Business View Magazine | June 2019

94 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JUNE 2019 RegO® is the leading global provider of highly- engineered, mission-critical flow control and safety products used in the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), liquid cryogenic, and other industrial gas (IG) end markets. RegO® has manufactured gas control products since 1908, with pioneering gas control solutions that helped launch the LP gas industry. The company invented the MultiValve® that combined several valves into one, Chek-Lok®, MultiPort®, low emission filler valves, and pop action relief valves. Today, RegO® designs and manufactures a comprehensive range of flow control valves and regulators that are sold to domestic and international markets under the RegO®, Goddard, Macro, and Superior Products® brand names. RegO® products are manufactured for global use in the USA at four state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in North Carolina. Manufacturing for local markets also occurs in Mexico, Germany, and China. All facilities use only the highest quality materials, careful machining with exacting precision requirements, and stringent quality control. All products are 100% tested for reliable performance and most RegO® products feature an industry-leading 10-year warranty. The mission of RegO® is to build upon its 100- plus year legacy of success, creating the highest quality gas and liquid control solutions, and continually earning the trust of its customers, employees, suppliers, and investors. The company does this through customer focus, open and honest communication, and continuous improvement. ...... For more information, please visit our website regoproducts.com steel vessel and heavy gauge steel, at that, is everything has another purpose. One of the things we are making, right now, is barbeque smokers for cooking large quantities of meat; also, firepits out of the end caps. The brass valves get recycled, as well.” Regarding the competition, Ragains reports that being the only business, in an admittedly niche market, that is truly family-owned and operated, gives BLT an advantage. “That personal touch may give us an edge,” he muses. “What we believe makes us better is we always strive to have excellent quality and excellent customer service. Most people seem to appreciate that service and keep coming back for it. Then, we also offer a reasonable and fair price – not always the cheapest, but a good, fair price.” Ragains reports that, currently, the market for new, used, and refurbished propane tanks is very good, and that the company is also gaining some business from the home heating oil sector. “That’s a diminishing business, because the cost of home heating furnaces is more expensive,” he says. “Also, LVES REGULATORS MULTIVALVES® CHEK-LOK®