Popular Cranston gas station on Park Avenue now has a new name
Override gas savings program with Shaw’s Supermarkets will be offered Feb. 27
CRANSTON, RI – The Rocchio family is flying a new flag on Park Avenue.
Their full-service gas station, located at 1025 Park Ave., is the newest Irving location in Rhode Island. Irving Oil, with its U.S. headquarters in Portsmouth, NH, is a leading energy refiner and supplier that has been steadily establishing itself in Rhode Island for the past six months.
Peter and Marie Rocchio, along with their sons, Paul and Phil, have been in the retail gas business since 1970. Their site is called Park Avenue Gas. The former service station has been transformed into a convenience retail location with the Irving brand of motor fuels.
“We did our homework on Irving,” said Phil Rocchio, “And we found they have the same values as we do. They have a commitment to quality products, good customer service, and they are a family-owned business. Like us, Irving is committed to supporting the communities where they do business.”
Park Avenue Gas has 10 employees, and a full-service island. “We’ll check your oil, clean your windows, check the pressure in your tires – which is the kind of old-fashioned service you don’t see too much of any more,” said Paul Rocchio.
Park Avenue Gas will also start offering the Override program, which helps customers lower their price of gas by shopping at the local Shaw’s, on Feb. 27. A minimum grocery purchase of $50 at Shaw’s earns shoppers 10 cents per gallon off their next gas purchase at Park Avenue Gas, up to 20 gallons. The more customers spend on groceries, the more they’ll save. More information can be found at Override.com. Override has saved customers throughout New England more than $10 million in savings since the program began more than a year ago.
“What makes Irving unique, and what will allow the Rocchio brothers to offer competitively priced fuel, is that we have a refinery just hours up the coast in Saint John, New Brunswick,” said Harry Hadiaris, General Manager for Irving Oil Marketing, Inc. “We can have a tanker in the port of Providence in hours, if we have to, where other suppliers may take days. That’s energy security, and that’s what the Rocchios will be able to offer their customers, day after day.”
Rhode Island sales representative Tim Winters said each new acquisition in Rhode Island continues to prove that the state is a good fit for the 85-year old Irving company.
“If anyone is interested in exploring a partnership with us, please give us a call,” said Winters.
About Irving Oil
Founded in 1924, Irving Oil is a leading regional petroleum refining, distribution and marketing company with a history of long-term partnerships and relationships. The company serves retail, commercial, industrial, and residential customers in Eastern Canada and New England with a range of finished energy products and complementary services. The company offers fuel at more than 700 locations in Atlantic Canada and New England, including company-operated, leased, and independent sites. Irving Oil was the first oil company to win a USEPA Clean Air Excellence Award for its clean gasoline. Visit Irvingoil.com for more information.
