R.W. Beckett acquires Westwood Products

July 20, 2021

North Ridgeville, OH-- The R.W. Beckett Corporation has announced its acquisition of the assets of Westwood Products Inc. of South River, New Jersey. Westwood Products is a leading national supplier of specialty heating products for the …

U.S. coal production fell to its lowest level since 1965 last year

July 16, 2021

U.S. coal production totaled 535 million short tons (MMst) in 2020, a 24% decrease from the 706 MMst mined in 2019 and the lowest level of coal production in the U.S. in any year since …

Superior Plus buys Kamps Propane

July 15, 2021

Superior Plus Corp. announce that one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries has entered into an agreement to acquire the equity interests of Kamps Propane, Inc., High Country Propane, Inc., Pick Up Propane, Inc., Kiva Energy, Inc., …

Oberon Fuels taps Cinch Munson as VP of Commercial Development

July 14, 2021

Oberon Fuels, maker of renewable dimethyl ether (rDME) fuel, has announced that long-time propane industry executive and advocate Cinch Munson has joined the team as VP of Commercial Development. Munson most recently served as Senior VP, …

PERC launches propane safety compliance handbook

July 13, 2021

The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) has launched a new Comprehensive Compliance Handbook designed to help propane professionals navigate the federal safety and compliance regulations, codes and standards that apply to propane operations, systems and …

Budderfly inks agreement with Lennox

July 12, 2021

Budderfly has signed a nationwide agreement with Lennox International for HVAC Equipment and Services. It allows Budderfly to quickly scale its no-upfront-cost HVAC replacement program with the addition of Lennox Model L, an ultra-high efficiency …

Star Group Tackles Carbon Reduction with B20 Bioheat® Fuel

July 7, 2021

Star Group, L.P. is a full service, multi-state energy provider specializing in the sale of home heating products and services to residential and commercial customers. Star Group's retail operations operate under many brand names including …

Northark uses virtual reality for HVAC training

Carlos Escobar is on his knees on a 90-degree June day trying to fix a heating and cooling system that is not working, but he isn’t even breaking a sweat. The Northark (North Arkansas) College Heating, …

Change & Acceptance in Today‘s HVAC Industry

July 6, 2021

As I make my way back onto the pages of ICM (it’s been a while), I’d like to share a few of my thoughts and observations about how far our industry has advanced over the …

PPA Tech Provides High-level Training to PA

As the need for qualified service technicians continues to grow, ICM publisher, Don Farrell, chatted with Ted Harris, PPA Executive VP, about their state-of-the-art training center and its mission. ICM: PPATEC (Pennsylvania Petroleum Association Technical Education …