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New marine fuel terminal
The Geos Group’s Barry Newton (l) with the Port of Blyth’s Martin Lawlor The Port of Blyth and marine fuels supplier, the Geos Group, are to build a new fuel...
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Interview
A Day in the Life…Marcos Matijasevich
Welcome to our feature where people from many different roles in this industry will take you through a typical day in their working life. This month, Fuel Oil News speaks...
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Spillsure faces threat of closure over unpaid debt
...to press ahead and petition the courts to order Spillsure into compulsory liquidation and sell its assets to pay off the company’s creditor list. When contacted by Fuel Oil News,...
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Brand new depot for Notts
...location for my region will offer great opportunities for development,” said Will. www.nwffuels.co.uk For more about the new depot – please see the January 2015 issue of Fuel Oil News...
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Gritting in rural areas – your views sought
...or adapted gritters may use red diesel when they are being used to grit roads. HMRC welcomes views on the consultation document “Use of rebated fuel for gritting in rural...
Opinion
Logistics UK flags serious safety concerns over proposed Driver CPC updates
...operations and any changes to the Driver CPC regime must respect that premise. Today’s consultation is bad news for road safety and haulage operators, as well as drivers.” Unacceptable impacts...
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Wanted – a total rethink on the UK’s low carbon heat strategy
...that ‘all current oil-using homes could convert to biofuel with minimal disruption’ OFTEC is promoting bio-liquids as a low carbon alternative to oil that can be used to power existing...
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The storage market – what next for 2016?
...Newson Gale, who will present the latest European (2015) and US (2014) guidance for preventing fires and explosions caused by static electricity. Ahmet Yavuz, inspection superintendent – tank farm/oil movements...
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Key supplier in new hands after popular industry couple retires
...well into the larger XL Global Group.” All at Fuel Oil News wish Mike and Moira a long and happy retirement and know that they will both be very much...
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Red diesel for trees but not the main man this Christmas
...wishing to find itself included on the naughty list, the trade association for those in liquid fuel distribution sought definitive guidance from HMRC. Qualifying purpose In its response HMRC confirmed...
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Craggs Energy takes over Samuel Cooke and Co depot in Padiham
...month came the sad news that the Burnley based fuel distributor Samuel Cooke & Co, had gone into administration resulting in the loss of over 80 jobs. Craggs Energy, an...
Interview
Putting people first in technological progress
...various sectors, especially among fuel distributors and waste oil collectors, expanding our network to over 180 partners across Europe. What sets us apart as a supplier is our commitment to...
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Awards for green leaders in logistics
...in reducing their carbon emissions, the inaugural Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme(LCRS) awards consist of the following categories: – Carbon reduction through fuel efficiency – sponsored by Bridgestone Tyres –...
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Valero and Co-op achieve record site conversion
...28 Co-op fuel sites to Valero supply in just one day was made possible by close collaboration between the two companies. Valero, who last year agreed a long-term supply contract...
Opinion
Will the Petroleum Driver Passport (PDP) enhance driver skills or is it an unnecessary addition to the ADR qualification?
...contribute to the requirement for Driver CPC hours. The passport is an industry training standard aimed at maintaining and raising the standards within the whole industry. Share your opinion with liz@fueloilnews.co.uk....
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Up for a challenge at Morris Lubricants
...produced for Don exceeds the original supplier’s specification.” The new oil is available exclusively from donlaw@donlawracing.com Read more about Morris Lubricants in the December issue of Fuel Oil News ...
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Euro Garages wins industry ‘Oscar’
Blackburn-based Euro Garages – featured in the October issue of Fuel Oil News – has secured the 2014 Forecourt Retailer of the Year award for multiple sites at The Retail...
Interview
Intern to analyst: integrating the next generation
...understanding of the industry in which I work.” Margaret Major, Publishing Director of Fuel Oil News, spoke with Michael, shortly after he started, to hear more about his experience of...