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Embracing change over 50 years
...UK distributors and, as the only Castrol Ambassador Distributor for the industrial and automotive product range, the company has attended all Castrol’s conferences over the last 10 years; an accolade...
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Analysis
Prax – a fast track wholesaler
...of automotive and industrial fuels in the UK Prax is owned by The State Oil Group which operates 22 service stations and employs over 100 staff in the Midlands and...
News
Theft threat?
...I think that, due to publicity around theft, some customers automatically believe that because the smaller quantity they’ve purchased hasn’t lasted as long as their usual larger purchase, their oil...
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TOTY 2023 The runners up: highlighting three very special entries
...hills where the extra horsepower really comes into play. Other useful features include the ‘tanker’ gearbox setting which allows seamless gear changes even when fully loaded, and the automatic exhaust...
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Simon provides specialist storage and water separation services
...permitted EWC (European Waste Catalogue) codes. In the face of finite global oil supplies, the market for collecting and recycling waste oil from sources such as the maritime and automotive...
Interview
Highland Fuels, proud of fuel distribution heritage but future focussed
...very much in mind, the last few months have been spent ensuring processes are as efficient as possible, digitising the process and ensuring as much automation as possible. Stephen also...
Insight
Sector legislation: Government strategy, incentives and progress for heat pumps
...electricity prices, a lack of clarity and marketing from the government and the delays in automating Ofgem processes. There is very sound potential for government to improve the scheme as...
News
Revolutionary Berrow-Zeice hydrogen fuel system sparks investment excitement
...cells which means that building new automobiles still carries a significant environmental impact as well as the significant cost to the consumer of hydrogen cells. Berrow-Zeice’s hydrogen fuel technology reduces...
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Hydrogen ecosystem trial leads the way for fleet decarbonisation
...to forward thinking companies like Wales & West Utilities and First Hydrogen which will accelerate the hydrogen economy in the area”. A viable solution Steve Gill, Executive Director Automotive at...
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New Maxol motor oil range
...and that it meets European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association standards. The label also displays a list of vehicles for which use of the oil is recommended. At the beginning of the...
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24/7 staff-free refuelling
...and telephone as well as a floodlight circuit. Bill Bowers, TSG’s product manager, said: “Automated solutions, such as TSG’s DCD System, provide greater flexibility and lower staffing costs, saving businesses...
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OHES acquired by Adler & Allan
...and technical areas, including environmental pollution claims, will continue to be led by its current management team as an autonomous business within the A&A Group and operate from its existing locations...
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XPO reaches target in converting UK fleet to hybrid or fully electric vehicles
...177 vehicles, 103 (58%) are either hybrid or full EVs meaning XPO met its target to replace more than 50% of its automotive fleet with EVs or PHEVs by year-end...
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Essar expands fuel distribution into the South East following Oikos Storage agreement
...to gain access to the largest market in the country, leveraging our strong automotive fuel expertise to serve existing and new markets across London and the South East.” Carlos Rojas,...
Case Study
Tuffa and AMP power the nation to a low carbon future
...the sites are fully automated, with remote monitoring. “Safe and efficient oil storage and distribution was the problem,” Luis explains. “By working with Tuffa, we have been able to find...
Market Report
Is there a future for the internal combustion engine?
With the news last year that China sold more electric cars than conventional petrol and diesel cars, the automotive press has been alight with speculation around the demise of the...
News
British astronaut to headline Logistics UK conference
...experiencing first-hand the wide range of new options for logistics which the ITT Hub will have on show – and possibly even seeing what it’s like to experience an autonomous...
News
New generation nozzle and system solution
...“We recently featured the new product line up at the Automechanika show in Frankfurt, and the response was extremely positive,” said Fred Hess, director of sales & marketing. “Based on...