Haffner’s acquires Ayer Oil
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 …