We at Rockridge Group pride ourselves on providing our customers and vendors with something that is becoming increasingly rare in the fuel business, Honesty.  It may be difficult to hear that we may not be able to accommodate the pricing you need, the volume you request, or the delivery date you require, but we value our reputation more than the profit from a single transaction, and we feel it is the only way to do business… That being said we have positioned ourselves so that “no” is a rare occurrence.  Conversely, we regard our vendors and suppliers not as just sources of product, but rather business partners, and an integral part of our success.  In a business filled with non-circumvent and non-disclosure agreements, it is our word and deeds that bind us. Deals come and go, but relationships last, and thus we will simply tell a supplier “we pass” if we cannot structure a win/win solution. Additionally we have found respect should be both earned and given.  So in an industry that often has many moving parts, we respect and protect our relationships with brokers and intermediaries.  When faced with conflicting relationships, we have turned down opportunities rather then violate a trust. We work to structure fair compensation for everyone involved in a transaction, but aggressively seek relationships where there is a “value add” to the parties participation.  We also pride ourselves on responsiveness.  At Rockridge we recognize that  time is valuable too, so we quickly analyze offers brought to us via a specific criteria, and respond.  If we can structure a transaction, we issue an outline of what we think is workable for the parties to review, if not we will tell you that too and why, and usually we do this in 12 hours. Business Opportunities… We at Rockridge pride ourselves on depth over diversity.  Rather then field the wide array of commodities traded on both open markets and privately, we deal solely in petroleum products.  This allows us to be focused and responsive to business partners, rather than distracted by today’s fads and headlines. Operating in a global market, we have chosen to be buyers of mainly distillate fuel oils, Diesel Gasoil (D2), Aviation Kerosene (JP 54 / JA-1), and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (USLD). This decision allows us to also offer opportunities to a select group of investors.  Hedge funds, business owners and high net worth individuals have all found success with Rockridge by participating in transactions in our core business.   Additionally, other energy traders and reseller have found that “partnering” with Rockridge for strength and financial liquidity allows them to reach higher levels of profitability by increased purchasing power or entering new markets. As a natural extension of our win/win philosophy, Rockridge has focused on ways to increase the Return on investment both internally, and if requested, for our partners.  By blending our passion for real estate with our core business of energy trading we have created opportunities that have more than a simple payout.  Through perusing real-estate investments that offer depreciation expense and in some cases Low Income Housing and Historic Tax Credits we offset profits directly at the “owner level” and increase real profitability on both investments.  We also structure equity participation in long-term investments via living trust, there by passing the lifetime benefits of individual transactions to heirs and spouses. With a sharp eye on the future of humanity, Rockridge is also pursuing partnerships and strategic relationships in the Biodiesel and renewable energy areas.  While production is not financially advantageous in this market, most of today’s diesel engines will operate on B20 (20% biodiesel / 80% petrodiesel) with no modifications required.  As pressure increases from both economy and ecology, and when production methods reach efficiencies so that they will not threaten food production, we see this changing.  It’s our earth too, and thus we use the profits derived from today’s oil to fuel a cleaner and brighter tomorrow.