News
Banning the internal combustion engine
...technique for quantifying the environmental and human health impacts of a product over its life span and can often be referred to as “cradle-to-grave analysis.” The Petrol Retailers Association PRA...
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Opinion
A successful transition requires a cross-sector commitment
...of HVO in our own fleets, offering EVs to company car users, the installation of heat pumps in our offices and solar panels on our retail sites. In short, we...
News
Motor Fuel Group lifeline for Murco
MFG managing director, Jeremy Clarke Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has signed an agreement to purchase the retail assets of Murco Petroleum Limited (Murco), which is scheduled to close by the...
News
Crossing the finishing line
...station with compliant and trained staff to the high standards of safety and quality demanded by the ODA. “The site provided a simple to use, stable retail style fuel service...
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Connecting with the forecourt industry
...for forecourt owners, such as petrol stations, major retailer and petroleum suppliers. From guaranteeing fuel quality to vapour recovery, to separator installation, maintenance to forecourt installation and decommissioning; Adler and...
Insight
Stanlow celebrates a century of powering Britain
...retail fuel brands and supermarkets, Manchester Airport, leading commercial airlines and the region’s trains and buses. Stanlow employs over 700 people and a further 700 indirectly as part of the...
Opinion
Is there a market for building vehicles to run on alternative fuels?
...major retailers and logistics companies wishing to build their fleets of bio-LNG fuelled vehicles. The UK’s first CNG filling station opened in Crewe in March. It is the UK’s largest...
Opinion
Logistics UK calls for diesel duty cut to protect UK economy
...from the road, rail, sea and air industries, as well as the buyers of freight services such as retailers and manufacturers whose businesses depend on the efficient movement of goods....
Analysis
Cyber Love: Innovation & advances in fuel distribution technology
...reconciliation and invoicing, are big news according to Gordon Hyland, sales director, TouchStar Technologies. The company provides data collection, mobile computing, access control and onboard retail solutions to the industry,...
Insight
The energy sector: COP27 takeaways and future challenges and prospects
...UK and USA, which has included leadership positions in both retail and wholesale fuels businesses. Rod draws on his extensive knowledge of this global industry to bring us ‘Industry Insights’...
Interview
Oil clubs, drums, kero pumps and NIOF distributors
...forecourt kerosene pump. Over the last two years, the biggest growth in kerosene has been at the pump; in rural areas the majority of retail sites now sport one. ...
Interview
ROM1 – a step in the right direction
...Ireland. “Despite the fact that over 460 retail sites have been found with illegal product since 2011, there has not been a single prosecution. I don’t have much faith in...
Analysis
Greenergy expands its role in the UK supply chain
...brand suitable for delivery to retail sites) as well as customers’ brands. Andrew Owens, Greenergy chief executive explained: “Our aim is to create a low cost base without compromising on...
Interview
Market review 2022: Fuel tanker manufacturers
...Adrian Mason, retail sales executive, was pleased to report: “2021 was another very strong year and 2022 has followed suit with orders already into 2023 for rigids. Trailers have some...
Insight
Security of oil supply in the fuel distribution sector
...years. Rod Prowse worked for 30 years across the full spectrum of the downstream oil sector, in both the UK and USA, which has included leadership positions in both retail...
Interview
Jay Nair of Mabanaft: transition, inclusion and diversity
...the market. We believe electricity and hydrogen will play a huge role, with one becoming the dominant fuel for the retail sector and the other for commercial road transport. “A...
Insight
A look at the shape of the future UK downstream oil sector landscape
...UK and USA, which has included leadership positions in both retail and wholesale fuels businesses. Rod draws on his extensive knowledge of this global industry to bring us ‘Industry Insights’....
News
HGVC secures £10m funding to train thousands more drivers
...licence upgrade to a Category C + E. This will include businesses across all sectors, including transport and logistics, retail, waste & recycling, agriculture, construction & engineering, local government, utilities...