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Cost effective depot upgrades

...refineries and terminals. Although it offered many benefits, the costs were prohibitive for smaller distributors and many chose skids with traditional mechanical registers, presets and ticket printers. As the advantages...

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Major investment at Stanlow

...Benchmark improved to $4.2/bbl in FY17 due to ongoing margin booster initiatives, despite the industry benchmark dropping $2.1/bbl from the previous year. Stanlow produces 16% of the UK’s road transport...

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Jenson Button promotes ExxonMobil oil

Formula 1 driver Jenson Button has been educating UK drivers about the benefits of ExxonMobil’s synthetic engine oil, Mobil1.  Research carried out by the brand found that 94% of motorists...

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PDP – open for business

...industry experience is required, formal training is not.” The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) is also working on providing training modules for its members to use. The benefits “Distributors will...
LCM Environmental expands to Irish soil with the purchase of PIS (Ireland) and launches LCM Environmental Group

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LCM Group launches with acquisition of PIS (Ireland)

...turnover has doubled as service offerings have significantly increased and staff numbers have grown accordingly. Mutually beneficial Following the acquisition of South Midland Installations (SMI) in October, this latest acquisition...

Insight

What is the outlook for UK refining?

...and published in May by Purvin & Gertz, sought to do the following. Define and quantify the role of UK refining – security of product supply and wider socio-economic benefits....

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Is your business fully insured?

...managing director Reynolds Trade Credit believes that communication with policy holders has improved, and as a result, insurance cover has benefited. “A no benefit of the doubt attitude has been...

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Valero gains 78 MFG forecourts

...substantially increase the number of Valero-supplied customers throughout the UK and Ireland,” said Eric Fisher, president – Europe. “Once again the benefits from our improvements to our supply infrastructure mean...
A new approach born from a deep understanding of fuel distribution

Interview

Value Oils: leader in online fuel distribution

...than erode this vital part of the formula for everyone’s benefit. Over the years, we have continuously enhanced our systems and supplier portals while striving to keep everything as user...

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Crown Oil – encouraging customers to use cleaner fuels

...has ‘a dedicated research & development team working hard to come up with more efficient fuels for its customers’. “The benefit of this is two-fold: more efficient fuels are cost-effective...
MechTronic: celebrating 20 years

Interview

MechTronic: celebrating 20 years

...from across all the departments also form part of the management team. Lee Firbank is our Project and Operations Manager, Ryan Parr is our Engineering and Development Manager, Ben Wilkie...

Opinion

Dodgy tanks – do you refuse to fill?

...can to make arrangements for replacement, no matter how long they have been with us or how valued, we will not fill until a replacement has been installed.” Kevin Bennetts,...