Opinion
A Day in the Life – Jane Scarlett of Rawlings Fuels
...coping with her recent diagnosis of early onset dementia and what it means for her role in the business. Businesses can be of vital importance in supporting their employees with...
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News
Double awards success for WCF Chandlers
At the end of 2022, WCF Chandlers, the Lincolnshire based distributor, celebrated a fantastic double win at a local business awards event. The annual Grantham Journal Business Awards were held...
Interview
In profile with Neil Ryding
...from Manchester. Graduate apprenticeship. Front-end engineering job on major chemical plant. International sales and business management serving the oil industry. Business owner-director. 2. Describe yourself in 3 words Loyal. Conscientious....
News
Is your business fully insured?
...insurers have the capacity to offer increasing levels of cover.” Reynolds’ insurance is bespoke, designed for the individual needs of a client’s business. As a business changes, the insurance is...
News
Downstream chief executive Tufan Erginbilgic to leave BP
...and lubricants businesses. Before his current role Erginbilgic had been chief operating officer of BP’s fuels business globally, accountable for all BP’s fuels, refining and marketing activities. Erginbilgic’s successor will...
Interview
Rapid growth keeps Exswift Fuels in the pink
A couple of years ago we chatted with Chloe Crofts, CEO of Exswift Fuels, a company, at that time, into its third year. With the domestic kerosene delivery business having...
News
A change in direction for Thomas Silvey
...fuel card division being merged into the existing Silvey Fleet business. ‘Our future is now less about being a supplier of fuel and more about providing fleet solutions to businesses,’...
News
Distributor diaries March 23: updates from our distributor community
...Held at the end of last year, the event brings decision makers and business leaders from across the area together to celebrate business success. In a fantastic double achievement, WCF...
News
Turnover increase for Clugston Distribution
...Continued investment of £1m in the commercial vehicle fleet enabled the business to grow its bulk food business by over 25% during the financial year, whilst investment in apprenticeship schemes...
Case Study
The benefits of tank telemetry implementation
...of yet another awful depression; interest rates were in the mid-teens; all in all, a perfect time to start a new business! Looking back, they were very tough years, hats...
News
Crown Oil completes acquisition of Star Oil
...industrial operations, farms and homes. Christian and Star’s 10 staff will remain with the business, while Michael will seek new opportunities elsewhere. The business will continue to trade as Star...
News
Fuel for thought…
...general consensus is that sales have declined significantly. Ask any oil tank installer today ‘How’s business?’ and more often than not, the best response you can hope for is ‘Could...
Analysis
Greening the sector: Dover Fueling Solutions considers the future for fuels
...of your mind. And finally, what do you enjoy most about working in this business? This is a business that has always presented great variation but even more so now...
News
Distributor diaries April 23: the latest updates from our distributor community
...Northamptonshire-based fuel distributor, Barton Petroleum, is proud to announce that they are now an Official Club Partner at Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. Taking their place alongside other local businesses in...
News
Linton Fuel Oils – by royal appointment
...Linton remains a family owned and run business. Co-founders and directors David Flynn and Roy Panton both have less active roles in the day to day running of the business,...
Insight
Driver risks: the mutual benefits of effective management
In an industry in which drivers play a vital role in business success, recruiting and retaining good drivers is an important consideration for all distributors. No distributor wants to be...
Interview
BoilerJuice: revolutionising operations
...explain that one of the founding members, Paul Ward, is still closely linked to the business: “The business was founded by Paul Ward, a talented entrepreneur who remains close to...
Interview
In Profile with James Hygate of Firefly Green Fuels
...facts. This month we chat with James Hygate, CEO at Firefly Green Fuels. “In a fast growth business, meetings should be focused and succinct” James Hygate Please give your career...