just eight weeks before the propane industry had hoped to tap into the virgin cabinet heater market.
Read More View from the top
February 1, 2007 By LP Gas
Rick Roldan couldn’t possibly have foreseen all that awaited him when he took the reins as president and CEO of the National Propane Gas Association in December 2002. Five years after the association’s retooling and move to Washington, D.C., the man responsible for managing the transition and guiding the organization’s new mission and strategic plan is facing bold new challenges on all fronts: a new national energy policy, a dramatic power swing in Congress, unprecedented industry consolidation and a radically changing global energy market.
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