Thompson Gas Acquires MN Oil & Propane Company
DULUTH, Minn. – Thompson Gas announced today that they have acquired North Shore Oil and Propane. Thompson Gas is headquartered in Frederick Maryland. “Wade Leblanc built a company with strong values and a commitment to customer service,” …
Ingersoll Rand Acquires Agilis Energy
Ingersoll-Rand plc has acquired the technology assets and intellectual property of Raleigh, N.C.-based Agilis Energy, LLC, an energy data analytics company, for an undisclosed sum. Agilis Energy helps large commercial, multi-family residential and industrial companies …
Trane Opens Expanded Facility in Augusta
Trane held the grand opening of an expanded facility that houses its heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) commercial and residential products and services in Augusta, GA, according to The Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration News. The …
Carrier Names Two Hall of Fame Inductees Posthumously
Carrier inducted two people posthumously into its Dealer Hall of Fame: L.D. Lawson of L.D. Lawson Air Conditioning & Plumbing, Inc., Gainesville, GA, and Jerry Webb of Webb Air Conditioning Company, Inc., Fort Worth, TX. …
Shaken from slumber….
If you ask an investor if the stock market went as he or she thought it would in January and February, they would either answer “Yes”—or they would tell you the truth! The equity markets …
How to Dispatch for Profit
In the HVAC and plumbing industry, the dispatcher’s purpose should be to maximize revenue. To achieve this goal, he or she must select the right technician for the service call at the right time. Time and …
Combustion Efficiency or Distribution Efficiency
The heating industry, for the past decade, has focused on improving the combustion or thermal efficiencies of the boiler. Every major boiler manufacturer has a series of modulating/condensing boilers in its product offering. The number …
The Heating Oil Industry has never had a More Marketable Fuel
In the perpetual search for the next great renewable heating fuel, there remains only one that has a sufficient supply and distribution network in place, can be used in (and is, in fact, better for) …
OESP calling for 2018 Awards Submissions
OESP is now calling for nominations for the following Industry Awards: Hugh McKee Award: Has been in the industry a minimum of TEN YEARS. Has been a member in the National Association of Oil and Energy Service Professionals …
Industry Webinar Set for March 6
As of January 1, 2018, retail heating oil companies in Massachusetts can receive so-called Alternative Energy Credits (AECs) for delivering heating oil to customers containing blends of "eligible liquid biofuel" at B10 (10%) or higher. On March 6, …