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 ...
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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 ...
News
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 ...
News
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 ...
News
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, ...
News
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 ...
News
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 ...
News
A positive story for the UK
A newcomer to the UK, the Valero Energy Corporation entered the UK market last summer following its acquisition of Chevron assets including the Pembroke refinery, ...
News
Phillips 66 – the perfect vehicle to talk
Out on the road – Pete, Lindsey and Guy at Old Trafford
A few months after the Conoco Phillips demerger to create a business dedicated solely ...
Wholesale Price Movements & Price Totem
Wholesale Price Movements & Price Totem | Jun 2013
Market Report
Portland Market Report | Jun 2013
News
Will liquid fuels be heating homes in 2030?
Jeremy Hawksley (director general, OFTEC), Martyn Bridges (new OFTEC chairman), Nick Hawkins, DESO Engineering (new OFTEC vice chairman) and Barry Gregory, Riello (outgoing OFTEC chairman) This was just one of...
News
Oil boilers – significant sales increase
In the first quarter of 2013 oil boiler sales increased by 22% compared to last year.
Sales at the end of 2012 also showed an improvement on the ...
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