Interview
Challenging gender stereotypes as an apprentice tanker driver
...team at Evesons Fuels, part of the NWF Fuels family, in the autumn of last year. Holidays are often a time for self-reflection and, while away with friends, Leah decided...
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Interview
In profile with Rory Clarke of J. R. Rix & Sons Ltd
...get to know Rory Clarke, managing director of J.R. Rix &Sons Ltd and incoming president of UKIFDA “WORK WITH THE BEST PEOPLE YOU CAN FIND.” Rory Clarke Give your career...
News
Distributor diaries September 24: updates from our distributor community
...that Exocet, Eliminox, Bedford Fuels, Rix Petroleum, Barton Petroleum, New Era Energy, Monks Fuels, WCF Chandlers, WCF North West and Allan Stobbart were all able to attend, and that they...
Insight
The UK fuel industry: latest statistical analysis
...emission reductions and the diversification of feedstocks to reduce dependencies on scarce resources, by including in the mandate: A cap on the feedstocks used in the hydroprocessed esters and fatty...
News
Mabanaft takes over global bunkering business
...which will now operate under the name Bomin, and Matrix Marine, Mabanaft’s subsidiary in the bunker business, is regarded by Mabanaft as an important step in an effort to combine...
News
Kent secures FEED contract for UK SAF project
...pave the way for the project to achieve financial investment decision (FID). The physical scope includes process plant units, utilities, third-party connections, and the waste feedstock receipt facility. FEED capacity...
News
Fuelling the partnership
Working in ‘a highly competitive market’ DHL keeps deliveries on track for Morrisons with 56 new Scania Euro V tractor units Morrisons has strengthened its relationship with DHL, extending its...
Interview
The Cobo Conference 2024
...of course, the hospitality from the Cobo team was first class! Thanks Cobo!” Ruairidh Beath, Director and General Manager at Rix Petroleum, added: “It was great to be met with...
Knowledge
HVO – The issue of sustainability
...centres on the sustainability of their provenance (what feedstocks are used) and there are genuine questions for those who, in doing a ‘right’ thing, wish to avoid unintentionally also doing...
Knowledge
Data: the UKIFDA databank
...the RTFO in 2022, 3.3bn litres of RLFs were supplied into the UK. These fuels include multiple types, using multiple feedstocks from nearly 100 countries. 8% was HVO: Fifty feedstocks...
Analysis
Industry reinforces commitment to genuine sustainability as BBC discusses HVO feedstock concerns
...sustainability of HVO, particularly regarding feedstock sources. A recent BBC article highlighted specific issues surrounding the inclusion of waste products from palm oil production—such as palm oil mill effluent (POME)—a...
Analysis
ACTION – changing health & safety culture from the ground up
...genuinely fanatical about service and that includes being safe out on the road. So, it’s giving our drivers the tools to report issues and ensuring that we feed back to...
News
Certas Energy to supply 300,000 litres of HVO to Silverstone this summer
...for the following events: Tissot British Grand Prix MotoGP on 23-25 May, Formula 1 British Grand Prix on 3-6 July, and the Silverstone Festival on 22-24 August. The decision to...
Interview
How Phillips 66 is driving the industry evolution to future fuels
...sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a replacement for jet fuel produced from a sustainable waste feedstock – another exciting milestone for our Emerging Energy initiatives and a huge company accomplishment. “The...
Analysis
Review of the UK & Ireland fuel tanker market 2024
...wrong side of next winter. Dave echoed the feedback around lead times, confirming that the supply of chassis and parts has improved greatly and that there are now no serious...
Interview
Avioxx: innovating processes to deliver price parity for sustainable aviation fuel
...even leading to things we may not have thought of yet.” Feedstocks The provenance of feedstocks for biofuel is a key issue and something that Chris wanted to highlight: “The...
News
Certas Energy powers Silverstone’s race to net zero
Certas Energy will supply more than 250,000 litres of renewable diesel to the British Grand Prix in support of its mission to reach net zero emissions. Certas Energy, the UK’s...
News
March 2024 – latest updates from our distributor community
...process!” Tanker investment sees Rix hit a century Rix Petroleum Ltd has hit a century with its latest investment. The Hull-based business has invested almost £2m in 10 DAF tankers,...