Christina Roberts leads the National Accounts Sales Team for autogas sales at Suburban Propane. She sat down with us this month for our member spotlight.About Suburban Propane – Headquartered in Whippany, New Jersey, Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (NYSE:SPH) has been in the customer service business since 1928.
Suburban is a nationwide marketer and distributor of a diverse array of energy-related products, specializing in propane, fuel oil and refined fuels, as well as marketing natural gas and electricity in deregulated markets. Suburban is one of the largest retail marketers of propane autogas in the US; maintaining business operations in 41 States, providing dependable service to approximately 1.1 million residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural customers through 700 company-owned locations.
As one of the largest retail marketers of propane in the United States, Suburban had retail propane sales of 480.4 million gallons in fiscal 2015.
Suburban Propane’s focus with autogas includes school districts, municipalities, shuttle operators, cab companies and fleets. Christina touts the lower fuel costs, convenient fueling options, reduced emissions and lower maintenance costs as she visits potential customers across 41 states.
About Christina: She started selling propane wholesale in the Great Lakes region 9 years ago for an other company and for the past two years has worked for Suburban selling autogas nationwide. Suburban offers a turn-key solution to switching to propane to make the process easier. Christina has been successful in this role gaining customers from school districts and fleet owners alike. She begins by helping the customer find any available financing to facilitate the switch. One potential source is Suburban’s own Environmental Improvement Rebate Program. For more information, please contact her at CRoberts@suburbanpropane.com.