BUCKHANNON, W.Va. -- Lykins Energy Solutions has been awarded the 2015 Best of Buckhannon Award in the fuel oils category by the Buckhannon Award Program.
Lykins Energy acquired Buckhannon, W.Va.-based Martin Oil Co. Inc. in March 2015. Martin Oil was founded in 1966 and was active in the community for nearly 49 years.
“Lykins Energy Solutions has built its reputation on providing top-quality products and unsurpassed customer service. We are honored that our dedicated employees and our company are being recognized with this prestigious award.” Jeff Lykins, president and CEO of Milford, Ohio-based Lykins Energy Solutions.
The annual Buckhannon Award Program honors the achievements and accomplishments of local businesses throughout the Buckhannon, W.Va., area. It recognized those companies that have shown the ability to use their best practices to generate competitive advantages and long-term value.
The organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations and other business advertising and marketing groups. The program’s mission is to recognize the small-business community's contributions to the U.S. economy.
Each year, the Buckhannon Award Program identifies companies that it believes have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and the community. These exceptional companies help make the Buckhannon area a great place to live, work and play, the organization said.
It gathers and analyzes various sources of information to choose the winners in each category. The 2015 Buckhannon Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. It determines winners based on the information gathered internally and data provided by third parties.
Lykins Energy Solutions (formerly (formerly Lykins Oil and Martin Oil) is a family-owned and -operated business. The company was founded in 1948 by Guy Lykins Sr., and is now in the third generation of management. The company serves customers in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, as well as throughout the Midwest and the Southeast and provides products and services including branded fuels, wholesale fuels, commercial, transportation and home heating oil, propane, lubricants, fleet fueling, electricity and natural gas for Ohio. It sells four major brands of fuel to independent gasoline dealers: BP, Marathon, Shell and Gulf.
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