Insight
The latest industry updates in UKIFDA’s Downstream
...issue, in full below. In this 16 page edition you can hear the latest updates on this year’s industry event from Ken Cronin, CEO UKIFDA, enjoy a full show preview,...
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Interview
A Day in the Life with Jordan Ferlisi of New Era Energy
...big part of my role also involves managing the full employee lifecycle. From running inductions to supporting managers on probation reviews or handling employee exits. What I enjoy most is...
News
Certified quality assurance for Irish fuel retailers and consumers
...scheme was reviewed and approved by the Department of Jobs, Innovation and Enterprise and the Irish Patents Office. The addition of the trade mark will increase consumer satisfaction in this...
Interview
Rawlings Fuels putting the customer first
...as well as the 5* ratings Rawlings service gets in reviews. Looking to the future how do you see decarbonisation impacting on your customers? With the increasing focus on net...
Interview
Lee Crellin and Ryan Finnigan, Ribble Fuel Oils: tanker-driving photographers
...them and Lee began at the start of his day: “A typical day at work for me starts with doing the yard security checks, reviewing product amounts, and then daily...
Interview
Topaz – keeping Ireland moving
...20% market share.” Driving change At Topaz, the company serves to drive change continually and review its strategies regularly. “There is a culture of continuous improvement and change with new...
News
Popular Truckstop officially launched after significant Certas Energy investment
...have plans to install an HVO (renewable diesel) refuelling station soon. The 5-star reviews we get speak for themselves!” The Stop at The Hollies can accommodate commercial vehicles with abnormal...
Opinion
Industry responds to government hydrogen plans
...hydrogen use for domestic heating is less economical, less efficient and more resource-intensive. In a review of 32 independent studies, not one of them found hydrogen to be a cost-effective decarbonisation...
Opinion
Grangemouth plans result in calls for urgent government action
...Scottish governments to: Intervene immediately to secure a fair and swift workers’ transition. Fast-track viable low-carbon projects, particularly SAF production. Commission an independent review of existing Grangemouth assets to inform...
Analysis
Products and services for developing fuel depots
As fuel depots continue to evolve, Liz Boardman reviews the products, services and latest innovations that everyone is talking about, and finds out how they are supporting this transitioning industry....
News
Thoughts on fuel prices – November in review
“It turns out that trying to predict fuel prices is like trying to work out what food my toddler will agree to eat on an evening – almost impossible, but...
News
On the right route – Phillips 66
...work aids customer relationships “Earlier this year, we undertook a strategic review up to 2015. Having looked at where the market’s going, we responded with a new organisational structure very...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner: A week is a long time…
I always like starting this column without resorting to a good old political cliché, but Harold Wilson in the 1960s was right – a week is a very long time...
News
Distributor diaries – latest updates from our fuel distributor community
...Misty Lane Holdings following a review by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC). Following East Cork Oil announcing its plans in March 2022, the CCPC determined that a full...
News
UKIFDA supportive of Scottish energy consultation proposals
...important that once an Energy Efficiency standard is in place it should be subject to periodic review, where it can change with improvements such as technology, innovation, fuel prices and...
News
Decarbonising heating – delay for domestic RHI
...plans to carry out a review of the tariffs under this scheme to drive forward further uptake. Read The Future of Heating: Meeting the Challenge at www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-future-of-heating-meeting-the-challenge What are the...
Insight
The growth of large retail dealer groups
...part of a subsequent rationalisation Shell divested 250 outlets to achieve a total owned/leased network of about 550 sites. In 2015 the sale of 185 sites was completed. Reviewing its...
Insight
Refining operations
...in 2011, it did not prove possible to find a buyer for the refinery. Early last year a rationalisation programme was announced following a wide ranging review of the company’s...