News
UKIFDA EXPO 2024: the industry awards
...of the Year Award. Green Award sponsored by Oilshield For the 6th year, Oilshield, which provides insurance and risk management solutions for fuel oil distributors, is sponsoring the Green Award....
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Analysis
UK Downstream: bringing in the next generation
...fuel industry was to work in a fast- paced environment where one day is never the same as the next. Although it may have bad press, the fuel industry forms...
News
Tanker of the Year 2024 – Special Recognition
...Gleaner’s business milestone. The Gleaner entry explained how “each detail, from the tanker’s sleek design – provided by Road Tankers Northern Group (RTN), a company with a reputation for quality...
Opinion
Free oil? Not today …
...it tongue in cheek, that fuel suppliers will soon be paying the consumer to take oil away but what is the reality? Mark Waddington, Channoil Consulting looks at the fact...
News
Reap what you sow
...15% of its overall business. FAST manufactures a number of agricultural products including fuel upgrade, Gas Oil Extra; fuel soluble biocide, Anti Bug; fuel stabiliser, Fuel Store Plus; and online...
Analysis
In review: the 2022 tanker market
...for fresh, used tankers in 2022. Through our downstream oil industry contacts in the UK and Ireland, we’re able to source high quality stock and then put them through our...
Analysis
Cyber Love: Innovation & advances in fuel distribution technology
...including its flagship mobile application, Fuelstar. “Often companies will have developed paper-based systems for this, but over many years, we’re finding that the majority of fuel distributors are using some...
News
BWOC – a business with character
...month Fuel Oil News discussed the business with Mark and his team. “Bob grew up in the oil industry – he drove tankers, sold fuel and ran a terminal before...
Interview
Doherty Oils – fail to plan, plan to fail
...wild locations “This year, we’re getting better prepared,” says Patrick Doherty, director of Doherty Oils which operates a fleet of five oil delivery tankers, distributing fuel throughout the Tyrone and...
Interview
James Hygate, Firefly Green Fuels: challenges and progress on the pathway to green aviation
...business since our original interview back in March 2023. Firefly Green Fuels The biofuel industry continues to move rapidly and, with everyone working to progress at pace, Fuel Oil News...
Interview
Future fuels: developing storage capabilities
...change. Given the fuel supply sector crosses over the responsibilities of multiple government departments and agencies, the fuel transition and managing the UK’s overall fuel resilience are tasks that will...
News
Employee feedback delivers £15m fleet investment in driver comfort
Suttons Tankers has announced a £15m investment in its UK fleet as part of its commitment to continuously improve driver working conditions. In response to driver feedback, the leading logistics...
News
Latest people moves within the fuel distribution industry
...Road Tankers Armagh With an enviable reputation for the manufacture of high-quality truck-mounted fuel tanks, Road Tankers Armagh (RTA) recently moved to new larger premises in Armagh Business Park and...
News
Fuel distributors back calls for renewable liquid fuel tax to be slashed
...liquid fuels for heating as part of the Future Ready Fuel campaign. Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) is currently taxed at a higher rate than fossil fuels such as kerosene heating...
News
Taking strategic action
...the emphasis firmly on oil trading. “In those pre-internet days selling marine fuel literally meant driving to the port to ask if anyone needed it! Whilst our fuel supply was...
News
Calls for Government support as oil homes switch to fossil-free HVO in numbers
...the Future Ready Fuel campaign. The industry is self-funding the project and is investing over £800,000. Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil, otherwise known as HVO, is derived from used cooking oil and...
Knowledge
HVO – The issue of sustainability
...supplying the fuel that it is committing to when applying for Road Transport Fuel Certificates (RTFCs). Without this, a biofuel would not be a commercially viable option for end users.”...
Interview
Morrow Fuels – goes the extra mile
...go without oil,” explains Jonny. “Houses off the beaten track stayed cold as regular oil tankers just couldn’t get to them. This meant many people had very little heating during...