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Burning oil? Call to make CO alarms law
...of life and death. “Scotland and Northern Ireland have already changed the law and we are calling on the Government to follow suit and change the law in England and...
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FAST team takes on the Cotswold Way Ultra Challenge for charity
...and Northern Ireland. If you wish to donate to show your support for the FAST team you can do so here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/team-exocet “Any donations welcome and if your company donates...
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WANTED – positive change in home heating and energy policies
...a million homes in Northern Ireland, heated by oil. It has been suggested that up to an estimated 80% of them are in the lowest energy rating with efficiency bands...
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Topaz Energy – €20m investment programme
...CEO Emmet O’Neill. The company, which operates 330 forecourts with around 40 in Northern Ireland, is hoping that the agreed acquisition of the Esso business will be completed before the...
Analysis
A step in the right direction
...on this and will be putting together a number of different workstreams for which we are likely to require expert help from the industry. In addition, the position of Northern...
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Putting some fire into Cold Homes Week
...similar to the one running successfully in Northern Ireland where over 7,770 subsidised oil boilers have already been installed. Jeremy Hawksley concluded: “The government should be making it as easy...
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New retail director at MFG
...business in the UK, Northern Ireland and overseas. His final position being as managing director of their 800 UK superstores with annual sales of some £14bn. Having left Tesco to...
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First veteran begins HGV driver job thanks to Asda charity investment
...joined the British Army after leaving school in 1996 and served for nearly seven years, seeing active service in Northern Ireland and Kosovo with the Grenadier Guards. Married for 12...
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Logistics UK
...at the Macdonald Inchyra Hotel in Falkirk on Thursday 7th May. Focusing on key issues – future work force challenges, sustainability, movement of goods specifically between Scotland and Northern Ireland...
Insight
Fuelling commercial road transport: the future energy mix
...in Northern Ireland, is very much in the vanguard for the production of hydrogen-powered buses, which includes the world’s first double decker vehicle. Apart from the energy sources described above,...
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Suspected illicit fuel seized
...arrested in Leeds and brought to Scotland for interview. He has been released pending further investigation. The seizures and arrests follow a suspected fuel laundering plant in Northern Ireland which...
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Puma Energy acquires BP’s Belfast terminal
...ensure high quality, reliable fuels supply to Northern Ireland. The Belfast terminal provides storage for gasoline, distillates and aviation fuels, with road gantry loading facilities and a jetty berth capable...
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Petroineos announces future-proofing Grangemouth reconfiguration plan
...of its refining capacity at Grangemouth in line with current and anticipated future demand for fuel in Scotland, the North of England and Northern Ireland. The proposal to keep the...
Opinion
New UK oil essential for low carbon future
...and some come from as far afield as Cornwall, Wales and Northern Ireland. Wherever they live they are contributing to the economy of their region. The producers of future energies...
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The distributor offer revisited
...aforementioned OFT study noted significantly higher levels of fuel poverty among off-grid households inBritain, at 32% v 15% for on-grid users. Although there was no such comparison available forNorthern Ireland,...
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Illegal fuel plant uncovered
...producing five million litres of illicit fuel, evading nearly £4 million in taxes and duty. Officers from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), supported by the Police Service of Northern Ireland...
Insight
The integrity of the UK oil supply system
...at Aberdeen (2 facilities, one distillates only), Peterhead (distillates only) and at Inverness. Northern Ireland Entirely dependent on imported sources, it relies largely on supplies from Central and, to a...
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September 14 update
...Wales and Northern Ireland. No wonder the vision presented by the Nationalists is so popular amongst the less well-off! This extra money can only realistically come from the North Sea...