Fuel Oil News articles from April 2000

Fuel Oil News archives from April 2000

Heatway loses Entran II lawsuit.
April 1, 2000... A federal jury in Cleveland decided in early February that Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. was blameless in a dispute with Heatway Systems over defective rubber hoses. The jury rejected Heatway's argument that Goodyear's Entran II hoses were faulty...

Rohr and Holohan featured at NAOHSM Convention.
April 1, 2000... Attendees at the National Association of Oil Heating Service Managers Convention and Trade Show this year at Split Rock Resort, Lake Harmony, PA, (June 4-8) will be able to hear Ellen Rohr speak on Monday morning, June 5 at no charge from 11...

IOMA testifies against Massachusetts EPA regg.
April 1, 2000... Members of the Independent Oil Marketers Association of New England (IOMA) have spoken out against proposed amendments to the state's emissions reduction program, testifying that they would be costly and unattainable. At public hearings...

Fedders acquires Trion Products.
April 1, 2000... Fedders Corp. recently completed its acquisition of Trion, Inc., including its Herrmidifier line. All Trion operations have been integrated into Fedders. All commercial/industrial products will remain at Trion's Sanford, N.C. facility.

Don't say the "T" word.
April 1, 2000... Will gasoline prices reach $2 per gallon? Prince Rainier of Monaco is happy about high oil prices. That's because it means Middle East sheiks will be throwing away a lot of money at the Monte Carlo casino this year. Crude oil is over $30 a...

Speakers at ASHRAE discuss new standard.
April 1, 2000... ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-1999, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, provides minimum requirements for the energy-efficient design of buildings; including a number of energy-efficient technologies. "The...

Retail propane marketing workshops scheduled.
April 1, 2000... Propane Resources, LLC will be hosting retail propane marketing workshops in Raleigh, N.C., April 24-26 at the Embassy Suites Raleigh/Crabtree Valley and in Minneapolis, April 27-29 at the Homewood Suites by Hilton. Four workshop sessions...

Online sales of tube doors and caps.
April 1, 2000... US Tube Doors has launched a new website (www.ustubedoors.com) that offers secure online sales of PVC or metal utility doors and caps for tube storage systems. The PVC doors are available in four-, six- and eight-inch sizes. They feature...

Hago named distributor for Delta pumps and solenoid valves.
April 1, 2000... Hago Manufacturing Co. has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for Delta brand pumps and oil solenoid valves in North America. Several models of fuel pumps and solenoid valves will be offered. Delta pumps, which are noted for their...

CLEAR tank insurance exec to race for charity.
April 1, 2000... Erik Leeming, program manager for the CLEAR Insurance Program at George J. Smith & Son Insurance Co., has joined the Connecticut Chapter of Team In Training for the Leukemia Society of America. Leeming will travel to Lake Tahoe, Nev. with the...

Bradford White publishes "REWARDS".
April 1, 2000... Bradford White Corp. has just published "Rewards," a pocket-sized, 138-page, spiral-bond handbook created expressly for plumbing, heating and cooling contractors. Designed as a business building tool, this new book includes 50 marketing ideas...

Fleet Fueling West Coast Style.
April 1, 2000... Fueling fleets has become an important business activity for General Petroleum of Long Beach, CA. Here are the basics on how the Fleet Fueler, developed by Automated Wireless Systems handles the job for General Petroleum. The Fleet Fueler was...

Fuel Price Index 04/00.
April 1, 2000... Fuel Price Index 04/00 CURRENT CHNG FROM CHNG FROM PRICE LAST MONTH LAST YEAR CASH/SPOT PRICES UNLEADED GASOLINE...

Serving public spurs move into propane.
April 1, 2000... Oil and propane can and do mix Fuel oil marketers Kevin Mote and Peter Bourne didn't suddenly wake up one morning and say, "I'm going to sell propane today." Instead, the process was gradual and sometimes difficult. But the decision to...

ASHRAE does Dallas.
April 1, 2000... 45,000 HVACR professionals set attendance record at AHR Expo More than 45,000 HVACR professionals, including more than 25,000 attendees, registered for the AHR Expo 2000 in Dallas, February 7-9, making it the best-attended AHR Expo ever...

Risk management for heating oil futures.
April 1, 2000... What to do if your crystal ball ain't getting the job done If there were any heating-oil retailers who, prior to the last heating season, believed that they could predict heating oil price movements, it's unlikely that they believe it any...

Using water feeders.
April 1, 2000... There are three basic types in residential boiler applications Adding a water feeder to a residential boiler offers the convenience of not having to add water manually and, most importantly, can help protect the boiler from a dry fire...

Cooling flexibility.
April 1, 2000... Connecticut conference center gets new a/c system How do you get a new central air conditioning system into an existing 132,000-square-foot building constructed entirely of concrete? Just ask Automatic TLC Fuel Oil Co. of East Hartford,...

Making marketing work.
April 1, 2000... It works if you have a plan While marketing may be second-nature in large companies, smaller firms tend to have a tough time implementing, managing and monitoring an effective marketing strategy. The title of "marketing director is often...

Career Day an important event.
April 1, 2000... Recently, I had a conversation with Tom, the owner of Valley Repair, about business in general, which, by the way, he said was excellent. This is probably due to cold weather, excellent workmanship, trained employees, and of course, the robust...

Panic on 6th Avenue.
April 1, 2000... The owner of a six-unit apartment building left a message on my answering service that his apartments were overheating and he had to see someone first thing in the morning. He called at 2a.m. It was early November with a slight chill in the...

It's Showtime!
April 1, 2000... AREE, RPA, NAOHSM expos part of the Spring show season As always, the return of Spring signals the start of the show season for heating oil dealers, and there are shows aplenty for dealers throughout the country. The season started in...