Opinion
Fuel duty rise ‘a blow to economic recovery’
...real problem for many businesses; the UK already pays one of the highest fuel duty rates in Europe. Logistics UK is calling for a freeze on diesel and petrol fuel...
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News
Tanker of the Year 2024 – Special Recognition
...fitted with brushed Alcoa alloy wheels, reducing chassis weight and improving payload. A Handsfree camera & DVS system allow for remote monitoring to react quicker to incidents while on the...
News
Wanted – a total rethink on the UK’s low carbon heat strategy
...are currently too expensive and impractical for the vast majority of UK households to realistically consider installing. “Even with incentive payments, the majority of UK households just aren’t in a...
Insight
Reducing fleet costs: how technology is reducing costs
...is to use 70% of the capacity and, thus, extend the interval. For customers, this results in paying less for deliveries and benefiting from better scale prices if they purchase...
News
UKIFDA announces final shortlist for EXPO 2024 Awards
...Exciting news This special award, the Customer Service Award sponsored by Worldpay, will be revealed on the night of the UKIFDA EXPO 2024 Awards Dinner. Looking ahead to the event, Ken...
News
BP tanker drivers strike
This morning more than 40 BP tanker drivers, working out of the Grangemouth oil refinery walked out in a dispute over cuts to pay and pensions. With the walkout scheduled...
Opinion
Is hydrogen a transport fuel of the future?
...let’s face it, it is recommended – it pays to know which vehicles are available and which will soon enter production. Manufacturers Hyundai and Hyzon are leading the rollout with...
News
Oil heating cheaper than mains gas
...boiler. Even after taking into account RHI payments, running costs are likely to remain considerably higher. Ofgem’s Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Quarterly Report published in November 2014 shows that in...
News
Remembering Piper Alpha – three decades on
...garden, is also open to anyone who wants to remember and pay their respects. Lessons learned from the tragedy have ensured that the health and safety regime in the North...
News
ReFuels expands UK biomethane network with opening of 12th refuelling station
...are very hard to decarbonise due to demanding duty cycles, payload and low production volume. They account for an estimated 4.2% of UK carbon emissions and are a target sector...
News
Customer service – a top priority
...consumers have customer service expectations which are currently being met. This survey also found that 86% of consumers would be willing to pay more for better customer service. “These energy...
Insight
Ken’s Corner: Unintended consequences
...consumers. It has been recognised by government and other authorities that the presence of many small family-run businesses positively impacts the prices consumers pay for fuel. The large number of...
News
Industrial heat pilot lands £700k to deliver a commercial heat pump
...for their significant support and look forward to developing this product with an industry partner to deliver a product which not only pays for itself but delivers an easily adopted...
News
Truck cartels – claiming damages
...to claim compensation in court for any loss which they suffered as a result of the higher prices which they had to pay for trucks due to the price fixing,...
Analysis
A step in the right direction
...consideration) (corresponding to section 126 of the Energy Act 2004). • Making provision for a supplier to pay a specified sum to the Administrator if they do not fulfil their...
Knowledge
Cyber Risks: improving your cyber resilience
...help identify why and how the breach occurred, as well as offer advice on preventing further breaches. Insurers also actually pay claims – also according to the same ABI report,...
Opinion
Increasing fuel duty would harm growth, warns Logistics UK
...be a double whammy to millions of car drivers, paying more for their journeys, and more for everyday products, as the logistics industry would have little choice but pass their...
News
IPU Group’s charity challenge for colleague
...of Cancer Research in memory of Dave Hutchings, a much-loved colleague. Melissa Payne, IPU’s internal sales and marketing manager, said: “IPU’s Tristan Philpotts (fuel and environmental manager) and Jacob Briley...