News
Hoyer supports driver training charity
...countries. In order for Transaid to keep improving road safety in Africa it is vital that we can work with companies such as Hoyer Petrolog. “We are extremely grateful to...
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New RTN parts website keeps tankers running
...manufacturers, to minimise tanker downtime and, by leveraging relationships with the manufacturers and buying in bulk, offers extremely competitive prices. Looking ahead, RTN have plans to grow the site further...
Knowledge
Top 5 ways to use technology to control fuel costs
...metrics to pre-empt costly breakdowns, while driver behaviour analytics flag fuel-consuming behaviours like harsh braking or rapid acceleration. In addition to telematics’ driver behaviour monitoring features, telematics systems incorporate GPS...
News
An industry creating its own new dawn – liquid biofuel trials in the UK
...and UKIFDA. Commenting on the trials, which have seen a number of customers who previously relied on heating oil trialling HVO since December last year, John Weedon said: “We pushed...
News
FPS EXPO – new products/services for the fuel oil distributor
...Samoa and KDC Contractors. Dawn Shakespeare, FPS marketing and events manager comments: “FPS EXPO is always extremely popular but 2015 looks set to be even more successful than our record-breaking...
News
One to watch – Keyfuels invests
...growth, building strong partner and customer relationships and helping to identify new opportunities. Managing director, Peter Bridgen, said: “It’s an extremely exciting time. Over the last few years we’ve increased...
Insight
Apprenticeships in action: building skills for a changing energy sector
As National Apprenticeship Week shines a spotlight on skills and development, it’s timely to look beyond policy and funding mechanisms and focus on how apprenticeships work in practice within the...
Case Study
WP Group on how FORS accreditation benefits distributors
...WP Group celebrating achievement of FORS gold status, Fuel Oil News spoke with Donald Mackay, Head of Operations, to discuss what this means for the business. “We have held the...
Opinion
Increasing fuel duty would harm growth, warns Logistics UK
...UK’s Policy Director, Kevin Green, “and the current rate of fuel duty is enabling the industry to start planning for a decarbonised future. With the sector already operating on extremely...
News
Council encourages broader adoption of HVO as it switches fleet fuel
...also been extremely positive, with no reported impact on driving experience and no breakdowns or mechanical issues associated with the use of the alternative fuel. Plans to expand the use...
Opinion
How do we move towards a greener future?
...technology is currently implemented in the oil and gas industry. Hydrogen has a big role to play “With hydrogen set to play an important role in the energy transition the...
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...
Insight
FoxInsights tells distributors that it’s all about the data
...time and money FoxInsights shared some exciting developments at this year’s event. “Decision-making based on real time data is becoming increasingly important given the extremely volatile energy market. “We have...
Opinion
Fuel industry responds to Transport Decarbonisation Plan
...to boost the development of infrastructure for electric and hydrogen aircraft Support from the industry In response to the release of the TDP, the downstream oil sector – the supplier...
Insight
Addressing winter challenges: Martin Goddard, Depot Manager, Gleaner Ltd Inverness
...is a business proud of its local knowledge and proud to have served its local customers for over 70 years. Claudia Weeks, Community Content Lead for Fuel Oil News, spoke...
News
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships an effective route to FAST expansion
...regardless of size, to consider a KTP, Paul Derham, Managing Director of FAST, said: “The KTP has been an extremely positive experience for us. It has given us access to...
News
Wincanton renews Total contract
...two companies – means that Wincanton will continue to manage Total’s maintenance warehouse facility at the Lindsey oil refinery in Lincolnshire. Under the terms of the agreement Wincanton retains responsibility...
Opinion
Could electrification decarbonise petrochemical refining?
...for all larger, modern heat exchangers, especially in petroleum processing, where errors can be extremely costly. Engineers are now beginning to realise two things. Firstly, there are far more opportunities...