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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...
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Safeguard the future with effective succession planning
...an ideal buyer in Ford Fuels Limited – a South West firm built on the same family foundations as Hobbs Bros. Ltd. Ollie comments: “Our work with Hobbs Bros. Ltd,...
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Cycling the Pyrenees for World Land Trust
...to Oxford, London, Paris and Hendaye.” We asked why Nick had chosen to support World Land Trust to which he replied: “Well, if David Attenborough has decided to become Patron...
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Relaunch of Seletar’s Great Yarmouth site
...Energy – hosted an open day recently to show customers, including Boston Putford, Shell Exploration, Seajacks and Air Products, the improvements which have been made since the site was first acquired...
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Essar in new aviation fuel partnership
...facility. These agreements demonstrate further the continued success of the Essar aviation fuels business, with direct supply arrangements now in place with carriers at five major airports across the UK...
Opinion
Do you see issues with the introduction of Euro VI or do you welcome it as positive step towards increasing energy efficiency?
...cost to the industry – something that it and the economy can ill afford, however that may be the price industry has to pay to get cleaner, greener trucks and...
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RE:Group – strategic appointment to fuel growth
...marine and industrial oil each year and sells specialist fuels to sectors such as brewing, food production, aggregates and abattoirs. Commercial director Phil Evans said: “Paul has a wealth of...
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WINNER! Estuary Oils wins the 22nd Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year Award!
...the pinnacle of safety, efficiency, technology, and branding. The company’s Business Strategy Manager, Kevin Harford, tells us a little more about this “one of a kind” tanker: “Lovingly driven by...
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A change in direction for Thomas Silvey
...Llantrisant depot, has been purchased by Oil for Wales. Whilst Ford Fuels added Yate and the distribution network throughout the West Country to their portfolio, with a smaller amount of...
Opinion
Free oil? Not today …
...physical oil, which at the negative prices they bought back at they can afford to sell cheaply to refiners, even if they had to do it in tanker truck loads....
News
Merger is ‘culmination of 49 years in the industry’
...operate under the Rontec name, is based in Watford, and provides employment for 2,500 people nationwide. “Having opened our first petrol station in St Albans in 1966 and developed nearly...
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Banning the internal combustion engine
...demonstrate that all forms of propulsion technology, including renewable fuels, electricity and hydrogen could have a substantial impact on GHG emissions,” said Steve Sapsford, chair of the Institution of Mechanical...
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EET appoints Ruth Herbert as Managing Director, Business Development and Strategic Initiatives
...affairs, and leading external communications. Ruth holds professional qualifications in Programme Management, Sustainable Energy, and is a Master of Physics from the University of Oxford. Net zero goals Tony Fountain,...
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Bolstering onshore oil and gas
...relating to shale gas – Tony brings over 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas sector to the team. Born in Bradford, Tony joined BP Research after gaining his...
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Fuel poor left out in the cold
...homes they can’t afford to adequately heat. Although provisional EWD figures for last winter (2015/16) show a fall to 24,300 recorded deaths, this drop is largely due to the abnormal...
Opinion
Logistics UK responds to General Election manifestos
...charging, and incentives for businesses so they can afford the investment. The proposed 10-year infrastructure strategy also recognises the need for a long-term focus. However, we would press for an...
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Question time with the DVSA
...from September to November across ten UK venues – Yeovil, Doncaster, Southampton, Peterborough, Knutsford, Glasgow, Chepstow, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, London and Birmingham. For further information or to book a place go to...
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Backing the government’s new fuel poverty strategy for England
...said Mark Askew, FPS chief executive. “Especially as it will not only help those living in fuel poverty in gas-heated homes but those who can’t afford to properly heat their...