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World first for self-driving truck
...driving. “This is the world’s first fully self-driving truck to operate under such tough conditions,” says Torbjörn Holmström, member of the Volvo Group Executive Board and Volvo Group chief technology...
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Logistics UK celebrates becoming a government approved provider
...January 2024, further courses are expected to be announced in the coming months. The business group welcomes the opportunity to further support its members by offering high-quality apprenticeship training and...
Insight
Logistics industry report shows lack of support is hampering EV uptake
If the sector is to decarbonise effectively, more financial support and better infrastructure is needed, according to a new report. The recently released Electric Vehicle Report 2023, by business group...
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71st Texaco Children’s Art Competition winners announced
...in the Category A age group, Daniel and his fellow winners fought off the challenge from the young artists across Ireland who took part in the Competition. Amongst them are...
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Crown Oil becomes UK’s first carbon neutral fuel supplier
...“The Crown Oil Group recognises the environmental impacts of fossil fuel use on a local and global scale and, due to our first-hand relationship with our customers, understands how deeply...
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National fleet and EV leasing business rebrands to Greenarc Vehicles following acquisition
Greenarc Vehicles (previously known as KeyFleet – Key Finance and Leasing Limited) has been a national supplier of company vehicles since 2007 and recently joined Greenarc Energy, a group of...
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Mabanaft expands portfolio through Swindon acquisition
...UK. The company is part of the Mabanaft Group, a trading arm of Marquard and Bahls. Through its subsidiaries the Group has a network of 580 service stations across Western...
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Investors welcome Shell net zero emissions plan
...Steering Committee and CEO, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC). “Investors will now look to other energy companies to match, and build on, the welcome ambition Shell is showing.”...
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Acumen for Reynolds
On 1st August 2016 the John Reynolds Group and UK Credit Insurance Specialists officially merged to form Acumen Credit Insurance Brokers Ltd. Acumen is now one of the largest independent...
Opinion
Fuel tech company says £200m zero emission HGV investment is not enough
...SulNOx Group Plc said that, while the investment was to be welcomed, it did nothing to tackle immediate environmental issues. SulNOx Group specialises in providing responsible solutions towards the decarbonisation...
Interview
A Day in the Life… Howard Marriott, group transport manager at Barton Petroleum
...group transport manager at Barton Petroleum Ltd, to discover how Howard spends a typical day. MY ALARM GOES OFF AT… 6am, usually, but I do try and get to the...
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Ensuring the new government hears FPS members
...facing some tough times, the growth of online ordering, buying groups and agents are changing the way our industry trades. Distributors who can’t adapt or embrace change may start to...
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Great news for oil boilers
...for 2017’. www.grantuk.com For the seventh consecutive year, the Greenstar range from the Worcester, Bosch Group, has come out top in the Which? boiler report. And, for the first year...
Interview
In Profile: Luc Smets
...Group as general manager in Antwerp and Ingolstadt, and recently joined the Prax Group, as general manager at Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery. Tell us more about yourself using 3 words...
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Total and Harvest Energy enter into a fuel network agreement
Total has entered into an agreement with Harvest Energy, a member of the Prax Group, which will allow Harvest Energy to develop its network of service stations with the support and...
Case Study
A BWOC initiative: first aid for mental ill health
...topic, to participate in Workplace Mental Health Training. The group wanted to provide a Mental Health Team to provide support to employees, during personal challenges they may encounter. Could you...
News
ReFuels announces new HGV biomethane refuelling station
...station is a joint venture between CNG Fuels, the infrastructure arm of ReFuels, and sustainability-led investment management company, Foresight Group. Tackling HGV emissions – a major piece in the net...
Opinion
Fuel distributors urge businesses to order now to avoid fuel duty double whammy
...for long-term good”. In the run-up to the General Election, Sir Kier Starmer refused to rule out a fuel duty increase. Craggs Energy Group companies Okehampton-based Moorland Fuels and Calderdale-based...