Westmor Industries, LLC, one of North America’s most comprehensive energy storage, transportation, and dispensing equipment manufacturers and suppliers, announced their acquisition of Metzler Bros, Tank, Truck, and Trailer.  The new location has been rebranded as Westmor Industries and expands Westmor’s ability to sell and service refined fuel and propane transportation products in the mid-Eastern US. Westmor’s Eastern customers will now ...

Burnham Holdings, Inc., announced that Douglas S. Brossman will retire as CEO, effective April 24, 2023, after a fifteen-year career with the company.  Christopher R. Drew, currently President and COO, will become Chief Executive Officer. Christopher R. Drew Drew brings extensive knowledge of the HVAC industry to the position. He has been a long-standing participant in the Air-Conditioning, Heating and ...

Paraco Gas acquired Chickos Energy Services of Milford, Connecticut. The acquisition, announced Dec. 22, is Paraco’s second of an HVAC company in 2022. Chickos Energy Services has been family owned and operated since the 1950s. “Paraco is the right fit at the right time,” said Michael Chickos, former owner of Chickos Energy Services. “Paraco’s values and family focus means that ...

New England should have adequate electricity supplies under mild and moderate weather conditions this winter, according to ISO New England, operator of the region’s electric grid. Prolonged periods of very cold weather continue to pose power system reliability risks, but ISO New England will use procedures and plans, including a rolling three-week energy supply forecast, with the goal of mitigating these conditions ...

Maine Technical Education Center’s Meet the Graduates event is held on the final day of the Oilheat Technician Training course. Graduating students are presented with a Certificate of Completion from MTEC, and those students who are not already employed by a company have the opportunity to meet face-to-face with contractors in attendance looking to hire MTEC students. The last Meet ...

Fans of maple syrup might not know: Propane often has a role in producing it. Bill Overbaugh of Trumansburg, New York, is marketing propane-fired maple syrup from central New York State. Overbaugh and his father, Tom, have been making the syrup for years from the sugar maples on their property. The boiling process, which renders the sap from the sugar ...

WASHINGTON (Dec. 20, 2022) – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the strongest-ever national clean air standards to cut smog- and soot-forming emissions from heavy-duty trucks beginning with model year 2027. The new standards, which is the first update to clean air standards for heavy duty trucks in more than 20 years, are more than 80% stronger than ...

Foster Fuels, Inc. purchased fuel provider Candler Oil Company based in Lynchburg, Va. Cohorts Watt R. Foster, president and CEO of Foster Fuels, and J. Cole Candler, President of Candler Oil, see this as an opportunity for both families. “I’ve known Cole Candler for many years,” Foster said. “I’m honored that he has entrusted me to carry on his family’s ...

Urell announced a partnership with Oil Yeller containment products, serving New England for its heating oil leak detection needs. Oil Yeller manufactures secondary containment pans designed for all sizes of oil tanks available in the North American market.  Oil Yeller pans are designed to prevent common leaks and spills from damaging the home or business environment. Located in Watertown, Massachusetts, ...

The Hudson Valley Oil & Energy Council is marketing biofuel on three billboards, including this one on Route 9W in New Windsor, NY. The billboard includes the address of a website (bioheathudsonvalley.org) for more information. Photo courtesy of Joe D’Aprile/HVOEC