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BBC throws a spotlight on successful HVO project
...Kehelland as part of the UKIFDA and OFTEC-led Future Ready Fuels project, also features. Highlighting the dilemma facing many of the 40,000 Cornwall homes heated by oil who “can’t afford...
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MFG in The Sunday Times Top Track 100
CEO William Bannister – MFG is ‘now better positioned to successfully perform as the UK’s number one independent operator’ Top 50 Indies forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) is ranked...
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Countdown to ITT Hub 2021
...the UK’s most innovative manufacturers, including Volta Trucks, Fiat, Ford and DAF Trucks, as well as key government departments and agencies, will be showcasing their cutting-edge services, products, strategies and ideas...
Opinion
Scottish Government rethink of Heat in Buildings Bill emphasises importance of just transition
...emissions while also tackling fuel poverty – a stance long advocated by many within our industry. The original legislation proposed strict timelines for replacing fossil-fuel boilers with heat pumps following...
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DPD Ireland switches to 100% HVO to decarbonise HGV fleet
...is automatically recorded to track our total usage. The vehicles’ odometer is tracked when the fuel is dispensed, and a digital record is kept that correlates fuel used with kilometres...
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Successful HGV skill scheme set to deliver 2000 new drivers as funding is extended
...applicants were under the age of 36, a significant step forward when the average age of an HGV driver today is around 50. James Clifford, CEO of HGVC, said: “We’re...
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Corrib Oil’s tour de force
...Oil delivers heating oil to Counties Cavan, Clare, Galway, Laois, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Offaly, Mayo, Roscommon, Tipperary and Westmeath in a modern fleet of over 60 fuel tankers. www.corriboil.com ...
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National award for Top Oil
Top Oil at the awards A Top Oil service station at Holycross in County Waterford recently won the Forecourt & Convenience Store of the Year award (category 2) at Ireland’s...
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Petroplus administrators reveal scale of Coryton’s financial woes
...high risk, low reward environment was the main driver in having to cease operations – put simply, we could not afford to incur the ongoing losses associated with continuing refining.”...
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Tanker driver passports exceed 5,800
...and accepted by all.” Ian Carruthers, Wincanton’s business unit director for fuels, commented: “Wincanton has around 450 tanker drivers, responsible for delivering over four billion litres of fuel across the...
Opinion
Former HGV drivers urged to take up funded training to alleviate shortages
...and refresher training.” James Clifford, CEO of HGVC, comments: “The government’s HGV Skills Bootcamp has been a game-changer for the sector. Finally, HGV drivers are being seen as essential and...
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Further aviation growth for Essar
...aviation fuel at Manchester Airport; supply commenced on Saturday 1st July. This deal strengthens Essar’s aviation proposition in the UK, with the company now having direct jet fuel supply agreements...
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A low carbon economy by 2050?
...fossil fuel prices – predicted to be around 2050 – many of the negative impacts of energy price volatility will be halved, it says. www.oxfordeconomics.com Return to emailshot http://www.andpublishing.co.uk/fueloilnews.co.uk/email/index.php ...
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The case for low carbon fuels
...homes, OFTEC has highlighted ‘a strong case’ for the use of low carbon liquid fuels. The case was put forward in response to a call from BEIS for evidence as...
Interview
Industry voice – Rupert Turner MD UK Marketing Phillips 66
...and, in a recent interview with Rupert, Margaret Major, editor for Fuel Oil News, asked what had drawn him back to the UK role and how it has changed. I...
Analysis
Rebranding: reasons, process and impact
...rebrand. Claudia Weeks, Community Content Lead for Fuel Oil News, spoke to those in the industry that have already taken this step, to find out more about the process, their...
Analysis
Mabanaft – majoring in innovative independence
...presence of independent wholesalers continues to rise in the UK, Fuel Oil News was keen to learn more about Mabanaft’s role “I believe the change in Mabanaft’s business profile really...
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Milford Haven – frustration and regret
It was with ‘great frustration and regret’ that Bryan Kelly, vice president of UK operations for Murphy Petroleum, made the announcement that the Klesch Group deal announced in the summer...