Sales, response still down
March 1, 2007 By Patrick Hyland
For the third consecutive year, total domestic propane sales for combined residential, commercial, engine, farm and industrial uses has fallen.
Read More Changing ‘face’ of propane finds fans among marketers
March 1, 2007 By LP Gas
Instead of the coarsely drawn adult cartoon of a bespectacled, beleaguered, paunchy Texan propane retailer, this face of the propane industry has the strength of Mr. Clean and apple-pie appeal.
Read More Personifying propane
March 1, 2007 By LP Gas
The media is full of images touting every kind of product. Beer cans sprout from billboards. Sporty new cars sparkle on television ads. White teeth gleam off magazine pages.
Read More Can NPGA still represent everyone?
March 1, 2007 By LP Gas
Recently, a headline on the inside business section pages of the Washington Post caught my eye. It read: Accounting Firms Form Policy Group. Having once worked for the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), I stopped to read the story.
Read More Contractor, vendor and supplier safety
February 1, 2007 By Jay Johnston
In my safety programs I always list contractors, vendors and suppliers as stakeholders in the safety process.
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.
Read More Safety inoculation against liability flu
January 1, 2007 By Jay Johnston
The other day my doctor recommended I get a flu shot. I declined, rationalizing that I have given up most of my bad habits, exercise daily and am in fine shape.
Read More What’s up down under
January 1, 2007 By LP Gas
Scientists and engineers are on top of the quest for non-steel alternatives for tank construction, breaking new ground in researching suitable composite materials slated for below-grade applications.
Read More Gauging volume accuracy
January 1, 2007 By LP Gas
Developments in tank gauge technology could make the rubber mallets commonly used to whack recalcitrant rotary gauges back into calibration obsolete.
Read More Building the brand
January 1, 2007 By LP Gas
With rising oil and materials costs, weak winters and unsure economic times, propane retailers are always looking for additional sources of income.
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