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Putting the Petroleum Driver Passport into practice
Brian Worrall, DODF chair and Marisa Ferguson, contracts manager, SQA, at the signing of the PDP agreement
The UK’s first Petroleum Driver Passport (PDP) ...
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Royal seal of approval for Fort Vale
The vice lord lieutenant of Lancashire presents Edward Fort OBE with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise:International Trade
Fort Vale recently celebrated its fourth ...
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New Maxol motor oil range
The new range
Maxol Lubricants has unveiled a new motor oil range for the retail market.
The range reflects the new look of the Maxol ...
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Essar’s literary genius
Andrew Bentley of Chester Performs with Ian Cotton of Essar Energy
Stanlow-based Essar Oil UK is sponsoring The 2013 Essar Chester Literature Festival.
The autumn festival, ...
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Whitegate to avoid closure?
Greg Garland, chief executive of Phillips 66, has revealed that a number potential buyers have expressed interest in acquiring Ireland’s only refinery, possibly saving it ...
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The shipping news
World Fuel Services barge Cap Mejean, bunkering the Seven Seas Voyager
Like many other industries, shipping was a casualty of the economic downturn in 2008. Liz ...
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Donegal distributor gets lucky
Killybegs – where Donegal has a depot
Some lucky decisions and a keen share of the marine and lubricant markets have helped give one distributor a ...
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What is the outlook for UK refining?
Since the closure of BP’s Belfast plant in 1982, the UK refinery network has undergone continuous shrinkage, from 18 facilities with a total distillation capacity of 132 ...
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Seeing it through at CDS
CDS managing director, Bill Lea (l) with product director, Paul Willis at the company’s Salford office
Started in 1973 by a group of construction industry ...
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Designed for the industry by the industry
The Petroleum Driver Passport is an excellent example of what government says is industry itself taking responsibility for setting and monitoring standards says Brian Worrall
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In pole position
In front of the WP Racing Fuels and Lubricants truck – Darren Borras (l) and WP Group managing director, David Fairchild
With the motor racing season ...
Wholesale Price Movements & Price Totem
Wholesale Price Movements & Price Totem | Sep 2013
Interview
One man and a tanker
Celebrating 20 years in business, Jerry Cosgrave and Leon Byrne beside McConville Oil’s tanker
McConville Oil is run by Jerry Cosgrave who took over the ...
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Growing business loses weight
Four and a half stone lighter – the newly slimmed down Trevor and Andrew
Keeping busy
Eighteen months on from making its first deliveries of kerosene, ...
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What future for heating oil?
Current perspectives
The recent (2011) OFT Off-Grid Energy Study assessed that approximately four million UK households were not connected to the gas grid, of which around 1.6 ...
Opinion
Will the Petroleum Driver Passport (PDP) enhance driver skills or is it an unnecessary addition to the ADR qualification?
Mick Smith, Suckling Transport
“Raising standards throughout the industry can only be a good thing, and by adding PDP to the ADR qualification, the driver ...
Wholesale Price Movements & Price Totem
Wholesale Price Movements & Price Totem | Aug 2013
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Definitely above Par
Earlier this year, Par Petroleum took the FPS Depot of the Year title for a fifth time.