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New Abbey training delivers Class 1 drivers
To support drivers looking to make the transition from Class 2 to Class 1 driving, road tanker company Abbey Logistics launched an ‘Earn while you learn’ training programme earlier this...
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Distributor diaries August 23: updates from our distributor community
...ride New Era Fuels, the Essex-based fuel distributor, is proudly supporting Macmillan Cancer Support and recently sponsored Damian Ransome, from Travis Perkins, to undertake a 1000-mile motorcycle ride, which he...
Opinion
Diversity in action in distribution
...created to entice young people to learn about the industry and join the fuels sales world. This worked brilliantly, as myself and two others that joined the academy are still...
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Distributor Diaries December 2024 – the latest news from our community
...a great way to learn on the job and to meet new people. I am very much looking forward to using everything I have learnt as part of my career,...
Opinion
Solving the industry recruitment challenge
...future and oil companies would do well to invest in automation technologies now, allowing for improved remote working going forward. Reskilling is an investment Expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning...
Insight
Apprenticeships in action: building skills for a changing energy sector
...feel like I’ve developed a lot since starting and I’ve gained a lot of confidence. I’m learning more every day – and no two days are the same.” Tom Putterill,...
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Progress – but is it enough?
...action. “The biggest lesson we’ve learnt is that we haven’t learnt the lessons,” said Bud Huspith, Unite’s national health & safety advisor. “Why is it taking so long?” With union...
Interview
Bright future ahead for fuel industry’s newest recruit
LCM Environmental Services Ltd recently welcomed their first office apprentice at the beginning of September. An ambitious young man: Leo Garner, 16, is eager to learn more about the fuel...
Interview
Look at the industry through a new employee’s eyes
...“Zoe has never worked in the fuel industry before, but her enthusiasm and passion to learn has shone through – not only with us but also our customers. “Having joined...
Interview
A new chapter for Craggs Energy and Moorland Fuels
...none of that works without strong supplier partnerships. If supply breaks down, we can’t deliver for our customers. “Learning of the closure of Prax’s Lindsey refinery really brought that home....
Analysis
Planning for the future: Nextgen skills for the fuels sector
...are looking for ways to improve the apprenticeship levy. “We also think the lifelong learning commitments from government will be helpful to augment what companies already do to retain and...
Analysis
Clean energy jobs now outnumber fossil fuel ones as transition drives growth
...and 3.9 million in gas supply. According to IEA estimates, 14 million new clean energy jobs will need to be created by 2030 with another 16 million workers moved to...
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Distributor Diaries March 2025 – the latest updates from our distributor community
...he also had the chance to write a song with him, creating ‘Million Miles’ which can be seen on his Facebook page. “John said he learned a lot from the...
Insight
The UK’s refineries: past, present and future
...million tonnes per year to 9 million tonnes by closure of one of the crude distillation units as an optimisation measure. A subsequent, major turnaround exercise, in 2018, increased throughput...
Opinion
Renovare Fuels: establishing the pathway towards a greener future
...site will see close to two million litres of advanced renewable biofuels produced each year, made from the biogas produced by landfill waste. “The £9 million investment is being developed...
Analysis
Replacement trucks: what will be the future fuels?
...heavy-duty urban freight and logistics operators with a range of vehicle weights that meet a wide range of duty cycles and applications. The Tevva trucks have a 140-miles range from...
Interview
Marsh Fuels: two significant milestones
...the right to haul his own coal supplies. Years later Frederick’s son, Bert Marsh, joined the business after learning the trade. It was around this time in the late 1960s...
Interview
In Conversation with Miriam James of Silvey Fleet
...our fuel card business model provided. Strong communication with our customer base led to the introduction of a fleet management solution in 2018 – Miles Monitor. Alongside fuel cards we...