Mercury Fuel Service sells convenience stores, retains home fuel business
Waterbury, CT-based Mercury Fuel Service, Inc. has sold 20 petroleum marketing and convenience retail stores and its fuels wholesale business. Matrix Capital Markets Group, Inc. advised Mercury Fuel Service, Inc. for the deal. Terms of …
Kauffman Gas buys Penn Jersey Propane
Penn Jersey Propane, a large, family-run, propane company in Hainesport, NJ, has been purchased by Kauffman Gas for an undisclosed sum. Penn Jersey Propane operates a bulk plant along with several bobtail trucks, used to …
Fuel Merchants Assoc of NJ launches SmartHeatNJ advocacy campaign
The Fuel Merchants Association of New Jersey has released the multimedia SmartHeatNJ campaign across the Garden State to educate New Jersey consumers about the costs and consequences of the Energy Master Plan, specifically the expense …
Dead River Company buys Giroux Energy Solutions
According to reports, Portland, ME-based and family-owned Giroux Energy Solutions has been acquired by Dead River Co., West Portland, ME. Financial terms of the deal were not revealed. However, existing Giroux Energy service plans will …
ICM July/August Puzzle Answer
Here are answers from "Take a Break" in the July/August issue of ICM. Rock & Roll Heaven Amy Winehouse Bob Marley of “The Wailers” Aretha Franklin Buddy Holly of “the Crickets” Duane Allman of “The Allman …
The Upside of Instagram
For better or worse, social media has had a profound and irreversible effect on society. Its impact has reached every business sector in the developed world. The skilled trades are no exception. Some HVAC and plumbing …
Troubleshooting & Control Settings in the 21st Century
In ICM’s July/August issue, I mentioned how I looked forward to writing about the Carlin Pro-X 70200 Primary Control. The diagnostic capabilities of this control, as my friend Michael Warn of Carlin/Hydrolevel would say, provide …
Protect ECM Circulators from Iron Oxide
Circulators have been around the hydronic heating industry since the 1930s. They were originally added to existing gravity hot water jobs to “boost” the heat around the system. These original circulators were often referred to …
METUS donates to non-profit grief centers in New Mexico
Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US (METUS) has donated heating and cooling systems to the Children’s Grief Center and Grief Resource Center of New Mexico, a non-profit organization committed to addressing the challenges children, adults and …
Carrier launches new residential products
Carrier has introduced the Infinity Return Air Purifier to help inactivate Coronavirus in filtered air to help create a healthier home. Installed and mounted in the return air duct, the air purifier offers proven, third-party …