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Northeast Propane Show Wrap-up
Trade show offers a look at new technologies integrating propane BY S T E V EN ANDR EWS
while also providing a springboard to the future by showcas- ing a growing variety of uses for it. The event, presented by the Propane Gas Association of New
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England (PGANE), featured a trade show, educational seminars and networking opportunities at the Holiday Inn in Boxborough, Mass., on Aug. 8 and 9. The first night of the show concluded with a dinner meeting in the hotel's courtyard. There were 129 exhibi- tors at the show, including more than a dozen beneath a large outdoor tent displaying trucks and other heavy equipment.
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ELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF PROPANE USE WITH THE SLOGAN "A Century of Solutions," the recent Northeast Propane Show (NPS) offered a look at the history of the fuel
Nearly 1,100 people attended the show, according to Joe
Rose, president of PGANE, and most of the seminars were filled to capacity. The courtyard also contained the Propane Centennial
Museum of History and Artifacts, which showcased materials dating back to the early days of propane, including equipment used by Walter Snelling to secure the first patents for the fuel and its combustion. The museum also tracked the continually growing list of applications for the fuel through the decades and documented the importance of training and safety for retailers. Exhibitors at the trade show offered attendees a first-hand look at some of the technologies integrating the fuel, such as vehicles run by
