SAN RAMON, CA—In an expansion outside Silicon Valley, Booster Fuels has partnered with Bishop Ranch to provide its on-demand fuel delivery service to the campus' tenants. This collaboration allows tenants and employees at Bishop Ranch the convenience of having vehicles fueled while at work.

“We've been very pleased with employee and tenant responses to Booster so far,” said Harout Hagopian, senior vice president and general manager of Sunset Development Company, owner of Bishop Ranch, tells GlobeSt.com. “We're always trying to find ways to provide innovative and enhanced amenities and Booster is creating a seamless, convenient and positive experience. It has also helped reduce the number of trips made by tenants to gas stations during peak commute hours, thus reducing congestion and shortening overall commute time.”

The collaboration will support the 30,000 employees who work at Bishop Ranch's 600-company office campus, which includes AT&T, GE, Toyota, IBM and Berkshire Hathaway. In addition to the convenience factor, Booster provides a cost-efficient and environmentally friendly option for refueling. According to a study by Hexagon Transportation Consultants Inc., by eliminating the need to stop at a gas station, Booster is able to eliminate roughly 1.5 miles of travel per delivery. As a result, average commutes are shortened by 30 to 60 minutes per month, thereby reducing carbon emissions.

“This partnership is a great success because Bishop Ranch and Booster Fuels are both focused on redefining the workplace by delivering affordable convenience,” said Frank Mycroft, CEO of Booster. “As a dynamic business community, Bishop Ranch has been a leader in offering tenants modern services on campus. We are proud to be an environmentally friendly fuel delivery provider to the thousands of employees at Bishop Ranch.”

Booster was founded in late 2014 and currently provides fuel boosts to thousands of customers every day throughout the Silicon Valley to tech-industry bigs such as Cisco Systems, Oracle and Electronic Arts. Booster's trucks, which are the result of years of research and development, only conduct business on private commercial property under agreements with property owners, away from busy public roads and pedestrians.

“As an active community where people spend the majority of their workdays, we work hard to find and deliver amenities that improve our tenants' quality of life,” said Hagopian. “By working with Booster Fuels, our tenants can get a full tank of gas at the push of a button without having to pay more.”

Booster Fuels utilizes a GPS technology platform similar to the one used by UBER in order to provide its on-demand gas delivery. Customers simply park their cars, use Booster's mobile app to request service, leave the fuel door open and then return to find a full tank of gas. There is no subscription sign-up required and no hidden fees are associated with the service. And, Booster Fuels does not mark up its gas prices. Instead, it buys fuel wholesale and charges the market rate per gallon for the same high-quality fuel used by traditional gas station franchises.

Bishop Ranch is located on 585 acres in the San Ramon Valley. For nearly four decades, Bishop Ranch has grown and the surrounding communities now total 192,000 residents within a six-mile radius and have an average household income of $162,000.

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Booster Partners with Bishop Ranch to Provide On-Demand Fuel

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