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‘A real thirst for expansion and growth’ at Aztec Oils 

...the acquisition will see Aztec procure Caldo’s manufacturing facilities at St Helens in Merseyside, along with distribution operations at Newton Abbot in Devon and Rhuddlan in North Wales.    John Longstaff and John Warner from BHP Corporate Finance acted as lead advisors to Aztec...

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A champagne day for Hull-based Rix

...Lerrix by Lucinda Rix, daughter of company chairman, John Rix. The name “Lerrix”, explained John, comes from Lucinda’s initials (Lucinda Emily Rix), coupled with the company convention of having the...

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White Rose director hangs up his boots

Over the finish line – John Roberts completes his fourth charity run John Roberts of Selby-based White Rose Fuel Services has completed his fourth (and last) run in memory of...

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John Alton – 52 years in the lubricants industry

John Alton (right) receives his gold watch for 25 years’ service to Morris Lubricants from director David Goddard One of the most highly respected figures in the UK lubricants industry...

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A positive story for the UK

A newcomer to the UK, the Valero Energy Corporation entered the UK market last summer following its acquisition of Chevron assets including the Pembroke refinery, pipelines, terminals, an aviation fuels...

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Will the government give logistics the attention it deserves?

...duty; addressing skills shortages and recruiting professional drivers; and ensuring UK’s infrastructure networks (including airport capacity) are capable of meeting freight needs. Stressing the importance of logistics to the economy...
XPO Logistics holds 4th annual UK Female Drivers Forum

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XPO Logistics holds 4th annual UK Female Drivers Forum

Earlier this week XPO Logistics held its fourth annual Female Drivers Forum at the company’s national distribution centre in Crick, Northamptonshire. As in previous years, all XPO Logistics female drivers...

Opinion

More carbon capture cluster projects needed

...hydrogen are critical in helping the UK get to net zero. Later this week (Thursday 21 October), OGUK will release its Energy Transition Outlook report that will outline the UK’s...
How to save money on fleet costs.

Insight

Reducing fleet costs: how technology is reducing costs 

...high-level starts at the very beginning. Existing logistics optimisation tools focus on truck/order combination and route planning. However, the biggest potential lies much earlier in the process. The first step...

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Valero rebrand for three Ascona sites

...earn 1p for every litre of fuel purchased. This can then be redeemed in store or swapped for rewards at Marks & Spencer, Argos and John Lewis, as well as...