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Striving to be the best
...for a short while before returning in 2000. His role now involves all operational activity within the business, including health & safety. Health, safety and environment – engaging staff Formerly,...
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Gold awards for Phillips 66
...safety and fleet safety records Phillips 66 took two gold awards at the 2016 RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards, the 60th anniversary of the awards. “We’re delighted to have...
News
Combating counterfeit oil level monitors
...further investigations revealing that the same products are now also being offered offline as well. Testing revealed fundamental electrical safety flaws, with the potential to jeopardise the safety of installers...
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Process safety – Rivers and Hackett speak out
...the Process Safety Management Summit II in London. With its focus on the launch of the UK Process Safety Management Skills Strategy 2015 – 2018, HSE chair Judith will look...
Insight
The UK’s refineries: past, present and future
...via Buncefield, principally to Heathrow and Gatwick airports. Jet A-1 is supplied directly to Manchester airport through the Manchester Jet Pipeline. Road, by road tankers from Stanlow Terminals, servicing the...
News
FTA welcomes HGV speed limit consultation
...publications, Load Safe, Road Safe and Transport Safety have been produced by the Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL), with assistance from a number of organisations. They offer drivers and other...
Opinion
Industry angered by plans to address driver shortages
...who are already stretched to the limit to deliver for UK PLC: “Government has ignored the industry in deciding to relax these road safety laws,” he explains, “and it will...
Analysis
Fuelling progress: future fuels for transport decarbonisation
...representing just 5% of the total mileage covered on the UK’s roads. While electric vehicles may, ultimately, be the answer to decarbonising transport, there are still many practical matters that...
News
Latest people moves within the fuel distribution industry
...Road Tankers Armagh With an enviable reputation for the manufacture of high-quality truck-mounted fuel tanks, Road Tankers Armagh (RTA) recently moved to new larger premises in Armagh Business Park and...
Interview
Clugston Distribution: providing transport solutions for 100 years
...as no one was on the roads, so that was a big problem for us especially as I had just bought a million pounds worth of brand-new tankers. When I...
Interview
Lee Crellin and Ryan Finnigan, Ribble Fuel Oils: tanker-driving photographers
...continues to pride itself on its strong local ties and quality service. Claudia Weeks, content editor for Fuel Oil News, spoke with Lee Crellin and Ryan Finnigan, two talented tanker...
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Tanker investment sees Rix hit a century
...breathe tankers. They’re also a family business, as is Rix, so understand our values and commitment to deliver on time, every time.” The tankers have a capacity of 18,600 litres...
Sponsored
Enhanced gas cylinder trolley range delivers improved safety & efficiency
Leading UK supplier of industrial safety equipment, First Mats, has launched a new and improved range of Gas Cylinder Trolleys. The new range of upgraded products delivers more choices for...
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Essar’s exemplary safety performance awarded gold
Essar Oil UK’s Stanlow Manufacturing Complex has achieved Gold in the internationally-renowned RoSPA Health and Safety Awards, which offer a prime opportunity to benchmark safety performance year on year and...
Interview
The chemical supply chain: addressing ongoing challenges
...Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser (DGSA) services to members, as well as training through its own in- house DGSAs. Besides being part of the Health and Safety Executive’s COMAH Strategic Forum,...
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Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year 2023: entries of note
...come into effect in October 2024. This includes AI technology to distinguish between static objects and Vulnerable Road Users for the ultimate in safety. A future-proofed tanker equipped with vital...
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Greenergy puts safety first
Greenergy is installing new equipment at its supply locations to improve driver safety when filling road tankers. The initiative, instigated following a safety walk involving driver and shop steward Dean...
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With a little help from our friends and family
...sales rep out on the road.” Together with Sab Hoctor, Nick ran Carlton’s Ellesmere Port depot until July 2006, when the company was acquired by GB Oils for 13.3 million...