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HOYER expands UK Petrolog fleet
With almost 500 tractor units across the UK, HOYER is the market leader in fuel distribution HOYER is expanding its Petrolog fleet in the UK with the arrival of 89...
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More partnerships at Certas Energy
...said national accounts manager – lubricants, Diane Parkhouse. “The full spectrum of oils to fuel additives and gearbox oils are all in stock at A1 Motor Stores’ distribution centre at...
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Training standard welcomed
...for the training and assessment of petroleum tanker drivers has been the first priority of the UK Downstream Oil Distribution Forum which has introduced a driver safety passport. Re-established last...
Opinion
The Distributor Debate
... FON editor, Jane Hughes, said: “We are delighted to be hosting a dedicated event for the fuel oil distribution industry. Fuel Oil News has served this market for over 35...
Case Study
The benefits of finding the right software solution
...the day, as well as knowing stock levels. It’s the whole package really.” Howard Marriott, Group Transport Manager Barton Petroleum is an independent, family-owned fuel supplier with over 50 years’...
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NWF Group acquires Northern Energy Oil in £8.3m deal
...grow its fuels distribution business, which represents the UK’s third largest operation, through consolidation. Northern Energy Oil Ltd is a 42 million litre distributor with a predominantly domestic customer base...
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Urban Driver apprenticeship tackles HGV driver crisis
...for National Apprenticeship Week (7th-13th February) is ‘Build the Future’, something which the Urban Driver apprenticeship aims to achieve. While the fuel distribution sector has been less directly affected by...
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A Day in the Life with Jenny Clucas of DFDF
...with Jenny Clucas, Secretariat for the Downstream Fuel Distribution Forum (DFDF), to discover how Jenny spends a typical day. MY ALARM GOES OFF AT… On a normal day, my alarm...
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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...
Interview
In Profile with Andy and Lisa Wech of Sodbury Fuels
...– I worked in the financial services industry for years and then moved into fuel distribution. Andy – Started off as a chef/baker, a milkman, then passed my class 1,...
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Devon expansion for Mitchell & Webber
...4in 3 arm model, due to the positive experience this model has already shown on an existing distribution site. “We commissioned the first IFC skid unit and from then on...
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FPS EXPO 2015 – have you booked?
...KDC Contractors, which we’re very excited about.” Viewed as the main event in the oil distribution industry calendar, FPS EXPO 2015 is set to cover 5 halls at the Harrogate...
Analysis
Potential impacts of April’s NIC and minimum wage changes
...potential impact here is an example calculation for a ‘typical’ smaller fuel distribution business with 9 employees and annual wage bill of around £350,000 Prior to April 1st 2025 Employer...
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Ken’s corner – What do you want to be when you grow up?
...‘Gamer’ or ‘Streamer’ to this question, closely followed by ‘Video Game Developer’, while 20% of ten-year-olds want to be an ‘Influencer’. Unsurprisingly, careers like fuel distribution, tanker driver and transport...
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Midlands regional manager for Pace Fuelcare
Adam Kerbes has been appointed to oversee Pace Fuelcare’s business in the Midlands and will be based at a new office in Coleshill. Adam will oversee oil distribution depots across...
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Inter Pipeline to acquire NuStar
...fuel distribution network. The 49-tank terminal has averaged approximately 100 percent utilisation over the past three years. The smaller terminals at Belfast, Eastham, Grangemouth, Runcorn and Clydebank in the UK primarily...
Insight
Downstream Norway: Leading the way in decarbonisation
...The country relies almost equally on fossil fuels and non-fossil fuels for its sources of energy, as follows: Coal 3% Gas 17% Oil 32% Biofuels and waste 7% Electricity 41%...
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The Prax Group acquisition, appointments and securitisation
The Prax Group, a leading independent oil refining, trading, storage, distribution and retail conglomerate dealing in petroleum products and bio-fuels, has announced that it has successfully completed the strategic acquisition...