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
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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. ...
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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 ...
Opinion
Will my supplier be putting FAME in my gas oil?
Peter George, managing director UK and Ireland marketing, Phillips 66
“Phillips 66 does not intend to put FAME in its gas oil supplies for the foreseeable future. ...
Opinion
Are there benefits for distributors in offering an online sales channel?
Robert Taylor, Butler Fuels
“Yes, an online service can offer benefits in that customers can place orders and email us with any queries, whenever it ...
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Getting warmer in the community
The CBL team headed up by Chris Pomfret
Having spent several years as a sustainability consultant in the States, CBL’s Chris Pomfret found himself ...
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Theft threat?
When the price of crude oil rises, reports of oil theft increase. Alex Porter spoke to distributors about the situation in their area
A recent ...
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Growing FAST
Neil Ryding, Bob Hall and Julia Mansfield
With a strong research background in both a major oil company and a couple of large chemical concerns, ...
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A lubricants package that delivers
Lee Burgess (l) and Ian Appleton
With cost cutting top of many a distributor’s business agenda, Fuel Oil News asks are there any opportunities ...
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The Crown goes to Emco Wheaton
Glynn Mitchell says it’s the easiest system he has ever used
Crown Oil recently selected Emco Wheaton to be its electronic pump metering supplier ...