Opinion
Ken’s Corner – time to reflect
...yet clear and cast in stone, I was pleased with the speed of response and implementation when UKIFDA asked its member distributors to contact their new local MP. Before the...
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Insight
How does the french downstream sector compare to the UK?
...of heating after gas (10m) and electricity (8.75m). There are three main channels of distribution – national/regional distributors such as Total, Worex SNC, Bollore Energie, Thevenin & Ducrot and Picoty;...
Interview
Josh Burton, WCF Chandlers: The next generation
...still be demand in certain areas for quite a while.” Sharing his thoughts on how fuel distributors can support the transition, Josh said: “Traditional fuel distributors have a crucial role...
News
Winner of UKIFDA Innovation Award announced
Cornwall-based liquid fuel distributor for the South-West Mitchell & Webber has won the UKIFDA Innovation Award for being at the forefront of the sector’s Future Fuels campaign and for making...
News
Energy select committee visits the village at the heart of the industry fuel campaign
...met with campaigning fuel distributor Mitchell and Webber, who organised the visit to the Cornish village where it has converted around 30 buildings to HVO as part of a demonstration...
Case Study
Digital delivery: selecting a solution
...company chose Manchester-based Touchstar Technologies as its preferred supplier and we find out why the Fuelstar system fitted the bill for the distributor’s mobile digital solutions. Background Carr’s Billington Agriculture...
News
Rapid growth for Your NRG with new depot opening
UK oil distributor, Your NRG, has opened a new, cutting-edge fuel depot in Halstead, Essex. It’s the 14th depot opened by the independent oil company across the country. “The opening...
News
Petroineos GasOil and Biofuel Workshop
...answers to the problems’ Attendees included representatives from NFU Scotland, Ringlink Scotland and UKIFDA as well as distributors and their customers ensuring representation from all involved in the fuel supply chain....
Opinion
Improving employee welfare: what steps can the sector take?
...distributor and manufacturer of seals and hydraulic cylinder parts for fluid power systems, considers what steps can be taken to help manage employee welfare, and how they can be implemented. ...
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Total fuel control with the Hytek remote tank monitor
...different. For example, if you are an oil distributor, it allows your customers to set up a reseller account that means you, as their distributor, can view stock levels and...
News
Laundering, siphoning and looting
As many fuel oil distributors and their customers have struggled in the winter floods, others have taken advantage of the situation. Nolan Oils alerted Fuel Oils News to an incident...
News
Additional help for off-grid customers?
...purchasing oil before making a decision. “Small, local buying groups in an immediate neighbourhood can benefit from the saving the distributor makes on travel time and costs,” says FPS chief...
Insight
Ken’s Corner: Unintended consequences
...smaller businesses provides consumers with more choices and constrains unjustifiable profits, as consumers typically have the opportunity to purchase from at least four different distributors within a 25-mile radius of...
News
WINNER! Estuary Oils wins the 22nd Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year Award!
...Mould and fuel distributor and tanker owner, Estuary Oils. Estuary Oils is proud to operate a strict 3-year vehicle replacement program that ensures the distributor’s eye-catching fleet is always at...
News
Celebrating innovation at Dunraven Systems
...to the proprietary OilPal product, whilst limiting online engagement options to a single distributor and putting that distributor’s brand at the heart of the customer experience.” Having celebrated 10 years...
Insight
A “changing of the guard” in the UK fuel marking regime
...is over 3mg/L. Removing an upper limit enables companies to run down the previous product in their system without contravening the legislation. Stock holding and disposal issues: Distributors need to...
News
NWF Group acquires Northern Energy Oil in £8.3m deal
...grow its fuels distribution business, which represents the UK’s third largest operation, through consolidation. Northern Energy Oil Ltd is a 42 million litre distributor with a predominantly domestic customer base...
Interview
UM Group: Goals, ambitions and plans for the energy transition
...current position in terms of capability of storing fuels of the future and are currently storing a variety of renewable fuels for leading UK distributors and oil majors. Our investments...