Haffner’s acquires Ayer Oil

November 30, 2018

Cetane Associates LLC announced that HEG, Inc. dba Haffner’s Energy Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy North Incorporated of Lawrence, Massachusetts, has acquired the full-service fuels business of Ayer Oil Co. of Ayer, Massachusetts. Ayer Oil is …

Florida College, Agency & HVAC Cos. Partner for Free Training Program

November 29, 2018

HVAC companies are partnering with funders collaborative CareerEdge and Manatee Technical College (MTC) in Bradenton., FL, to develop and fund a fast-track HVAC Installer program at the college. Set to launch in January, the program …

Family Business Looks to Future

November 26, 2018

As published in the East Hampton Star on November 21, 2018 By Johnette Howard Marshall Prado is 73 — or, as he says, old enough to remember when Montauk had only 50 or so families living there …

General Filters Gives to Families in Need this Thanksgiving

November 21, 2018

Novi, MI-based General Filters employees are again organizing Thanksgiving dinners for those in need through Novi Youth Services. For many years, General Filter has given a turkey to each employee for Thanksgiving. Some donate the …

Taco Among Top Sponsors of Eastern Energy Expo 2019

November 15, 2018

Taco Comfort Solutions has signed on as a top level Expo Sponsor for Eastern Energy Expo 2019 to be held at Hershey Lodge & Convention Center in Hershey, PA from May 19—22, 2019. Taco has …

Palmer Gas & Oil acquires assets of Lamprey Energy

November 9, 2018

Cetane Associates announced that Palmer Gas & Oil of Atkinson, New Hampshire has acquired the assets of Lamprey Energy of North Hampton, New Hampshire. Cetane Associates, LLC served as financial advisor to the buyer. Established in …

5 Reasons Your Heating Oil/Propane Company Needs a Newsletter

November 1, 2018

Digital marketing technologies are growing at the speed of light, giving way to an era of instantaneous, electronic communications. After last year’s severe weather, communication with customers is more important than ever before. With frigid temperatures …

Embrace Change or Fear It? Adopt New Technology with Confidence

The transition has been coming for several years, and it is now as stark as ever. There is a line of demarcation that separates the companies that are stuck in the past or are trying …

We Don’t Owe and We Don’t Deserve

From my decades of experience in the HVAC industry, I’ve realized that our industry does not understand pure sales and many businesses wait for the phone to ring. What’s more, we don’t expect sales teams …

The Point of No Pressure Change

There was a man named Gil Carlson who worked at Bell & Gossett. He eventually became known as the “Father of Modern Hydronics.” He invented products and developed various theories and applications that today we …