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Educate and Protect Propane Tank

Customers

By: Stuart Flatow

e need to that could save both of you potential customers, inform
communicate to costly and time-consuming them directly and in writing
Wcustomers who own misunderstandings. about the many items for which
their tanks or are considering When speaking with continued on next page
owning tanks that they are
responsible for the tanks’
maintenance and safety, said
veteran propane professional
Chris Cafarella of Sharp Energy
at a Mid-Atlantic Propane Gas
Association event I attended
about 10 years ago.

Thinking of selling
I learned two things that day:

1. Many folks who own their
own tanks have no idea about your business?
their safety responsibilities.
2. Propane industry members 30 years of propane industry
have some really good ideas
about tank safety based on experience
their experiences.
Unmatched industry
So we went to work
developing such information for relationships
owners of above- and below-
ground propane tanks, and the Manage entire process from
robust sales and downloads
proved that Cafarella was onto offering to closing
something.
During this process, I learned Our process typically engages
some lessons that I suspect 15-20 buyers
could be important to anyone
selling or leasing propane tanks.
First of all, many customers Call: 763-772-2834
choose to own their tanks info@legacyenergyconsulting.com
because it allows them to shop www.legacyenergyconsulting.com
around and save a few pennies
per gallon. But they do not
realize that they are responsible,
legally and financially, for
maintaining their tanks in a
safe manner. Informing them
Tyler Pendill:
of such responsibilities will Chad Pendill: Jason LeVine: VP Director of Sales
of Business
allow customers to make President Development & Marketing
better-informed choices

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