Interview
Look at the industry through a new employee’s eyes
...with the local school band and, aged just 6, was the youngest person in the choir at Sailsbury. It’s clear that Zoe’s passion doesn’t stop with music, as Jane explains:...
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Future fuel distributor sponsors conference
...environmental services company Crown Oil. A family-run business with headquarters located in Bury, Greater Manchester, Crown Oil started in 1928 when Harry Greensmith began selling lamp oil door to door...
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Crown Oil adds to its fleet
...registration number BIO HVO, it is no secret as to what it will be carrying across the country. A spokesperson for Bury based Crown Oil, said; “We’re excited to announce...
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Bigger loads, better efficiencies for Kinch Fuel Oils
...weight distribution, this Isuzu tanker will be carrying mainly kerosene and a range of domestic burning oils to customers local to the company’s Malmesbury base in Wiltshire. “With the increase...
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The next generation of fuel distributors
...farm and then onto selling blue paraffin bought from Vine Fuels who then wanted a distributor for kerosene between Bicester and Aylesbury. “This was how fuel oil distribution first became...
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Trend for forecourt closures evens out
...UK fuel sales Tesco – 504 sites (498) Morrisons – 332 (326) Sainsbury’s – 298 (289) Asda – 246 (226) This year’s supplement also includes articles looking at security of...
Interview
Essar Oil UK Ltd: from manufacturing complex to energy park
...to our terminals in the midlands. We have three terminals, Northampton, Kingsbury and Stanlow. “We have the pipeline connectivity that helps us to reach the market with the distribution network...
Insight
A critical role for Stanlow
...to Kingsbury terminal and further south via a twin line built by Shell in the early 1980s. This enables movements via Buncefield, principally to Heathrow and Gatwick airports. Road tanker...
Analysis
BP – making a wholesale commitment
...are fully optimised. The business naturally complements our nationwide network of 1200 service stations and strategic supply locations at Hemel Hempstead, Northampton, Kingsbury, Hamble and Belfast. (With the exception of...
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Champion support for Hope House with £2,000 donation
Christmas has arrived a month early for Hope House children’s hospices thanks to a £2,000 donation from two Shropshire businesses. Andrew Goddard. Picture by www.edwardmoss.co.uk. The board of Shrewsbury-based Paterson...
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LCM Environmental joins forces with South Midland Installation to expand fuel and tank infrastructure services
...team of specialists. The primarily Aylesbury-based SMI operates nationwide and has a rich history in the industry, providing a broad range of design, installation, and commissioning services, and joins LCM...
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UM Terminals enhances customer service with roll-out of Client Central Services
...At terminals like Portbury in Bristol and Gladstone in Birkenhead we can regularly be handling over 40 vehicles a day.” Bryan Davies, managing director of UM Terminals, said: “We want...
Interview
In profile – Geoff Henderson, wholesale business manager at Phillips 66
...2021. Describe yourself in 3 words Open. Purposeful. Good-listener. What were your childhood / early ambitions? I wanted to be a Sainsbury’s lorry driver. Describe your dream job (if you...
Insight
An industry acquiring
...& Marsh in Newbury before transforming into Marsh Fuels. As for now? We are happy as we are.” When asked if Carrie had ever considered selling, she said: “At 120...
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John Alton – 52 years in the lubricants industry
...has celebrated more than half a century of service by being presented with his second gold watch. John Alton, commercial director of Shrewsbury-based Morris Lubricants, is credited with successfully driving...
Interview
Darch Oil tanker driver Chris Eke on life on the road
...the product in a safe and professional manner. “Darch Oil is based in Yeovil and Glastonbury, in the southwest of England, with a fleet of 10 trucks. We have two...
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‘Clear plans for growth’ as BP puts assets up for sale
...joint ownership with Shell at the Kingsbury terminal. Following the aforementioned terminals sale, BP will own two terminals in the UK. It is hoped that the 45 staff employed...
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HVO to fuel Selwood pumps
...subject to individual engine manufacturers’ guidelines. Lawrence Bradbury, director of engineering at Selwood, said: “At Selwood we are committed to reducing the environmental impact of our products and operations wherever...