News
Kerosene – supply and quality
...the fuel. A fuel line up – these samples show the variable quality of fuel which ranges from clean kerosene with a char value of 6.5mg/kg taken from a distributor’s...
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Insight
Ken Cronin, CEO UKIFDA: It’s customers that matter
...of this high level of competition is customers have accounts with multiple distributors because of their ability and willingness to shop around. So, giving £200 to each account holder is...
News
Biffa extends HVO adoption, strengthening the case for low carbon liquid fuels
...transitioning its fleet to HVO makes a compelling case for distributors and businesses exploring low-carbon alternatives in hard-to-electrify sectors. With fleets increasingly embracing transition fuels, this continuing investment further strengthens...
News
Ensuring the new government hears FPS members
...of the largest fuel distributors in the UK. Commenting on his appointment, Duncan said: “As president I will be working closely with FPS chief executive, Mark Askew and the FPS...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner – time to reflect
...yet clear and cast in stone, I was pleased with the speed of response and implementation when UKIFDA asked its member distributors to contact their new local MP. Before the...
News
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...
Opinion
What is the best Christmas present for a fuel distributor?
LIKE BING CROSBY IN THAT CHRISTMAS PERENNIAL MANY FUEL DISTRIBUTORS ARE DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS…. …..or to be more accurate one of those very dry, frosty, bitterly cold winters...
News
Certas accelerates energy transition strategy with renewables appointment and acquisition
...heat pump distributors Waterkotte, Space Air Solutions, Daikin and most recently, as Commercial Director for Glen Dimplex Heating and Ventilation, Mark has over 20 years’ experience in construction and the...
Interview
CDS: 50 years of powering customer success
...distributors. “By the late 1990s, the commercial adoption of the internet had happened, a development that was truly world changing! Vast improvements in communication coupled with the ability to offer...
Insight
How does the french downstream sector compare to the UK?
...of heating after gas (10m) and electricity (8.75m). There are three main channels of distribution – national/regional distributors such as Total, Worex SNC, Bollore Energie, Thevenin & Ducrot and Picoty;...
News
It’s all hands on deck at Nolan Oils as fuel sales accelerate
...through August and September has pretty much continued. “Mild weather, high prices and a tough economic climate has provided the perfect storm for distributors. People have definitely been holding off...
News
Becoming UKIFDA
On 1st August 2019, the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) became the UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA). Created in 1979, FPS rose from the ashes of The National...
News
Petroineos GasOil and Biofuel Workshop
...answers to the problems’ Attendees included representatives from NFU Scotland, Ringlink Scotland and UKIFDA as well as distributors and their customers ensuring representation from all involved in the fuel supply chain....
News
Laundering, siphoning and looting
As many fuel oil distributors and their customers have struggled in the winter floods, others have taken advantage of the situation. Nolan Oils alerted Fuel Oils News to an incident...
Interview
In Conversation with NWF and Geoff Boorman Fuels
...The transition to low carbon energy is inevitable; the unknowns are its speed and route. This leaves many distributors at a crossroads, wondering what may be around the corner. Faced...
Insight
Ken’s Corner: Unintended consequences
...smaller businesses provides consumers with more choices and constrains unjustifiable profits, as consumers typically have the opportunity to purchase from at least four different distributors within a 25-mile radius of...
Opinion
The Distributor Debate
...challenge for distributors.” David Fairchild, WP Group managing director Also attending is David Fairchild, managing director of WP Group: “The industry continues to consolidate with further sector business sales and...
Insight
A “changing of the guard” in the UK fuel marking regime
...is over 3mg/L. Removing an upper limit enables companies to run down the previous product in their system without contravening the legislation. Stock holding and disposal issues: Distributors need to...