News
Simon – investing in our infrastructure
...Buncefield with Safety Instrumented Systems. The facility can offer food grade product storage, as well as pressurised chemical gases. Installed 18 months ago, the East has a holding tank for...
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Making a visible difference
...alternative, the Spectrum, has just been launched by Hazchem Safety and is receiving significant interest with health and safety officers as the goggle meets the higher ‘B’ impact rating. www.hazchemsafety.co.uk...
News
Suttons Tankers agrees deal
Suttons Tankers has agreed a deal to acquire DHL Supply Chain’s domestic bulk commodity chemical business. The acquisition predominantly covers chemical transportation from sites in Billingham, County Durham and Runcorn,...
News
UKIFDA EXPO 2024: the industry awards
...and collaborative partnership relevant to liquid fuel distribution.. Young Person of the Year sponsored by Just Tankers Let’s celebrate the emerging talent in our industry The Just Tankers Young Person...
News
The Downstream Fuel Distribution Forum marks 10 years of vital industry initiative
...UK are trained and assessed to a consistent standard in loading, transporting and offloading petroleum fuel products from road tankers. The PDP Scheme was developed by the Downstream Fuel Distribution...
News
Road Tankers Armagh gets into the true spirit of Christmas
This year instead of traditional Christmas gifts Road Tankers Armagh Ltd has donated to a very worthy charity; Cancer Fund for Children. Managing Director of the business, Trevor Wilson, explains...
News
Cyberattack effect on oil prices
The second week in May saw the largest pipeline in the United States shut down for five days after the operator of Colonial Pipeline was hit by a ransomware attack...
News
BWOC – a business with character
...month Fuel Oil News discussed the business with Mark and his team. “Bob grew up in the oil industry – he drove tankers, sold fuel and ran a terminal before...
News
Tank testing – NIOF seeks a level playing field with a simple solution
...public safety. “There are upwards of 700 fuel tankers in Northern Ireland,” says NIOF director David Blevings. “To make sure vehicles are safe and fit for purpose, there’s a plethora...
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...
News
UM Terminals manager takes to the water again to support spinal cord injury charity
...to swim 1.5 miles (120 lengths) per session, 3 times a week. “I started swimming approx. 0.5 miles and have built up slowly, increasing by 10 lengths each week. Presently,...
Interview
In Profile with Joby Clark of Cobo Tankers and Services
...chat with with Joby Clark, sales and project engineer at Cobo Tankers and Services. “COMMUNICATION IS KEY TO GETTING IT RIGHT.” Joby Clark Please give your career history in 25...
News
Downstream fuel distribution event, UKIFDA Expo, came back with a bang
...of Cobo Tankers & Services too: “It was great to be able to put faces to names for those that are new in the industry. As everyone would agree it...
Analysis
Decarbonising transport: are additives the answer?
...manufacture, and most fleet owners are seeking immediate innovative solutions for existing vehicles, such as tankers and HGVs. “Many accept the fact that they are polluters and will buy carbon...
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
Isle of Wight Fuels to close its doors
...the island. Over 1.5million litres of fuel passes through the Kingston Road facility in East Cowes each week and the depot can store a total of 3million litres, providing a...
News
Fuel industry addresses ‘minimal and patchy’ supply shortage
...tankers leaving ports. With Fair Fuel UK backtracking on its earlier claims that 1 in 3 forecourts in the South were without fuel, the group’s founder, Howard Cox, issued an...
Interview
In profile – Adrian Mason of Road Tankers Northern
...facts. This month we chat with Adrian Mason, sales executive at Road Tankers Northern and proud winner of the Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year Manufacturer for 2022 “Treat...