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HOYER generates record earnings
...and monitoring assistants. The company employed 5,098 people in 2014. www.hoyer-group.com SEE THE APRIL 2015 ISSUE OF FUEL OIL NEWS FOR AN INTERVIEW WITH HOYER’S OPERATIONS DIRECTOR, ALLAN DAVISON ...
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Suttons showcases safety and innovation commitment
...future, in both assets and technology,” said Michael Cundy, managing director of Suttons Tankers. “This location provided the perfect backdrop for customers to take part in workshops, have a drive...
Analysis
ACTION – changing health & safety culture from the ground up
...tasked with delivering a cultural shift in the company’s own approach and chats here with Margaret Major, managing editor of Fuel Oil News about the exciting new strategy that has...
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Certas Energy named official fuel supplier for Tall Ships Races
Certas Energy will offer both MGO (Marine Gas Oil) and HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) to the more than 50 ships arriving into Aberdeen Port for the 2025 races. Taking place...
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Stoddards’ new baby tanker
Stoddards shows off its new RTN tanker with Alpeco equipment Stoddards has taken delivery of a brand new baby tanker from Road Tankers Northern. The tanker is fully equipped with...
Interview
Thompson Fuels – providing service with a smile
...sales, starting off with one oil delivery lorry and one employee. Thompson Fuels was registered as a limited liability company in 1993, although it remained a truly family-run business –...
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Seeing it through at CDS
...Run with Pilot Fuels and Fuel Services Garstang, the pilot scheme was successful and rolled out to all Shell’s distributors by the late 70s. Bill explained: “We put everything together...
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Valuable insights from the other side
Bedfordshire-based distributor Bedford Fuels recently hosted a ‘Teams on Tanker’ day, for the BoilerJuice Supply Team to get valuable ‘hands-on’ experience. Extremely grateful for the opportunity to better understand supplier...
Opinion
Truck drivers and cyclists: essential safety advice
...community involvement, the event has great scope to reach many people across the nation and remind them of road safety, thus potentially preventing many accidents. Fuel distribution is an industry...
Knowledge
Managing costs: minimising fleet insurance premiums
...program results in reductions of: 26% in fleet insurance premiums 54% in insurance claims 22-87% in incident volume 84% in third party claims 40% in accident rates 10% in fuel...
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Board changes at Abbey Logistics as CEO moves to executive chairman role
Long serving CEO Steve Granite has stepped down from his role as CEO of Abbey Logistics Group to take up a new position as executive chairman at the tanker specialist....
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XPO Logistics fuel distribution partnership renewed by Tesco
...run for over 25 years. XPO deploys a dedicated tanker fleet and 350 specially trained drivers to collect fuel at nationwide UK fuel terminals and allocate it to more than...
Opinion
Survey suggests supply chain at risk unless action taken
...via the immediate introduction of a 6p per litre reduction in fuel duty, in addition to the 5p per litre reduction that was announced as part of the 2022 Spring...
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New Trident design delivers a ground-breaking fuel metering system
...and clean fuel deliveries. Automation also allows quicker and more efficient deliveries saving both time and money. The unique design also means that the system is smaller and lighter, with...
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Protests create temporary fuel shortages- drivers urged not to panic buy
...Kent. However, petrol retailers insisted these issues were not widespread. As many as 10 oil refineries were initially targeted on Friday but by Monday only the Esso West London Oil...
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MechTronic sees red in celebration of 500th OptiMate fuel metering system
...bulk, and fixed gravity deliveries via one metering control system, OptiMate is designed with the fuel operatives’ needs in mind. Brad commented: “Since OptiMate was launched, we have listened to...
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Sidney Gilmore
...Hylands, who told him that there was good money to be made from oil, triggered Sidney’s move into fuel distribution and saw the launch of Gilmore Fuel Oils, a business...
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Search on for tanker driver of the year
UKIFDA has launched its annual search for the finest tanker driver in the liquid fuels distribution industry. Sponsored once again by OAMPS, the specialist insurance advisor to the hazardous fuels...