Save the Date for Benchmarking in Long Beach, California!

The NPGA Benchmarking Council provides opportunities for propane marketers to create, learn, and compete more effectively by working with other marketers who share the same challenges. Even the most experienced marketers identify new ideas and better business practices as members of Benchmarking!

Save the date for the next Benchmarking Council meeting, March 12 – 13, 2026, in Long Beach, California. The Cylinder Exchange Group will meet for a half-day on March 11, 2026. This event will include a lunch speaker and an evening reception. Hotel and registration information for the meeting in Long Beach will be available in January. 

Are you interested in joining the Benchmarking Council? Click here for more information. If you are not ready to join and want to attend the Long Beach meeting, the Benchmarking Council will offer one visit to member prospects at a deeply discounted rate of $150. Visitors are responsible for travel and hotel costs.

If you have any questions related to Benchmarking, planning a visit, or the Cylinder Exchange group, please contact the NPGA Staff Liaison, Eric Sears.

Upcoming Benchmarking Council Meetings:

• March 12 – 13, 2026, Long Beach, California
• Summer 2026 Groups meet individually
• September 17 – 18, 2026, Frontenac, Missouri

Thank you to the Council sponsors: Bergquist, Cetane Associates, Gray, Gray and Gray, Rural Computer Consultants, Tiger Payments, Westlark Advisors, Worthington Enterprises, for their continued support.