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Researchers have demonstrated how waste oils can be turned into cleaner fuel.

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University scientists have developed a greener marine fuel

...or animal fat, researchers have developed a form of energy which meets international marine fuel standards. Environmental concerns Currently most vessels run on an oil refinery waste product called bunker...
Certas Energy T&J Haulage

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Pioneering haulage firm commits to HVO

...cover those missed tonnes!”  Doing the research  In early 2024 a multinational customer requested the firm use biodiesel, which led to T&J Haulage researching HVO more thoroughly.   Steph said: “A...

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Vintage year of success for Millers Oils

...125th year of business. The Yorkshire-based company opened its state of the art Research and Development Centre in Brighouse in September, and invited industry guests to join staff for a...

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Growing FAST

Neil Ryding, Bob Hall and Julia Mansfield With a strong research background in both a major oil company and a couple of large chemical concerns, Bob Hall founded Fuel Additive...
Industry responds to government hydrogen plans

Opinion

Hydrogen (H2.0): a new dawn?

...platinum and iridium price volatility between January 2021 and January 2023 contributed to the inflation seen hitting catalyst-coated membranes, researchers at the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research have developed...
CDS: 50 years of powering customer success.

Interview

CDS: 50 years of powering customer success  

...a civil engineering and computer aided architectural design graduate, so CDS started out as a company writing CAAD software. “After a period of research, Bill and his lecturer set up...

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Silvey Fleet’s customer-first approach earns IIC Gold

...provides them with regular opportunities to give feedback. Inviting them to take part in its Investor in Customers (IIC) journey is further proof of the company’s commitment to achieve its...

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The renaissance of Grangemouth

...to revitalise manufacturing in the USA. INEOS will use the ethane from US shale gas in its gas cracker at Grangemouth, both as a fuel and a feedstock, replacing the...

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Customer feedback helps gain competitive edge

...the feedback received. The company has yet again out-performed previous survey ratings, with scores remaining consistently high, in particular on aspects of service that customers rate as being of most...

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Everything that a manager of people needs

...reasons why some perform well whilst others underperform. Being fully objective makes it easier to deliver feedback and to see if improvements have been made once feedback has been given....

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Clever chemistry fuels business

...grade feedstock led to badly made biodiesel, quality issues and fuel degradation whilst a DIY biofuels market grew up with carte blanche to make a little bit of diesel without...

Opinion

E10 to fuel UK’s journey to net zero

...offers farmers a market for lower-grade wheat that can’t be used for milling and a local source of protein feed, meaning less soy-based feed needs to be imported from South...

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At your service

...customer’s vehicle. Excellent feedback led to Simon attending at more and more customer sites across the country. “Realising that Simon was living on very little sleep and a diet of...