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On the right route – Phillips 66

...branded distributors – there are currently 18 with another due to join early next year – and forecourts, are also covered by Guy’s team. To support both teams, Phillips 66...

News

PDP – open for business

...out that distributors are able to register to undertake classroom and/or the practical training for themselves: “This could be a real opportunity for smaller distributors to save money as it...

Analysis

The changing face of the fuel depot

As the industry continues to evolve, Liz Boardman chats to fuel distributors and equipment suppliers about how fuel depots have changed over time, what it takes to establish a new...
Tanker market review

Analysis

Review of the UK & Ireland fuel tanker market 2024

...distributors looking to order A common piece of advice from all manufacturers was to place orders early. Joby emphasised the need for customers to act now if they want deliveries...

Insight

A vertically challenged market

...filling station networks comprising owned sites and branded independent dealers and authorised distributor networks. In the case of BP, Shell, Texaco and Total, equity distributors were also developed with these...

News

Seeing it through at CDS

...architects and quantity surveyors. However, in 1974 a local fuel distributor’s request for a system to capture orders and produce delivery tickets was to introduce CDS to another software market....

Interview

DCC on ambitions for Ireland and energy transition

...reflects the key role that energy distributors have in energy transition so that people don’t dismiss distributors. Distributors are crucial in bringing solutions to all parts of society. The second...

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...
Technology advancements supporting the sector

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...

News

NI oil stocks low due to unexpectedly high demand

...sought to replenish stocks ahead of winter. However, this demand has outstripped supply and distributors are reporting low levels of stock currently. “Distributors must forecast expected demand months in advance...
Leading online heating oil marketplace Boilerjuice  talks about future plans

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...