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Oil boilers – big uptake in Northern Ireland
David Blevings, OFTEC’s Ireland manager has welcomed the boiler replacement scheme
Strong response from Irish householders to the government’s £12million Boiler Replacement Scheme ...
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A commanding position at Simon Storage
In support of the Armed Forces, Simon Storage terminal manager at Immingham West, Clive Hewins
Clive Hewins, terminal manager at Simon Storage’s Immingham West ...
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Lancashire distributor broadens its horizon
Managing director, Jordan Ingoe, shows off the company’s new 14,000 litre tanker. Photo supplied by Jonathan Farber
Rochdale-based Ingoe Oils attracted new business at the ...
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Petroineos – refining graduates
Celebrating graduation – the Petroineos sponsored students
The first three students from a Petroineos-sponsored training programme have graduated from Heriot-Watt University.
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Insight
The outlook for energy: A view to 2040
For many years, BP, with a certain amount of supporting fanfare, has produced an annual Energy Outlook, which takes a forward looking view of future ...
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Further expansion at Inver Energy
Under chief executive officer Chris O’Callaghan and his team, Inver Energy has gained a reputation as a reliable and innovative supplier
The company began ...
Interview
Crime and punishment
Irish correspondent Aine Faherty with David Blevings, Northern Ireland Oil Federation at the recent Fuel Oil News Distributor Debate held in Templepatrick in March
The ...
Opinion
Should FPS and OFTEC move closer together?
Designed to boost the oil heating industry, the Oilsave campaign is a joint initiative between OFTEC and the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers. Should the two ...
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Dealing with diesel
Andy Hill, group marketing manager, IPU Group
All of IPU Group’s fuel conditioning products are designed to preserve the quality of stored diesel fuel. ...
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Fuelling investment
The company’s new Carlisle depot – commissioned in October 2012
When Carrs Billington Agriculture (Sales) Oil Division bought Wallace Oils in 2005, Derek Wallace said that he ...
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Crossing the finishing line
Adler and Allan was tasked to run a robust and secure supply chain for fuel to the Games’ construction phase site contractors
Below features writer ...
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Driven to succeed
Group managing director, Andrew Palmer
Against a backdrop of economic instability, one company bucking the trend and achieving impressive organic growth is the Suttons Group. ...
Interview
Taking action in Ireland
Being proactive rather than reactive was one of the really strong messages conveyed to an audience of over 60 fuel oil distribution staff who attended last ...
Interview
A rise and a fall at Maxol
Tom Noonan – Maxol is concentrating on the retail side of its business, having condensed its distribution arm in recent years
Following Maxol’s announcement that ...
Interview
A better strategy for Irish distributors
Having read January’s Irish column ‘with interest’, a concerned Irish distributor sent the following tongue in cheek comment.
We Republic of Ireland (RoI) ...
Interview
Oil v gas
With heating oil consumption already in decline in Northern Ireland, plans to extend the gas network are not a welcome development to distributors already under ...
Opinion
Are distributors doing enough to help vulnerable customers?
A recent report by the Fuel Poverty Action Group has called on fuel oil distributors to establish a priority register* for vulnerable customers
James ...