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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,...

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...

News

Products for a greener sector

Going green is no mean feat, especially for businesses operating today in the fuel distribution industry. As distributors seek new ways to reduce the carbon impact of their day-to-day activities,...

Analysis

World Fuel Services – spreading the word

...and agricultural end users, as well as distributors.  Historically, the UK industry has been buying from the majors with very limited options. UK distributors and end users are now appreciating...
Michael and Kathleen, Tria Energy

Interview

Tria Energy: leading Ireland’s HVO-first drive

...their switch to this clean fuel. And it is not just their customers that Tria is keen to support; the company relishes its role of supporting other distributors to diversify...

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...
A company diversifying to meet the marketing needs of an evolving sector.

Interview

Econoprint: continually diversifying marketing services

Econoprint is the leading print specialist for the fuel distribution industry with over 25 years’ experience working with distributors around the UK and Ireland. Originally specialising in delivery tickets, the...

Interview

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...

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...

News

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...

News

Kingspan tank monitor launch strengthens distributor offering

...commercial benefits to distributors with the launch of its Watchman Radar solution. The ATEX-approved device has been designed using advanced communication technology to future-proof its operational capabilities. The unit is...
A case study: the benefits of tank telemetry implementation An interview with Alan Keyes, Glen Fuels

Case Study

The benefits of tank telemetry implementation

...address? Like all oil distributors, despite the many marketing campaigns, radio ads, text message campaigns and personal calls, we still had a large number of run-outs across our customer base....

News

Identifying vulnerable customers

FPS chief executive, Mark Askew A recent report by the Fuel Poverty Action Group (FPAG) calls on fuel oil distributors to establish a priority register for vulnerable customers. With the...

News

Excitement builds for UKIFDA EXPO 2021

...customers too.” UKIFDA EXPO organiser the UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association has confirmed what several of this this year’s exhibitors intend to promote to delegates during the event. UKIFDA...