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Cyber security

Knowledge

Cyber risks: Are fuel distributors vulnerable?

...of fuel distributors – are you especially vulnerable? As part of the UK’s critical national infrastructure, the reality is that in addition to criminal activity and disaffected individuals, the sector...

News

The next generation of fuel distributors

...industry is not for the faint hearted, and here, we speak with distributors currently at the helm to see how they are safeguarding the future of their businesses with succession...

News

Top up telemetry – what’s on offer?

...“Dunraven Systems’ Apollo RMS remote tank monitoring system is already the telemetry system of choice for many distributors,” says managing director, Gerry Jones. RMS allows distributors to remotely monitor customers’...

News

The distributor offer revisited

...a distributor’s portfolio beyond domestic heating and agricultural markets. Consequently, the distributor network now fulfils a pivotal role in the downstream oil value chain.  Distributors are not only the main...

Interview

The battle to offer a competitive product

Cash conscious consumers, rogue traders dealing in washed diesel and a sharp rise in the use of solid fuel, ensures that oil distributors in the Leinster region are feeling the...

Insight

Shared deliveries …

...the UK has a customer base of over 60 companies … a consideration for distributors? Aside from the cost of product itself, by far the largest component of the distributor’s...

News

Technology: Supporting the supply chain

...May issue, we spoke with fuel oil suppliers, wholesalers and distributors, as well as suppliers of technologies to find out what has been most recently adopted throughout the supply chain...

Interview

Kevin McPartlan of Fuels for Ireland

...the basis of the industry’s long-term business strategy – an understanding which led to the renaming of the organisation as Fuels for Ireland (FFI). Representing fuel importers and distributors and...
A new approach born from a deep understanding of fuel distribution

Interview

Value Oils: leader in online fuel distribution

...the majors and mini majors as well as at distributor level was invaluable. “This made setting up a great network of varied, quality fuel oil distributors not just easier but...

Interview

Rationalisation in Irish oil distribution

...GB market for several years but it’s only getting started locally. “There’s little doubt that NI is oversupplied with distributors – there are some 250 businesses serving a market of...
Rachel Reeves

Analysis

Potential impacts of April’s NIC and minimum wage changes  

April 2025 brings significant financial changes for UK businesses, including small and medium-sized fuel distributors. With increases in National Insurance Contributions (NICs) and the National Minimum Wage, employers will face...

Insight

Key challenges and opportunities facing the fuel distributor

...by many sectors as the so-called ‘energy transition’ gathers pace. This should not hold undue fears and anxieties for oil distributors; after all, many have successfully navigated the transition from...