EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT We want to dedicate this months Newsletter to an employee who is leaving us at the end of October. Dan has been an employee of Rand-Handy Oil since November 30, 1984. Many of you have met Dan over the years he has been with us. His major role for most of the time […]

SO WHAT’S YOUR GUESS FOR CONDITIONS THIS WINTER? HERE IS WHAT THE FARMERS ALMANAC IS SAYING… The outlook calls for nationwide snow and bitterly cold temperatures in many areas. Included in that is the Northeast – yep, it might be payback from last years record warmth. They’re calling for December and January to be a […]

PLANNING FOR THE WINTER HEATING SEASON 2016-2017 August marks the beginning of yet another heating season. Although memories of last years’ winter and cold have faded, we are ready to service you again this season. Our trucks are repaired and humming; our inventory is re-stocked; and we’ve  been keeping busy this summer tuning up your heating […]

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR OUR BUDGET CUSTOMERS The weather and oil prices still continue to confound our estimates. So, once again, we are asking that our budget customers pay attention to the balances on their accounts. If you do not anticipate another delivery this budget season (through June 30), and have a credit balance on your […]

I’m sure you have all heard the expression, “If you don’t like the weather in New England, wait a minute.” Last year at this time I was saying how February was 20% colder than a normal February. Well, not so much this year. Degree Days for February 2016 alone were off about 11%. That is […]

HOW DID IT BEGIN? Some of our customers have asked how our “Bulletin” began. Actually, our newsletter originated at the time of the Arab Embargo in 1973-1974, when nobody really knew what was happening in the oil industry. Our intentions at the time were to present facts to our customers and interpret them, to the […]

IMPORTANT – MONTHLY BUDGET CUSTOMERS First and foremost, thank you for relying on Rand-Handy to provide your home heating needs. We place great value on our customer relationships and we appreciate your continued patronage. We also want you to know that the warmer than normal winter we have seen so far in conjunction with decline […]

Happy New Year GOOD NEWS FOR OUR BUDGET ACCOUNTS: Santa has come to Rand-Handy in the form of lower fuel prices. The cost of oil is the lowest it’s been in about 10 years. The low prices in conjunction with the warm weather in November and December has allowed most of you to build a […]

SEASONS GREETINGS One of the joys of the Holiday Season is remembering those who are important to us. We truly appreciate the confidence you have placed in us. It is the loyalty of customers like yourselves that enables us to succeed. We promise to continue doing our best in every way possible. From all of […]

YOU ARE ONE IN A MILLION …..but you are # 1 with us. Nearly one million homes in Massachusetts heat their homes with oil. Behind only New York and Pennsylvania, Massachusetts has the third largest heating oil volume in the country. This means hundreds of local, family owned home heating oil companies are doing their […]