Interview
A DAY IN THE LIFE… Peter Davidson
...across the UK and overseas. Fortunately, everyone is far more pragmatic now about when meetings can be face to face and when they can be remote so I will get...
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Interview
In profile – Geoff Henderson, wholesale business manager at Phillips 66
...2021. Describe yourself in 3 words Open. Purposeful. Good-listener. What were your childhood / early ambitions? I wanted to be a Sainsbury’s lorry driver. Describe your dream job (if you...
News
Kelly Mcloughlin – Barton Petroleum’s first female depot manager
...the distributor prides itself on having experienced, customer-focussed staff and drivers, with all depots having been awarded the prestigious Platinum status by UKIFDA. Claudia asked Kelly what initially attracted her...
News
Fuelling the partnership
...West Yorkshire to Morrisons’ network of 335 forecourts and regional distribution centres across the UK. Speaking to Fuel Oil News’ Liz Boardman, Stuart Carlyon, DHL’s vice president fuels and chemicals...
News
Is your business fully insured?
...and far between. Having an insurer with a strong security rating will afford you an additional level of comfort. Crossover/wrongful delivery – if the driver accidentally contaminates a third party’s...
News
Charity event raises £15k for SSAFA
...mesmerising displays of classic and modern cars, all under one roof. The event included a tour of the collection by Collector and Racing Driver, Robert Lewis, and an address by SSAFA...
News
“Hands free” vehicle ID from Cameron Forecourt
...theUKthrough Cameron Forecourt. The system means the driver does not have to enter data into the fuel island terminal, saving valuable time, and the need for a positive ID removes...
News
Making a visible difference
...Manslaughter Act 2007. The NEW Spectrum helmet from Hazchem Safety Hazchem Safety has developed compliant garments which are designed to meet drivers’ specific requirements. Brent Douglass, the company’s sales and...
Opinion
VAT deal secures Stanlow refinery production
A lifeline, in the form of a phased tax payment deal, has been thrown to Essar Oil UK allowing it to keep producing as the UK struggles with supplies at...
News
Rebranded JET tankers support Road Safety Week
...the tankers visiting approximately 100 JET forecourts. Pete George, managing director of Phillips 66 UK & Ireland marketing, commented: “We know that our distinctive JET tanker fleet is a significant...
News
Kettlewell Fuels expands delivery fleet
...is North Yorkshire’s trusted independent fuel oil supplier to the domestic, agricultural and commercial sectors and is a member of the UK & Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA). ...
Interview
Next generation joins family-owned fuel distributor
...and it’s a great pleasure to be of service to our loyal customers. If you could change one thing in the industry, what would it be? To change drivers’ hours...
Interview
Ferguson Fuels: family-run, with customers at its heart
...coal to homes within the local Derry City area. A few years later artics were added to the fleet to undertake fridge work within the UK and Europe as well...
Insight
Rapidly changing oil market creates pricing and supply issues
...UKIFDA, confirmed that distributors have been doing their best in very difficult circumstances: “UKIFDA members collect from refineries almost daily and, in the first 10 days, prices were increasing on...
News
Fuel supplies ‘at risk’ as Fawley workers ballot result awaited
...they described as an ‘insulting’ pay proposal. Fawley is the UK’s largest refinery and produces about a fifth of the UK’s transport fuel needs, processing about 270,000 barrels of crude...
Interview
Back to the future: Hytek is looking to its past to thrive in the future
Affected by the recent supply issues which have been suffered by many in the sector, industry equipment supplier Hytek feels that its response to the challenges and service to customers...
News
Thoughts on fuel prices – November in review
...prices lower. The pound wasn’t just relying on a weak dollar to gain strength though. It also rallied slightly against the Euro following the announcement that although UK economic activity...
News
Essar ‘strong performance’ update supports energy transition
...the UK’s first low carbon refinery while supplying UK markets with the sustainable fuels of the future. The £1 billion investment, which will sit at the heart of the HyNet...