Selects RTO, Targeted Solutions to offer web-based services to dealer network

Portsmouth, NH — April 13, 2011

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Irving Oil has announced a new partnership with Ready Training Inc. (RTO) and Targeted Solutions to bring online training services to its dealer network in the United States and Canada. The training will include a curriculum specifically designed for the convenience petroleum industry. 

Aaron Dube of Irving Oil will be introducing RTO to Irving’s independent dealers and distributors. “We’re confident that Ready Training Online will provide the best resources to help our customers grow their business. We’re looking forward to getting under way.” 

For [image-nocss] the past six years, RTO has used the web to become a force in the e-Learning industry. Jeff Kahler, founder and CEO of RTO, said: “We are very excited to develop and host the education programs for Irving Oil. Our partnership with Irving Oil provides us the ability to offer a suite of solutions that will meet and surpass the needs of their network of dealers.” 

Tom Hart, founder and CEO of Targeted Solutions, a top-to-bottom consulting firm for the industry, said “I’m proud to be part of developing an educational offering for Irving Oil. By joining forces with RTO, we will be able to offer chains and independent operators a cost-effective program to deliver consistent training in areas such as allergen awareness, age-restricted sales, facility care, human resources, food safety, PCI compliance, customer service, fuel compliance and much more.” 

About RTO

Ready Training Online (RTO) provides a full service online training solution targeted specifically at the service and retail industries. RTO was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Elizabethtown, PA.

About Targeted Solutions

Targeted Solutions, based in Plymouth, Mass., is a consulting company dedicated to providing a wide range of management services to the convenience petroleum industry. 

About Irving Oil

Portsmouth, N.H.-based Irving Oil is a privately owned regional refining and marketing company with more than 800 retail locations in New England and Eastern Canada. Irving Oil operates Canada’s largest refinery, in Saint John, N.B., and accounts for 19% of all U.S. gasoline imports.