Interview
Taking a different approach
Speaking to many fuel distributors in Ireland recently, the most frequently used word to describe the current market was ‘challenging.’ “It’s been a tough year to date,” said Donall O’Connor,...
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News
Reap what you sow
As the domestic market tails off over the summer months, for many distributors, it is their agricultural business that picks up speed. Below Liz Boardman looks at this market’s seasonal peaks...
News
Distributor diaries April 25: updates from our distributor community
New brand unites Craggs Energy and Moorland Fuels The sister employee-owned companies have unveiled a bold, new, unified North Star brand. What matters to you, matters to us Lisa Wilson,...
News
Distributor trains for energy efficiency
Pictured at the certificate presentation with Hugh Nicholl and the successful advisors are NEA NI’s Pat Austin, John Dallet MLA, professor Christine Lidell, University of Ulster and Mary McKeown, Department...
News
It’s all hands on deck at Nolan Oils as fuel sales accelerate
...on replenishing tanks in the hope of a drop in price as one distributor commented in late November: “The weather has been cold but not cold enough. The quiet trend...
News
Driver shortages create barrier
...much in the spotlight, existing challenges continued to present barriers – one of the biggest being driver shortages across the UK and Ireland. During recent conversations, several distributors have told...
Insight
A look at the shape of the future UK downstream oil sector landscape
...Oils, and then, over the ensuing 15 years, embarked on an ambitious distributor acquisition programme, which included the equity distributor businesses of Shell (Shell Direct), Texaco and Total (Total Butler). ...
Analysis
Future market demands for tank level monitoring
...with its customers has enabled it to continually stay ahead of the market. Serving all tiers of distributors “In today’s dynamic landscape, small, medium, and large fuel distributors need to...
News
Success in tough times in Ireland
Margins in the Republic of Ireland The market for both distributors and equipment manufacturers in Ireland can, at best, be described as challenging, says marketing consultant John Switzer “Product and...
Interview
BoilerJuice: revolutionising operations
...cheaper, and more convenient. “Back in 2004 our proposition was unique in that, for the first-time, customers and distributors could order and manage their orders online,” begins Tim Buckman, CEO...
News
Key supplier in new hands after popular industry couple retires
...to welcome Liquip XL Ltd as our new distributor”. “The transition from the old to the new distributor will be seamless with the same and more of Liquip’s product range...
Opinion
The community speaks
...community of distributors said: Gross Margin Gone Rapidly changing. Increasingly fragmented. Unrecognised significance. Normalisation of margins. Enjoyable. The return of credit risk. Family, forward-thinking, exciting. Never a dull moment, inspiring,...
Interview
ESL Fuels: working with customers to deliver sustainable fuel solutions
...has supplied over two billion litres of fuel to the UK market and offers nationwide coverage through its relationship as a supplier to the nation’s leading distributors, with supply points...
Interview
Fuel Oil News talks with new sector supplier Sentinam
...UK fuel distributors. Motivation and strategy What inspired the launch of Sentinam – and why now? The launch of Sentinam Liquid Movement Solutions is a strategic step by the MechTronic...
News
BWOC – a business with character
...the south-west. The five members of the team have a collective 95 years of industry experience. Support for independent distributors and new start-ups Under more pressure than ever before, distributors...
Analysis
World Fuel Services – spreading the word
...asked Roberts about the differences between the US and UK distributor market. “When it comes to price risk management, distributors in the States are far ahead of their UK counterparts. ...
Interview
Doherty Oils – fail to plan, plan to fail
...receive highly competitive prices.” Big or small, all fuel distributors throughout Ireland learned important lessons from last year’s experience. Topaz – with the largest network of home heating oil distributors...
Knowledge
Safeguard the future with effective succession planning
...Fuel Oil News articles, part of the industry charm is that many oil distributors are family-owned and run. These businesses have been nurtured over the years through generations and have...