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Renovare fuelling the biofuel debate

Updates to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) in January 2021 will see fuel suppliers required to increase the amount of renewable fuel they use to comply with the scheme....

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Oil boilers – no to scrappage scheme

Amber Rudd, secretary of state at the Department of Energy and Climate Change understands about the efficiencies of modern oil condensing boilers but will not support a boiler scrappage scheme...

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Risk reduction for domestic customers

...FPS to ensure that the scheme met the criteria for the Code of Practice, over the last six months the scheme has been ‘tested to death’ reports Chris. To get...

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A commanding position at Simon Storage

...by the terminal’s staff, contractors and visiting drivers was given to the Help for Heroes Charity. Look out for a special feature on Simon Storage’s operations at Immingham in a...

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Essar thanks NHS staff with fuel discount

Joining forces with its retail dealers to show appreciation to our front-line NHS heroes, Essar is supporting them with 10p per litre discount off their fuel. In a move that...

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Ronson – ‘the journey is not over yet’

...industry Suzanne Plunkett 2016©. With a mantra of retail is detail Gerald Ronson launched his first Heron branded petrol station in St Albans on 24th March 1966; last week he...
Entries are open for nominations for the UKIFDA Driver of the Year 2023 award sponsored by OAMPS

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Nominate your Tanker Driver of the Year 2023

...and the closing date for entries is 30 March 2023. Urging people to nominate their driving heroes, UKIFDA CEO Ken Cronin explains what the assessment team is looking for: “It’s...

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Essar safety achievement raises £3,000 for local charity

...of their summer programme for local children. The funds were raised through Essar’s ‘Let’s Give’ scheme, which links the company’s commitment to safety directly with charitable giving and came after...
March 2024 – latest updates from our distributor community

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March 2024 – latest updates from our distributor community

...claudia@fueloilnews.co.uk Crown Oil – proudly supporting local hospice Crown Oil, the Greater Manchester-based distributor, is proud to be supporting a local charity, Springhill Hospice. Based in Rochdale, Springhill Hospice provides...

Opinion

“Are your drivers ready for Driver CPC?”

...the scheme was introduced nearly five years ago, there are fears that there will be a shortfall of drivers in September once the deadline has passed. The Freight Transport Association...

Interview

In Conversation with Bangor Fuels

...well-known local brands important to the local area with Bangor Fuels employing 35 people and 85 employed in total across the companies. When asked how these other businesses came about...