News
Kerosene – supply and quality
...that the UK is now buying ships full of kerosene that may have been floating around the world for some time. “With less control over its quality and its source,...
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Analysis
Fuelling progress: future fuels for transport decarbonisation
...the huge volumes needed – but it could be done, and studies have been undertaken to prove it.” Buying time “Here we have a solution that could be making a...
Interview
In Conversation with Bangor Fuels
...saw an opportunity to buy the business.” It turns out that ‘buying the business’ was a different arrangement to the way it would usually be understood. Damian didn’t have the...
News
New HVO initiative will reduce costs and improve fuel security
...with buying a tank while making the whole process more convenient. Businesses have told us what they’re looking for and we’ve developed precisely that – this is fuel management on...
News
February 2016 update
...and buying as much low-priced oil as possible. It has already acknowledged its desire to increase the national stock holding to 90 days of reserves (in line with countries in...
Insight
A look at the shape of the future UK downstream oil sector landscape
...(vs. around 6% in 1990). Certas Energy is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dublin based FTSE100 company, DCC, which entered the market in 2001 by buying BP equity distributor, Scottish...
Opinion
Is the heating oil market threatened by the government’s decision not to support bioliquids under the renewable heat incentive?
...course price, as always, will be an issue but the current vogue for mega buying groups will eventually run its course along with the mega distributors who are the next...
Interview
Topaz – keeping Ireland moving
...always just about price. Paul uses the analogy of buying batteries:” If you were going to buy batteries, would you buy a brand like Duracell or a shop’s own brand?...
News
Ensuring the new government hears FPS members
...facing some tough times, the growth of online ordering, buying groups and agents are changing the way our industry trades. Distributors who can’t adapt or embrace change may start to...
News
Identifying vulnerable customers
...is that, more often than not, your circumstances are known to that distributor. “When buying heating oil, price isn’t always the main driver. For many customers, it’s more reassuring to...
Market Report
Portland Market Report – A spectacular own goal or a pivotal act of unknown agents?
...gas networks. This mass buying spree by the EU obviously kept global gas prices relatively buoyant in 2023, but as we come to the end of Q1 2024, we have...
News
Dunraven’s Apollo Smart gets smarter
Free software updates have been introduced for Dunraven’s Apollo Smart heating oil energy monitor. “There’s nothing worse than buying technology today, only to find it’s out of date tomorrow,” said...
Interview
The Cobo fuel distributor conference – tankers, tours and tapas
...same time, people have the opportunity to network, and potential customers can get an honest answer from existing customers about their experiences of buying a Cobo tanker.” Investment reflected in...
News
New tanker keeps Staffordshire Fuels on the road
...been buying Alpeco equipment for about 10 years and have stayed loyal; the technology and reliability of the company’s equipment is beyond question. We’ve always been delighted with Alpeco’s speedy...
News
Linton Fuel Oils – by royal appointment
...a strain on consumer budgets, which in turn has made them more adept in their buying. Maintaining acceptable margins to ensure retained levels of profitability is essential to our future...
Interview
A proud tanker driver
...often delivers to a small buying group in the local area, whilst there he drops in on one of his regular customers, an old lady who lives alone. “Often she...
News
Announcing the winner of the MABAMAYHEM competition
...ride on a massive zip wire in Wales soon and was thinking of buying a GoPro to capture the experience, so this was perfect! This was my second visit to...
Interview
Just Tankers: a story of evolution, innovation and growth
...with buying. “On the other hand, the hire option appeals to clients seeking flexibility, reduced upfront investment, and the ability to adapt quickly to changing business volumes or project-specific requirements....