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Five ways to build a winning operations strategy

Scott Roberts “LIKE MANY ORGANISATIONS IN OUR INDUSTRY, THIS WINTER WAS CHALLENGING FOR US,” REPORTS SCOTT ROBERTS, OPERATIONS AND LOGISTICS DIRECTOR AT WATSON FUELS WHO SHARES THE STEPS TAKEN BY...

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Top industry supplier celebrates 30 years

...Glasgow complete Astley’s estate, enabling the company to offer an industry-leading resource to deliver branding programmes across the UK. Managing director (and owner) of Astley, Gavin Redhead comments: “It’s so...

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The Phillips 66 Interview

...to grow its market share here.  Fuel Oil News editor, Jane Hughes asked managing director, Pete George about the business, refining and fuels and its relationship with fuel oil distributors....
A new series giving insight into ways to take control of fleet insurance costs.

Knowledge

Managing costs: minimising fleet insurance premiums

...damaging to your organisation and, when you actually add up the totals involved, it’s easy to see why focusing on managing claims can have a dramatic impact on your bottom...
Mandy Rutter - anxiety feature

Insight

Maintaining good mental health: Coping with anxiety

...irritability and aggression • alcohol, drugs • withdrawal from friends and family • lowered sex drive • loss of enjoyment and pleasure Managing anxiety Everyone who experiences anxiety will have...

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Hand sanitiser spark risk warning

...an operator’s hand after the application of hand sanitiser. Mike O’Brien, managing director of Newson Gale, considers the approaches that can be taken in terms of managing the risk of...

Interview

In Conversation with Miriam James of Silvey Fleet

...under the Silvey Fleet brand. As part of the restructure, Miriam James was appointed managing director of the business and Fuel Oil News managing editor, Margaret Major, recently caught up...
Improving the UK’s fuel supply network

Analysis

Improving the UK’s fuel supply network   

...and granting access to the largest market in the country. Essar’s Carlos Rojas and Oikos’s managing director, Arun Sriskanda, sit down with Margaret Major, managing editor of Fuel Oil News...

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Farewell to an editor extraordinaire

...publication’s 42 years in existence and Nick Smith, managing director of A&D publishing commented: “James Smith, the founder of Fuel Oil News, always expressed how lucky he felt to have...

Interview

A Day in the Life with Claire Foster of Mabanaft

...offerings, as well as managing lighthouse projects like our partnership with Lechner Racing on ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) topics. A big part of my day involves working with different teams...
Neil Ryding

Interview

Neil Ryding: In Defence of Talent

...‘a natural or special skill or faculty, or having a high mental ability’. It is probably worth pausing to consider this. It could be argued that having and managing ambition...
Janet and Trevor Kettlewell in New York

Interview

Selling Kettlewell Fuels

Janet Kettlewell on navigating a business sale, legacy, and life beyond fuel distribution, in conversation with Margaret Major, Publishing Director of Fuel Oil News After years at the helm of...

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Harvest Energy picks innovative solutions

...style management system, which incorporates an automated reporting function to manage fuel efficiency and safe driving. Ann Dawson, managing director, Norbert Dentressangle Tankers, added: “As a major logistics business already...

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Cautious industry response to fuel resilience bill

...The government works with fuel suppliers to mitigate such risks and, while individual companies have a good record of managing their own risks, they do not see a commercial return...

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Chandlers Oil & Gas – Playing to our strengths

...and is ‘working well’. Respect for customers and staff “We like to think that we run a tight ship,” managing director, David Hindmarch told FON during an autumn visit to...