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Interview

Lancashire distributor broadens its horizon

Managing director, Jordan Ingoe, shows off the company’s new 14,000 litre tanker. Photo supplied by Jonathan Farber Rochdale-based Ingoe Oils attracted new business at the Cheshire Show last month. The...

News

Driver shortages create barrier

...much in the spotlight, existing challenges continued to present barriers – one of the biggest being driver shortages across the UK and Ireland. During recent conversations, several distributors have told...
Technology advancements supporting the sector

Analysis

Future market demands for tank level monitoring

...with its customers has enabled it to continually stay ahead of the market. Serving all tiers of distributors “In today’s dynamic landscape, small, medium, and large fuel distributors need to...

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Success in tough times in Ireland

Margins in the Republic of Ireland The market for both distributors and equipment manufacturers in Ireland can, at best, be described as challenging, says marketing consultant John Switzer “Product and...
Leading online heating oil marketplace Boilerjuice  talks about future plans

Interview

BoilerJuice: revolutionising operations

...cheaper, and more convenient. “Back in 2004 our proposition was unique in that, for the first-time, customers and distributors could order and manage their orders online,” begins Tim Buckman, CEO...
The community speaks

Opinion

The community speaks

...community of distributors said: Gross Margin Gone Rapidly changing.  Increasingly fragmented. Unrecognised significance. Normalisation of margins. Enjoyable. The return of credit risk. Family, forward-thinking, exciting. Never a dull moment, inspiring,...

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BWOC – a business with character

...the south-west.  The five members of the team have a collective 95 years of industry experience. Support for independent distributors and new start-ups Under more pressure than ever before, distributors...

Analysis

World Fuel Services – spreading the word

...asked Roberts about the differences between the US and UK distributor market.  “When it comes to price risk management, distributors in the States are far ahead of their UK counterparts. ...

Interview

Doherty Oils – fail to plan, plan to fail

...receive highly competitive prices.” Big or small, all fuel distributors throughout Ireland learned important lessons from last year’s experience. Topaz – with the largest network of home heating oil distributors...
How the fuel distribution industry can steer towards new products, methods and technology to ensure customer and wider stakeholder expectations are met in a rapidly changing environment.

Knowledge

Safeguard the future with effective succession planning

...Fuel Oil News articles, part of the industry charm is that many oil distributors are family-owned and run. These businesses have been nurtured over the years through generations and have...

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Excitement builds for UKIFDA EXPO 2021

...customers too.” UKIFDA EXPO organiser the UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association has confirmed what several of this this year’s exhibitors intend to promote to delegates during the event. UKIFDA...

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Northern Ireland – an overdependence on oil?

...such a community based scheme if it was available? __________________________________________________________  DISTRIBUTORS ACROSS IRELAND ARE ALL WELCOME TO JOIN IN THE DISTRIBUTOR DEBATE AT THE TEMPLETON HOTEL, TEMPLEPATRICK WHEN ISSUES SUCH...

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Phillips 66 – the perfect vehicle to talk

...Phillips 66 took to the road in a uniquely branded bus to do what it does best – talking, and building customer relationships Over 200 dealers and distributors turned up...
Essar has a clear focus on providing an outstanding performance today, as well as investing in a low carbon future.

Interview

Essar Oil UK Ltd: from manufacturing complex to energy park

...Security of supply is paramount Given the recent supply challenges experienced, Carlos wanted to reassure distributors that Essar places the utmost importance on security of supply for contracted customers and...

News

Getting warmer in the community

...“We avoid submitting orders in December and spread buying across 11 months, especially over the summer. This January alone, we placed orders totalling over 1.9 million litres.” “On the distributor...