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Ben Ball is back

...Having run for over 70 years, Ben Ball is a spectacular black-tie event with breathtaking entertainment, delicious food and a festive theme to get the automotive community into the Christmas...
Sodbury Fuels 10th anniversary

Interview

Sodbury Fuels: celebrating 10 years in business  

...popular and has made the front page of the local newspaper! Now, every Christmas Eve, Andy dresses as Father Christmas and the Santa float goes to the local children’s hospital....
In Profile with Andy and Lisa Wech of Sodbury Fuels

Interview

In Profile with Andy and Lisa Wech of Sodbury Fuels

...– Davina McCall What’s your best Christmas joke? Lisa – “Who is never hungry at Christmas? The turkey – he’s always stuffed!” Andy – “What do you get if you...
Mistletoe and wine

Insight

Mistletoe and Wine!

...before last Christmas, I was in Cornwall with the Mitchell & Webber team, talking to George Eustice, their local MP, alongside residents of Kehelland. It was a Christmas wish that,...

News

From tanker to reindeer at Moorland Fuels

Rosie Harris holding her winning design Moorland Fuels received 100 entries for its Christmas card design competition. Templates of a Moorland Fuels tanker were created and children under 14 were...

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Irish oil group launches annual fundraiser

Family-owned Irish oil company, Maxol, has launched its annual Christmas Coffee Cup campaign in support of depression charity Aware as demand for its services continues to grow. With roots that...
With the next generation vital to fuel distribution we hear from Nolan Oils’ newest recruit

Interview

Next generation joins family-owned fuel distributor

...just 18 months old in Christmas 1991 with his favourite Christmas present – a Nolan-branded truck. What do you hope to achieve in your role? I hope to keep growing...

Interview

Kevin McPartlan of Fuels for Ireland

...voting for Christmas, but you can’t ignore the reality that Christmas is coming. Distributors have a choice between burying their head in the sands and delivering ever-diminishing volumes or stepping...

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Community Buying – The organisers’ view…

...in December 2010 by the sheer volume of new members wanting to order oil just before Christmas, Steve Blood plans ahead. “I avoid placing a group order in December. Obviously...
CDS: 50 years of powering customer success.

Interview

CDS: 50 years of powering customer success  

...close to Christmas, we decided to combine birthday celebrations with our 2022 Christmas party. Everyone in the company, including their partners, celebrated together at Cranage Hall in Cheshire. “We hired...
A look at events impacting fuel prices in November and predictions for December

News

Thoughts on fuel prices – November in review

...around food, the ability to predict what will happen to fuel prices in the run up to Christmas will be totally unknown until they happen.  Fixed price fuel card holders...
Tanker market review

Analysis

Review of the UK & Ireland fuel tanker market 2024

...the approach of the manufacturer. Joby mentioned that Cobo has some availability for builds this year and is still able to get some ready for pre-Christmas delivery. Dave highlighted the...

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Champion support for Hope House with £2,000 donation

Christmas has arrived a month early for Hope House children’s hospices thanks to a £2,000 donation from two Shropshire businesses. Andrew Goddard. Picture by www.edwardmoss.co.uk. The board of Shrewsbury-based Paterson...