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Cheaper heating bills for oil households

...two years with wholesale prices forecast to fall 11.9% by 2016. In contrast, gas prices are predicted to rise by 14.5% over the same period. Jeremy Hawksley, director general of...

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Pace Fuelcare unveils new Ipswich depot

...of quality fuel for commercial, agricultural and domestic customers across south east Anglia. Key figures at Pace Fuelcare’s parent company, GB Oils, including Sam Chambers, chairman, Paul Williams, director, Simon...

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The shipping news

...summer of 2008, but freight rates like the price of oil crashed,” explains Nikki Jessop the Rix Group’s director, Maritime Bunkering. “Following this, ship owners and operators resorted to slow...

Interview

In Profile – Jane Raphael

...or chocolate? Cheese. Share your greatest personal achievement. In May 1987 George Davies, then head of the Next fashion chain, offered me the job of launching the brand-new Next Directory....

Opinion

Dodgy tanks – do you refuse to fill?

...the office – this applies mainly to new customers.” Looking for new tanks? See the Fuel Oil News 2013 Directory for a comprehensive list of tank manufacturers and suppliers.  ...

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Gulf Retail wins global award

...Certas Energy’s retail director, Ramsay MacDonald. “We continue to work hard to develop the Gulf brand in the UK and ensure that the Gulf proposition appeals to dealers of all...

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RE:Group –  strategic appointment to fuel growth

...marine and industrial oil each year and sells specialist fuels to sectors such as brewing, food production, aggregates and abattoirs. Commercial director Phil Evans said: “Paul has a wealth of...

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Mabaspeed in Scotland

...back behind the wheel ready for 6 laps in a rally car before taking part in a 30 lap go kart competition. “It was a great day,” said commercial director...

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RL Automotive fleet system reduces cost & improves safety

...fuel costs and excessive vehicle emissions. “This is all about good-old prevention rather than cure!” enthuses RL Automotive director Mark Longden. “Using our unique telematics connectivity, we already have a...
Lindsey Oil Refinery at dusk

Analysis

Growth without structure is a risk not a strategy

...Despite its size, Prax operated like a family business, with Winston as sole director. Strategy was locked behind closed doors. Even senior staff had limited visibility into operations. 3. Lindsey...

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Making oil-heated homes more energy efficient

...OFTEC director general Jeremy Hawksley.  “This is due to poor insulation levels and the high number of old, inefficient boilers still in use. “We are urging all the political parties...

Insight

COP26 FON blog 4: Transport decarbonisation

Continuing with his exclusive blog for Fuel Oil News, covering news from COP26, Stephen Marcos Jones, director-general UKPIA, shares the latest updates from Transport Day with transport decarbonisation, low carbon...

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New refuelling site opens this week

...land and property director for Peel Ports Group Once a disused piece of land, a new state-of-the-art facility providing diesel, gas oil and AdBlue® will open on Thursday in the...