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HVO boost as XPO Logistics expands use of sustainable biofuel
XPO Logistics, a leading provider of freight transportation services, will take to the road in July for the 42nd year as the official transport partner of the Tour de France....
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New fleet investment by Hoyer Petrolog
...leader in petroleum distribution (as ranked by Fuel Oil News, July 2014) and as a significant player in the bitumen market. “This investment and growth against the backdrop of an...
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Gleaner Oils continues investment in tough market
...was bought outright by his grand-daughter, Jane Scott, and her husband Stephen in July 2014. The new owners, together with managing director David Todd, have focused on building the foundations...
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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...
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Sir Terry Leahy joins MFG board
...to CD&R’s Funds. The transaction, which is valued at approximately £500 million, is expected to close in July, subject to customary regulatory approvals. The MFG management team, whose chairman is...
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Growing business loses weight
...rather than a digital business”, the company is looking to install some Cloud based software and expects to have Fuelsoft up and running by July 2013. The company also has...
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Key annual industry event cancelled for 2020
...plan from July onwards (unavoidable given that future stages depends on how the early stages progress) means that we do not know if mass gatherings will be allowed to take...
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Remembering Piper Alpha – three decades on
Thirty years on from the world’s worst offshore disaster, an Act of Remembrance will take place in Aberdeen on Friday 6th July with families, friends and industry representatives gathering to...
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Valero and Co-op achieve record site conversion
July 1st saw a milestone reached by Valero Energy and the Co-op, with the biggest conversion of sites in one day that either company has ever attempted. The switch of...
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Racing around at JET
...heart of all the racing action when they joined the company at the Silverstone Classic in late July; JET has been the festival’s official fuel partner for two years running....
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Motorsport UK grant enables Coryton Fuels to add sustainable fuel option to Formula Student
...March to announce their intentions for their vehicles and will run the new fuels at the finals event, which will take place between 19-23 July 2023 at Silverstone Race Circuit....
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Total UK prosecuted
...and Safety at Work Act. The case was heard at Hull Crown Court at the end of July. The prosecution arose following a fire which occurred over five years ago...
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Truck cartels – claiming damages
...Commission (EC) in July 2016 of price fixing. The FPS is now working closely with Hausfeld Solicitors with company currently representing over 44 UK-based FPS members in making a claim...
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First biomethane refuelling station in Southeast England will cut HGV emissions
...8%. Rapid growth Demand for Bio-CNG from fleet operators is growing rapidly. In July alone, 3,799 tonnes of Bio-CNG were dispensed across CNG Fuels’ stations, equivalent to an 80% increase...
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Essar UK opens new flagship forecourt with convenience in mind
Blackpool Road, Preston is the site of Essar’s new flagship forecourt, Lea Gate which was officially opened in July. With ‘driving community convenience’ in mind, the new forecourt has both...
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Be part of an unforgettable fundraiser for SSAFA
...for SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity. Taking place from 30 July to 9 August 2024, it involves one hundred people, in fifty vehicles, participating in an exhilarating 10-day driving adventure...
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Slicker shortlisted for waste oil recycling
...launched a £70 million base oil re-refinery in Denmark, last July, as part of a joint venture with its German partner, Avista AG. Through the Danish facility, used lubricating oils...
Analysis
Fuelling success: a distributor overcoming talent and driver shortages
With recruitment the focus of the July issue of Fuel Oil News magazine, Margaret Major, managing editor, spoke with Jason Crispin of industry recruitment specialist, Gi Group Holding, to find...