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Distributor diaries August 23: updates from our distributor community
...test. Peter said: “I have been working for Oilfast for the last 2 months and l am looking forward to the challenges ahead. The depot is getting busier and busier...
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Lloyds Bank fuels north Essex supplier’s growth
...capital facility will also allow the business to invest in growth without impacting day-to-day cashflow. Having increased its capacity, the business now plans to focus on its exporting strategy, after...
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March 2024 – latest updates from our distributor community
...temp to perm contract of one year, this was quickly re-evaluated by David and by the June I was fully integrated into the company business.” I’m so grateful for this...
Opinion
The billion barrel blow and why it may mean more pivoting in the fuel sector
...more robust understanding. Perhaps even to a granular level. What does it mean when a business has to pivot? It means it’s changing some aspects of its core business. Businesses...
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Hoyer joins forces to equip itself for energy transition
...Petrolog and Gaslog business units positions the Hoyer Group favourably in the market. As well as bitumen logistics and aircraft refuelling, the mineral oil business focuses particularly on supplying service...
Opinion
Energy bill support welcome but raises questions over cost and timescale
Logistics UK was among those bodies welcoming the announcement made by government today (21 September 2022) regarding support for businesses facing rising energy bills. Kate Jennings, director of policy at...
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Craggs Energy finally celebrates belated ten-year anniversary
...of the ownership of two of these businesses via an employee ownership trust and all other businesses have a generous EMI share scheme. “The celebration was an opportunity to say...
Interview
Compass Fuel Oils: a new depot facilitates further growth
...Fuel Oils Marcus began by explaining a little about the background of the business and how it all began: “The business was originally started in 2009 by Nick Heath solely...
Interview
Prince Energy: community, charity and Christmas
Prince Energy, the Leicestershire-based fuel distribution business, is looking forward to the festive season. Having recently celebrated 60 years in business, Prince Energy is still proud to be a family-owned...
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Fuel supplier completes MBO during lockdown
...and Trevor Kettlewell since 1996, the MBO means the husband and wife team takes ownership of the business outright from the Kettlewell family, which also owns other family businesses. Continuing...
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Record revenues for Abbey Logistics but driver shortages reduce profits
...uncertain for a while, the business is very well placed to respond to these due to its robust business model, its strong customer relationships and its experienced management team. In...
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Latest people moves within the fuel distribution industry
...the business as it continues to lead the logistics industry in its post-pandemic recovery, as well as establishing itself as a top three business group with government and other stakeholders....
Interview
Morrow Fuels – goes the extra mile
Next year, the Morrow family celebrates 100 years of oil retailing in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. And throughout the decades, the business, which eventually became Morrow Fuels, has proudly guarded its...
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Reap what you sow
As the domestic market tails off over the summer months, for many distributors, it is their agricultural business that picks up speed. Below Liz Boardman looks at this market’s seasonal peaks...
Opinion
Calls for investment in hydrogen
...action the UK government should be taking. Jo Bamford, who owns hydrogen energy producer Ryse Hydrogen and Northern Ireland-based bus company Wrightbus, has been pushing for investment in the technology...
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Further expansion for Greenarc with acquisition of electric vehicle supplier KeyFleet
...CEO commented: “We are really excited to welcome KeyFleet to our fast-growing business. Greenarc supports both homes and businesses across the UK with their fuel and low carbon energy services,...
Opinion
Logistics UK calls for diesel duty cut to protect UK economy
...de Jong, the business group’s Director of Policy, comments: “Logistics businesses, which operate on very narrow margins of around 1%, are currently facing significant increases in the price of fuel....
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Distributor Diaries January 24: the latest updates from our distributor community
...support for our business from like-minded customers. “We are happy that Feefo has partnered with reputable climate solutions specialists Ecologi to source its tree-planting projects. Ecologi, in turn, works together...