News
Fundraising golf day is a huge hit with fuel distributors
...“We’ve got some great pics as well as valuable feedback on how much the teams enjoyed the day and how we can make these events bigger and better in future!...
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Interview
Dedication to customer service delivers industry success for WCF Fuels
WCF Fuels is an independent oil distributor owned by its employees, operating a fleet of around 80 tankers from 12 strategic storage depots. They cover areas such as Norfolk, Lincolnshire,...
News
A more certain future for solar
Enabling the solar industry and householders to plan with confidence, DECC has introduced a range of changes to the Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) scheme. “UK solar continues to be an attractive...
Analysis
Rebranding: reasons, process and impact
...rebrand. Claudia Weeks, Community Content Lead for Fuel Oil News, spoke to those in the industry that have already taken this step, to find out more about the process, their...
News
UKIFDA EXPO 2024 a huge success
...reflected the sentiment at EXPO this year. Already, we are receiving positive feedback, especially from exhibitors regarding the quality of the leads gained. “I’d like to thank all of the...
News
New MD for UM Terminals to deliver storage and portfolio growth
...of bulk liquid storage, but the plan is to grow this to over 400,000 cubic metres. Product solutions include vegetable oils, industrial, food and feed, chemical, fertiliser, fuels, biofuels and...
News
XPO Logistics holds fifth annual UK Female Driver Forum
...is at the heart of XPO’s workplace equality and diversity values. It also hosted an interactive session for female drivers to provide operational feedback to help the company best support...
Interview
LCM Environmental launches initiatives to support staff well-being
...general well-being. Claudia Weeks, content editor at Fuel Oil News, spoke with Richard Wallace, managing director, and the team at LCM to find out more about their plans for staff...
Interview
A Day in the Life… Jenny Sweatman
...soon as I have made it downstairs, the first order of the day is a second coffee and then to feed the cats, as they are normally shouting at me...
Interview
Taking a different approach
...they’re also buying lesser quantities. On top of that, oil is less attractive for heating and gas is making significant inroads.” FON asked distributors what they were doing to tackle...
News
Embracing change over 50 years
...was a travelling salesman working for an animal feed company. Wishing to be self-employed, he spotted an opportunity to enter the emerging oil market with an offering more tailored to...
News
JET – a new contemporary look
...company-owned sites. Still distinctively JET, the new look includes an angled canopy and additional LED lighting The new design has been developed in response to dealer and consumer feedback and...
News
The need for telematics
MiX Rovi improves effective exchange of information between drivers and the office. In changing times, Telematics solutions are available to make fleets work more effectively. Fuel Oil News looks at...
News
Delivering what customers value
Mabanaft’s 2017 customer survey has just been completed and yet again the company is delighted with the results. They said that survey was well received and feedback has been both...
Interview
A Day in the Life – Jess Roberts, WCF Chandlers
...shower, and checking my diary for both the working day ahead and the upcoming evening. I can’t leave the house without… Feeding my cat, Archie. He wouldn’t give me a...
News
Fuelling investment
The company’s new Carlisle depot – commissioned in October 2012 When Carrs Billington Agriculture (Sales) Oil Division bought Wallace Oils in 2005, Derek Wallace said that he would stay with...
News
On to a winner at Johnston Oils
Mark Gruendemann of Johnston Oils was the lucky winner of the Mabanaft prize draw held at FPS EXPO, and is now the proud owner of a state-of-the-art Blackberry smartphone, simply...
Opinion
Government must allow all zero emission vehicles in order to achieve net zero
...reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at the scale required to meet net zero. CEO, Elizabeth de Jong, said: “Vehicles with no tailpipe emissions will have a hugely important role in...