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Certas plans for new fuel depot on Isle of Wight
...in August 2020. The parent company for Isle of Wight Fuels (IOWF), Motor Fuel Group, carried out staff consultations and a detailed examination of the trading options before deciding to...
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Interview
A proud tanker driver
Alex Longman is a man with a real fiery passion for tanker driving, Fuel Oil News deputy editor, Liz Boardman went to Dragon Petroleum to meet him. Driving professionally since...
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A lubricants first and a new appointment
...and marketing at Premier Fuels and Lubricants in Stoke on Trent, is now working closely with marketing manager Craig Bastable. His role includes motorsport, events, sponsorship, sales support and social...
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New crackdown on polluting truck drivers as DVSA steps up roadside checks
...be expected to develop new solutions to reduce emissions quickly, while avoiding undue impact on the motorist. The crackdown follows emerging evidence, including from DVSA enforcement staff, that unscrupulous drivers...
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Why Canada’s environmental zealot will happily leverage the country’s oil to avoid financial havoc
...Canadian oil will significantly push up US fuel prices and there are few subjects more important to US voters than the price of gasoline… This will not be the first...
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Clugston expands fleet with Cobo tankers
...Cobo vehicles merge experience, technology and quality. Product capabilities include motor spirit, diesel, ethanol, bio diesel, bio ethanol, aviation fuel (kerosene), gas oil, marine gas oil, fuel oils and other...
Opinion
Is hydrogen a transport fuel of the future?
With the impacts of climate change and pollution as well as greater environmental awareness driving the imperative to find alternative solutions to fossil-fuelled vehicles, clean energy fuelling choices are gaining...
News
The £50 Energy Savings challenge
...control measures, including a 7 day programmer with room and cylinder thermostats and a motorised control, allows separate hot water and space heating. The installation of these controls could mean...
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Growth sees oil recycling specialist Slicker Recycling expand team
...the collection and recycling of lubricating oils previously used in motor vehicles and machinery, has revealed a variety of promotions and appointments within its 18-strong interceptor team. Commercial manager Leanne...
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Energy statistics show fall in oil production
...and temperature corrected, it found that oil consumption rose by 1.4 per cent. Sales of motor spirit and DERV in the first quarter of 2012 increased by 2.6 per cent...
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Unprecedented demand for Transport Manager conferences – Logistics UK says ‘book now’
...what fleet underwriters are currently looking for when rating motor fleet risks, including the importance of technology, and Weightmans – also a bronze sponsor – will consider the risks posed...
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Pen Underwriting extends long-term specialist fleet deal in Republic of Ireland
...existing capacity deal. The agreement will see Zurich continue to provide 100% capacity for Pen’s specialist offering – which covers motor fleets in the hazardous goods, tankers and environmental industries...
Opinion
Logistics heroes unfairly blamed for transport policy failures
...restrictions were lifted, the logistics sector has been unable to fully supply essential goods meaning that, at times, motorists have been unable to fill up with fuel while some shelves...
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A good infrastructure?
...to upgrade surplus fuel oil into petrol; then the chosen motoring fuel*. The next two decades saw the introduction of more stringent specifications for clean fuels and a need for...
Opinion
Could electrification decarbonise petrochemical refining?
...the same or improved performance that petrochemical engineers have come to expect from fossil fuel-powered heaters. Electric process heaters versus fossil fuel burning heaters To even consider replacing fossil fuel-burning...
Interview
Goals, ambitions and strategies: The expansion of the EET retail network
...community driven outlets. In the coming years, fuel and convenience will be our strength, and we will incorporate future fuels and energy at an appropriate stage of our business evolution....
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Slicker shortlisted for waste oil recycling
A Midlands firm which specialises in the recycling of hazardous waste lubricating oils, previously used in motor vehicles and machinery, has been shortlisted for a national award for the second...
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UKIFDA support for E10 fuel proposals
...can continue to fill their cars at forecourts – this we totally agree with the Government on. We also believe this fuel should be available for the maximum five years...