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Ensuring the new government hears FPS members

...Grant, who is based in Certas Energy’s Coleshill  depot, takes over the presidency from Mark Nolan of Nolan Fuel Oils who has been president for the last two years. Duncan...

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Crown Oil – encouraging customers to use cleaner fuels

...being fully interchangeable. “Businesses which rely on fuel should consider alternatives to heating oils, such as carbon offset red diesel; biofuel; clean-burning kerosene; industrial heating oil (IHO) – when 20%...

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Brogan opens refurbished depot

Brogan’s newly refurbished depot Having acquired Brogan Fuels in 2007, GB Oils has just completed a major refurbishment of its Oban depot. Established 86 years ago, Brogan Fuels is the...
Ken's Corner February

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No one likes a ban, but everyone likes an EXPO! 

...the key ingredient that could help rural homes reach net zero”. In the main, an entirely positive piece about how our rural customers could swap their fuel and reduce their...

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Kan’to installation puts Finol in control

...Fuelling Technology, so that we could specify a complete stock solution. By all accounts, Finol are very pleased with the stock solution provided.”   www.kanto.co.uk  Webinar with Dimitri Papaioannou: https://fuelondev.wpengine.com/2012/04/kantos-real-time-tank-gauging/...

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Fair price award for Isle of Wight Fuels

...price to all our customers.” Isle of Wight Fuels owns and operates the Isle of Wight’s only fuel storage facility and distributes oils and fuels to domestic and commercial customers...
How wind energy could be Santa’s route to a sustainable Christmas

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Is Santa more sustainable on a wind-propelled sleigh?

...on the Artic ice. As a sustainable alternative could renewable energy be used to fuel Santa’s sleigh? At present, the world’s largest wind turbine is the Goldwind GWH252-16MW located offshore...
Facility expansion extends feedstock range for biodiesel production.

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Greenergy expands biodiesel manufacturing plants  

...will allow for a wider range of waste oils as feedstocks to be processed into lower carbon biodiesel that will be used in transport fuels to reduce emissions. Significant increase...

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Happy 65th anniversary to Gleaner

Gleaner, which recently changed its name from Gleaner Oils, to represent the company’s ongoing development and diversification, supplies fuels to some of the most scenic locations in the UK –...

Opinion

“Are your drivers ready for Driver CPC?”

...managing director of Consols Oils.  “We were fully up to speed in late 2013. “However, Driver CPC is yet another costly imposition that impacts on the bottom line of every...

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Q3 2012 – oil production and refinery demand

...oils at refineries fell by 9.2% when compared to the previous year. The closure of the Coryton refinery was a contributory factor, having previously accounted for around 10% of the...

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New agreements with SEPA

...Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) met with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) regarding the introduction of new legislation which affects over 95 heating oil and fuel distribution depots across Scotland. The...

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Oil – the cheapest form of heating since July 2014

...efficiently. Upgrading an older boiler to a modern condensing oil boiler will reduce fuel consumption by around 20% percent and therefore cut fuel costs significantly.” The latest figures from Sutherland...

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Protecting consumers against summer oil theft

...summer holiday period and issued the following advice: ·         If your tank has a lid, fit locks. This may be a legal requirement for some tanks. Your tank installation engineer or fuel...
People Moves: change of leadership for Argent Energy

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People Moves: change of leadership for Argent Energy 

...the production of its de-fossilisation fuel, crafted entirely from waste oils and fats. In line with this, Louise Calviou expressed enthusiasm about the appointment and emphasised continuity in the company’s...