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Fighting fuel poverty in the Midlands
Heat Heroes and FPS members look on as Heart of England Foundation’s Jen Tullet (l), holds the cheque for £11,594 alongside Dawn Shakespeare of the FPS The Federation of Petroleum...
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Opinion
“How is the closure of Coryton affecting distributors in the south east?”
...Oils, Essex “It’s too early to say. P66 says it will have no impact but there are already allocations on kerosene. There’s bound to be an impact.” Richard Burton, Barton Petroleum, Northants...
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Firsts for FPS EXPO in Liverpool
...The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) has reported that FPS EXPO 2016 saw a 15% increase on last year’s visitor numbers. For the first time, the two-day event took place...
Analysis
Planning for the future: Nextgen skills for the fuels sector
...required regulatory training, including ADR initial training and refreshers for the transport of dangerous goods, and petroleum driver passport (PDP) levels 21, 22 and 25. “We also upskill qualified drivers...
Analysis
Decarbonising transport: are additives the answer?
...fuel mix this only happens if you reduce fuel consumption overall. Also – and let’s be brutally honest here – fuel additives are hydrocarbons themselves; they are by-products of petroleum...
Interview
Oil v gas
...considered in County Down. Not overly concerned is Malcolm Hill, business development manager with Solo Petroleum and AH Fuels which has most business in rural County Tyrone. Whilst Malcolm is...
News
FPS launch new scheme to improve fuel quality
The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) is introducing a new Fuel Certification scheme to improve the quality of fuel oil and raise quality standards in the industry. The new initiative...
News
Adler and Allan – APEA win and an acquisition
...and Allan’s ethanol coalescing filter won the Environment Protection and Improvement category at this year’s Association for Petroleum and Explosives Administration (APEA) awards, announced earlier this month. The filter is...
News
Rising price of oil helps drive growth at Rix
...of oil prompting growth at the Group’s inland and marine fuels businesses. Rix Petroleum – the largest company in the Group – increased sales from £272m to £304m and maritime...
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John Hogg Technical Solutions partners with Tunley Environmental
...package with environmental consultancy Tunley Environmental. With a legacy of over 40 years in supporting governments and serving the petroleum, lubricant, and speciality chemical industries, John Hogg has been at...
Opinion
Should FPS and OFTEC move closer together?
Designed to boost the oil heating industry, the Oilsave campaign is a joint initiative between OFTEC and the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers. Should the two organisations do more together? Brian...
News
Boiler scrappage in next month’s Budget?
...Petroleum Suppliers (FPS), the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC) and the UK LPG Association (UKLPG) have written to George Osborne calling for him to introduce an England-wide boiler replacement...
News
Birmingham move for FPS
Tony Brown, technical manager, Dawn Shakespeare, marketing and events manager, with Mark Askew The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) has moved its office to Vienna House at Birmingham International Park...
Opinion
Hydrogen and CCUS: a sector placed to deliver
...refineries, 60 terminals, 3000 miles of pipeline and over 8000 forecourts across the country. Refining capacity is around ~60MT per annum, meeting ~55% of UK demand for petroleum products. The...
News
Visionary fuel solutions
...want to put industry insight at the forefront of their service. Patrick Hudson explains: “End-users and resellers of petroleum products tend to focus on the current trading climate and will...
News
Going to the next level at Fuelmate
Rix Petroleum has engaged Zelst, a Harrogate-based digital marketing company specialising in search engine optimisation, to help grow its Fuelmate subsidiary by increasing search visibility, rankings, traffic and lead generation....
Opinion
Business and energy minister backs winter fuel readiness campaign
...the way, it is crucial that households relying on oil and liquefied petroleum gas for their heating are prepared, so I am fully supporting this ‘Get Winter Ready’ campaign. “As...
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Fuel industry unites in call for government to back renewable liquid fuels
The liquid fuel heating industry called on the government to take immediate action to ensure the UK’s off-grid homes and businesses have affordable and realistic decarbonisation solutions as leaders gathered...