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New vehicles at DJ Davies Fuels
Commercial director Jonathan Davies beside the new vehicles which have been named Glyndwr and Dai after former members of staff Joining a fleet of 15 trucks, Ammanford-based DJ Davies Fuels...
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James Smith 1925 – 2013
Pictured at last year’s FPS Expo in Harrogate, James Smith with wife Anne and Kevin Kennerley, NWF Fuels Well-known to many in the fuel oil distribution industry, James Smith started...
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Vessels delivering Russian diesel are ‘sailing through a loophole’
...Islands, a nation in the Pacific Ocean, it was not flouting the Ukraine-related sanctions but, rather, exploiting a loophole that allows Russian fossil fuels to continue to be delivered to...
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Chandlers Oil & Gas – Playing to our strengths
Established in 1935, Chandlers Oil & Gas now has six depots – Grantham, Lincoln, Retford, Spilsby, Spalding and Corby. Started 76 years ago by Des Chandler, Tom Caunt and Joe...
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UK businesses pledge £3bn investment and call on PM to back British hydrogen
...of the influential Committee on Climate Change, said; “The UK missed the boat on wind technology and missed the boat on batteries. We can’t afford to miss the boat on...
Analysis
Implications of the UK’s EV pivot in a global storm
...of electric vans remains sluggish. As of early 2025, zero-emission vans accounted for only 5.7% of new van sales, falling short of the 10% target. Major manufacturers, including Ford and...
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Oil reclamation stepped up on Teesside
The new tank farm at CSG’s Middlesbrough oil reclamation facility “Our plan is to recover substantial quantities of useful lubricating oils, fuels and other hydrocarbon products from waste oils brought...
Interview
In Profile with Donall O’Connor of Valueoils.com
...Connors Fuels and Jet Sponsored Belfast City Marathon with Harold Stafford and Rod Prowse of Conoco Describe yourself in 3 words Open. Dynamic. Honest. What were your childhood / early...
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Essar strengthens leadership team with senior appointment
...worked for Jaguar Land Rover, Ford and Tata Chemicals Europe. He holds an honours degree from the University of London, together with a post-graduate diploma in personnel management. Prashant Ruia,...
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Europump Maintenance H&S recognised with gold star
...a gold star, which is their highest rating!” Steven Bamford, workshop co-ordinator at Hanson UK’s Ribblesdale works, said: “We were very impressed with the Europump engineers, especially with how professional...
Interview
A Day in the life – Tim Croughwell of Barton Petroleum
...the price of fuel and knowing many of them will not be able to afford it, especially the elderly. THE BEST PART OF MY JOB… If we are busy in...
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Logistics sector report shows recovery signs
...in employment for companies which can afford them and an increase in HGV driver tests of 25.6% and three-fold increase in applications for vocational provisional licences, there is hope that...
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Progress – but is it enough?
...five speakers was that whilst the industry has come a long way, there is further to go. Useful information for Fraser Mackie, Trident Engineering Consultants, Ron Tomal, Geoff Mountford and...
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The UK’s downstream oil industry brings major economic benefits
Stephen Marcos Jones, UKPIA director-general According to a new study released earlier this week, the downstream oil sector provides major economic benefits across the UK. Independent findings in the Oxford...
Opinion
Highs and lows of the oil price drop
...up”, but also predicts a slight rebound in prices over the coming months. A small positive A spokesperson from Wrexham based Quad Fuels, said the fall in price was a...
Interview
Celebrating 50 years of innovation
...and, therefore, the advent of new fuels to reduce tailpipe emissions, the company has developed a fuel quality division to deal with the problems arising from modern biofuels which can...
Insight
Overcoming challenges: building a better future for the chemical supply chain
...unviable. Brexit has also impacted the labour market, with fewer EU nationals now working in the UK. According to the University of Oxford’s Migration Observatory, the number of EU nationals...
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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...