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NEWS & T RE ND S Sharon Bloomer Elected as the 2011-2012 ICPA Chair of the Board of Directors The Independent Connecticut Petroleum Association has announced that Sharon Bloomer, CFO of the Apple Oil Company in West Haven, Connecticut, was elected as the 2011-2012 chair of the board of directors of the ICPA. "ICPA is proud to have Sharon become the chair of our board of directors this year," said ICPA President Gene Guilford. "Not only is she an accomplished professional hav- ing served our industry in many capacities, our industry will benefit greatly from her advocacy and leadership skills in a very R. W. BECKETT CORPORATIONS ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISI- TION OF OIL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING LLC Oil Equipment Manufacturing LLC is well known as a quality source of oil stor- age tank accessories—King™ tank alarms and gauges, Speedfill™ vent and fill caps, the Rocket™ wireless gauge, fire safety valves, plugs, and bushings. Beckett was motivated to add this product line to its business since it so effectively complements Beckett's existing offerings—residential and commercial oil and gas-fired burn- ers, boiler temperature controls, oil safety controls, ignition products as well as other burner parts and accessories. Beckett will integrate the manufacturing, assembly and distribution of these tank accesso- ries into its facility in North Ridgeville, Ohio and will commence with order-tak- ing and shipment of these products as of September 26, 2011. NORA EDUCATION CENTER HAS RELOCATED TO VIRGINIA The NORA Education Center is an online database that allows technicians to complete educational curriculum to enhance service in 10 challenging time." Ms. Bloomer serves not only on the ICPA Board, now as chair after having served two years as vice chair, but also is about to become the Northeast regional chair of the Petroleum Marketers Association of America [PMAA], as well as serving on the board of the New England Fuel Institute. ICPA's 61st Annual Meeting also saw the election of Peter Aziz of Bantam Fuel of Bantam, Conn. as the association's new vice chair of the board, and Jennifer Tracey-Carlo elected as the association's new treasurer and chair of its finance committee. the oil heat industry. This curriculum includes classes for technicians, drivers, customer ser- vice representatives, management, insurance agents & underwriters, home inspectors, and real estate professionals. Traditionally, the NORA Education Center has been operated in Watertown, Massachusetts by New England Fuel Institute; however it has recently relocated to Alexandria, Virginia at the NORA Headquarters. In addition to this change, the NORA store, an on-line purchasing center, is also managed in conjunction with the NORA Education Center in Virginia. The NORA store sells NORA Education coordinating products for technicians, homeowners, train- ers, realtors and a variety of other audiences. The curriculum is designed to improve edu- cational excellence in the industry. Training for the industry targets: technicians, drivers, customer service personnel, and manage- ment. Ensuring that employees are trained properly will guarantee customers achieve maximum value through cost efficient qual- ity repairs and top notch service. The new contact information is: 600 Cameron Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314, phone number 703-340-1663 fax number 703-340-1642. OCTOBER 2011 | FUEL OIL NEWS | www.fueloilnews.com ADVANCED FUEL SOLUTIONS NAMES LEO VERRUSO GENERAL MANAGER Leo Verruso has been named General Manager by Advanced Fuel Solutions' resi- dent and founder, Paul Nazzaro. Verruso's responsibilities include the leadership support of sales, marketing, operations and strategic planning. He will be in a direct support- ing role to all AFS clients and will share his experience in sales and marketing strategies, profitability enhancement opportunities and operational efficiency improvement tactics and best practices modeling. Verruso has more than twenty-five years experience in the retail heating oil business, including his most recent posi- Leo Verruso