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It is with great sadness that we report the peaceful passing, on 27th December 2022 in his 98th year, of Sidney Gilmore.

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Sidney Gilmore

...Hylands, who told him that there was good money to be made from oil, triggered Sidney’s move into fuel distribution and saw the launch of Gilmore Fuel Oils, a business...
Ken Cronin

Insight

Ken Cronin on DESNZ: Looking beyond the name

Our regular column from UKIFDA CEO Ken Cronin sharing his latest thoughts on the liquid fuel distribution sector. I am sure most people will have noticed that we now have...
Driving customer satisfaction through digitalisation

Case Study

Driving customer satisfaction through digitalisation

...how technological advancements and data-driven strategies can revolutionise sectors. To remain competitive and future-ready, it is imperative that companies embrace digitalisation. The fuel distribution industry, in particular, can draw inspiration...
Celebrating all things Christmas with Sodbury Fuels

Interview

Sodbury Fuels: Christmas, community and charity

...new fuel distribution business. The business has been a huge success, becoming a limited company in its own right in 2016. Claudia Weeks, content writer for Fuel Oil News, spoke...

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Phillips 66 to sponsor fuel industry Expo

...the central event of the industry calendar and is still the most important trade exhibition in the UK for anyone involved in the distribution of liquid fuels. The 2021 virtual...

Interview

Taking action in Ireland

Being proactive rather than reactive was one of the really strong messages conveyed to an audience of over 60 fuel oil distribution staff who attended last month’s Fuel Oil News...

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Is your business fully insured?

Insurance issues Andrew Dix, partnerships manager at OAMPS, believes: “There are many risks involved in the distribution and haulage of fuel. Whilst there is the fear of an accident on...

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A ‘Fuel Proof’ partnership for Gulf Aviation

...the storage and distribution of Jet A1 and Avgas 100LL fuels for a range of Gulf Aviation customers across the UK, which includes Birmingham Airport and Cardiff Airport. As part...

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Helping with Ireland’s energy transition

...Ireland the supply and distribution network are already good, and installation costs are low, switching to a bio or low carbon liquid fuel would mean keeping these benefits. Whilst the...

Insight

The downstream oil market landscape of Ireland in the 2020s

...Oil. In 2018, Irving Oil acquired large independent, Tedcastle Oil Products (TOP), providing it with a distribution terminal in Dublin as well as a substantially expanded market reach. The refinery...

Interview

In Profile – Jane Raphael

...ambition or talent? Ambition. What was the best thing about your job? I always very much enjoyed meeting all those working in the fuel oil distribution industry.  Travelling across the...

Opinion

Preparing for a new oil world

...oil distribution chain, have workforces with strong and transferable skills which, with the right training, could be put to good use for the green transition. Firms should consider using this...