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Celebrating 50 years of innovation

...building distribution depots, fuel dispensing systems and management systems for the large food retailers and online distribution businesses. OTS has pioneered many special projects over the years, like the floating...

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Midlands regional manager for Pace Fuelcare

...the Pace Fuelcare brand as the first choice for customers in the area. Adam brings a wealth of industry experience, having held senior managerial positions within the LPG and retail...

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The distributor offer revisited

...around the whole process of price determination. There is a general lack of understanding of the transmission mechanism between changes in crude oil prices and those at the retail end...

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Credit where it’s due

...early 2012, and Connaught Rok in the construction sector.  In the retail sector, the collapse of Woolworths saw companies facing multi-million pound claims,” said Paul Martin, managing director of the...

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50 years with JET

...fuel retailing was very different. The early deals he made were based on a gentleman’s agreement; contracts were written on the back of a beer mat and sealed with a...
Peak Oil, a family operated distribution business covering Derbyshire, South Yorkshire, and Nottinghamshire and formed in 1972 by Tom Pearson, has just celebrated its 50th anniversary in business.

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Celebrating 50 golden years of Peak Oil

...the home of the UK’s first retail pump of HVO (a renewable diesel).” Milestones of growth and change Fuel Oil News asked Tom to reflect on the main company milestones...

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Approval for Greenergy’s Inver Energy acquisition

...European Commission last week. Inver is an independent importer and distributor of a range of fuel products predominantly in Ireland, where it also operates a number of retail service stations....

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National award for Top Oil

...Forecourt & Convenience Retailer Awards 2013. “It’s unbelievable,” said Brian Mooney of the Holycross service station. “We’re 30 years in business and never expected this, we’re totally honoured and very...

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Meeting customers’ needs

...to Harvest Energy’s new Morrisons Daily store at Sandringham in Leicester “Initial signs from the conversion are encouraging, and customer reaction has been positive, says Ian Woodcock, retail director at...
As Carbery, the largest tank storage manufacturer in the Republic of Ireland, celebrates 45 years in business we hear more about how this storage tank manufacturer reached this point.

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Carbery Plastics celebrates 45 years of storage tank success

...the largest manufacturer of rotationally moulded storage tanks in southern Ireland, with all products designed, engineered and manufactured at Carbery’s Clonakilty plant. And, beyond the company’s retail range, it continues...
In profile Jo Ritzema

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In Profile with Jo Ritzema of WCF Ltd.

...words or fewer. Retail Assistant; Accountant; Finder, Acquirer and Integrator of new businesses; Systems Implementer; Storyteller; Questioner; Strategist; Coach and Mentor; Visionary; Celebrator of our people’s successes. Describe yourself in...

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BP to cut 10,000 jobs as virus hits demand for oil

...of its retail staff. The changes are expected to significantly impact its senior ranks, cutting the number of group leaders by a third with the company saying it will make...
Understanding compulsory oil stocking obligations for the UK

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Compulsory oil stocking obligations: a UK update

...UK and USA, which has included leadership position in both retail and wholesale fuels businesses. Rod draws on his extensive knowledge of this global industry to bring us ‘Industry Insights’....

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Further aviation growth for Essar

The new agreement with Etihad Airways is the latest development in Essar Oil UK’s strategy of downstream integration, which has also seen a successful entry into the UK fuel retail...