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In profile with Rory Clarke of J. R. Rix & Sons Ltd
...get to know Rory Clarke, managing director of J.R. Rix &Sons Ltd and incoming president of UKIFDA “WORK WITH THE BEST PEOPLE YOU CAN FIND.” Rory Clarke Give your career...
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Peter Turner
...2021 Peter was a well-known figure in the industry, having worked at Rix for many years before retiring as MD of Rix Petroleum 15 years ago. As Rory Clarke, MD...
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Fluctuating oil price fuels growth
Hull-based J.R. Rix & Sons has reported a 21% rise in turnover in 2018, due to the integration of two new fuel businesses and the fluctuating price of oil. “Our...
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Success despite oil demand & price slump
...turmoil in some of our subsidiaries, we are pleased to announce that, overall, the Group’s activities returned a healthy profit.” J.R. Rix and Son’s largest subsidiary, Rix Petroleum, sold an...
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Further growth for Mabanaft’s truckstop portfolio with Ulceby
...the truckstop was previously run and operated by Rix Petroleum Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of J R Rix and Sons Ltd. The deal, completed 22nd March 2021, is further...
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The shipping news
...summer of 2008, but freight rates like the price of oil crashed,” explains Nikki Jessop the Rix Group’s director, Maritime Bunkering. “Following this, ship owners and operators resorted to slow...
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Going to the next level at Fuelmate
...next level.” Fuelmate provides fuel card solutions to a diverse customer base in a cross-section of industries. Owned by J R Rix & Sons, Rix is one of the oldest...
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Distributor diaries April 23: the latest updates from our distributor community
...change now. Becoming a carbon neutral business is a steppingstone towards our ultimate goal of becoming net zero.” You can read the full story here. Rix Group acquisition continues move...
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Andy Smith heads up Fuelmate
Andy Smith brings 17 years experience in the fuel card business to Rix-owned Fuelmate Well-known industry professional Andy Smith has been appointed to head up the Rix-owned Fuelmate fuel card...
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Mabanaft takes over global bunkering business
...which will now operate under the name Bomin, and Matrix Marine, Mabanaft’s subsidiary in the bunker business, is regarded by Mabanaft as an important step in an effort to combine...
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March 2024 – latest updates from our distributor community
...process!” Tanker investment sees Rix hit a century Rix Petroleum Ltd has hit a century with its latest investment. The Hull-based business has invested almost £2m in 10 DAF tankers,...
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Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year 2023: entries of note
...invaluable addition to this rural distributor’s fleet. Rix Petroleum – build innovation delivers improved reliability and performance A Cobo-built, rigid body tanker with a 20,000l capacity on a DAF XD...
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Gulf Aviation fuels Cheltenham Gold rush
...Normally there are up to 650 helicopter landings at the course during the meeting making it the busiest temporary airfield anywhere in the country – including the British Grand Prix....
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Cyber Love: Innovation & advances in fuel distribution technology
...taking the lead when it comes to innovation is Rory Clarke, managing director, J.R. Rix & Son. “Something that’s been on my agenda for a while is automated routing. With...
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New UKIFDA President welcomed at successful fuel industry EXPO
...Rix & Sons Ltd. Uniting the liquid fuel industry in person for the first time in three years, the UKIFDA EXPO 2022 and Future Fuels Conference at Liverpool Exhibition was...
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Fundraising golf day is a huge hit with fuel distributors
...networking was as good as we hoped. Our thanks to all those who joined us – NWF, Certas, Bartons, Rix, Exswift, New Era, Bedford, WCF, Craggs, Exocet, Eliminox and Harlequin....
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35 years of tanker loading and process metering solutions
...recently completed a decade-long program for Rix Petroleum. Another example is a depot upgrade program we completed for Certas Energy back in 2019. It’s incredibly rewarding to be able to...
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Former UKIFDA president, Janet Kettlewell, speaks on a unique tenure
...Janet to step down as president and to hand over that responsibility to Rory Clarke, MD at J.R. Rix & Sons Ltd. Claudia Weeks, content editor, spoke with Janet at...