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Phillips 66 – the perfect vehicle to talk
...Phillips 66 took to the road in a uniquely branded bus to do what it does best – talking, and building customer relationships Over 200 dealers and distributors turned up...
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Essar Oil UK Ltd: from manufacturing complex to energy park
...Security of supply is paramount Given the recent supply challenges experienced, Carlos wanted to reassure distributors that Essar places the utmost importance on security of supply for contracted customers and...
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Getting warmer in the community
...“We avoid submitting orders in December and spread buying across 11 months, especially over the summer. This January alone, we placed orders totalling over 1.9 million litres.” “On the distributor...
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35 years of tanker loading and process metering solutions
...The 2000s Increased bottom-loading skid supply into the fuel distribution market as more distributors converted to the increasingly popular bottom- loading system. Depot conversion. With the increasing adoption of the...
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Who will take the FON 2022 Tanker of the Year title?
Entries are now open for the Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year 2022 award. Calling all fuel distributors and tanker and tanker equipment manufacturers. We are pleased to announce...
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New HQ, new chapter for Tria Energy
...thinking behind the move and how it will help the forward-looking distributor continue its successful business evolution. “The recent relocation of our headquarters to Cork City is about much more...
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Cost effective depot upgrades
Upgrade your skid with IFC Distributors can now cost effectively convert existing loading skids from old mechanical registers to the latest electronic automated equipment with IFC’s skid upgrade kit which...
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Eliminating cross-contamination
...helping to safeguard fuel oil distributors’ product from costly cross-contamination. “Should traces of red diesel be found in compartments containing road fuel, as everyone knows HMRC has the authority to...
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Standard Fuel Oils acquires Solo Petroleum to expand fuel distribution reach
Liverpool-based Standard Fuel Oils Ltd, an independent, family-run fuel distributor, has announced the strategic acquisition of Solo Petroleum Ltd. Headquartered in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, family-owned Solo Petroleum has built a...
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Government announces increased heating oil payment to be made ‘in the new year’.
...confirming that the mechanism for the payment will be in the form of a credit to electricity bills rather than through fuel distributors. After assuring MP David Duguid in the...
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Unleashing innovation in the fuel distribution industry
The fuel distribution industry is a complex one in which every decision offers various possibilities, each resulting in different impacts. In this network of suppliers, distributors, and end users, the...
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A heritage to be proud of: 70 years of Gleaner
...was founded in 1954 as an ‘Authorised Distributor’ for B.P. Scotland Ltd and Shell Mex Ltd and has evolved greatly since its inception. David explained more about the development of...
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More debate on industry issues
Many questions arose at last month’s Fuel Oil News Distributor Debate including how the industry should prepare for a potential kerosene shortage. The short answer to that question from both...
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In profile with Fiona Bellairs of Magnus Monitors
...Telesales, Total Distributor, Field Sales, Fina Distributor, Regional Sales Manager, Butler Fuels, Business Development – Logistics, Supply Manager, Sales Director Describe yourself in 3 words. Feisty. Fun-loving. Loyal. What were...
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Chandlers Oil & Gas – Playing to our strengths
...the company’s Grantham depot. “In essence, there are many distributors doing the same job – the key difference is the way in which we each do that job. “Our focus...
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Centre Tank Services celebrates 35 years
Centre Tank Services Ltd was founded in 1987 and has been a leading trade distributor of fuel dispensing equipment, storage tanks, Adblue™ and lubrication equipment since then. With the company...
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Domestic heating oil users urged to place orders now
Customers are recommended to place heating oil orders with local distributors as normal ahead of the winter period, as industry trade association, UKIFDA, welcomes further increased support for domestic heating...
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Fuel distribution industry responds to Covid-19
...social distancing now playing a crucial role, fuel oil distributors who do have regular contact with some customers are taking measures to ensure that distribution can continue in the safest...