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Success despite oil demand & price slump
...turmoil in some of our subsidiaries, we are pleased to announce that, overall, the Group’s activities returned a healthy profit.” J.R. Rix and Son’s largest subsidiary, Rix Petroleum, sold an...
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Rix Petroleum supports the local community
...PPE. The family business has also dug deep within its own stores to donate products to help protect people and to carry on with daily life. Rix-owned businesses Rix Petroleum,...
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Rising price of oil helps drive growth at Rix
Rory Clarke, managing director of J.R. Rix & Sons, overlooking the company’s Hull fuel depot Hull-based J.R. Rix & Sons grew turnover by 17% in 2017 with all companies in...
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Top ranking for Rix
Delighted by the company’s achievement Rory Clarke, managing director of Rix Petroleum and board member of J.R. Rix & Sons Having grown its profits to £4.4m last year J.R. Rix...
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Further growth for Mabanaft’s truckstop portfolio with Ulceby
...the truckstop was previously run and operated by Rix Petroleum Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of J R Rix and Sons Ltd. The deal, completed 22nd March 2021, is further...
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Distributor diaries September 24: updates from our distributor community
...that Exocet, Eliminox, Bedford Fuels, Rix Petroleum, Barton Petroleum, New Era Energy, Monks Fuels, WCF Chandlers, WCF North West and Allan Stobbart were all able to attend, and that they...
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Rix Petroleum teams up with My Name’5 Doddie Foundation
...in MND, and to support people living with the disease and help them live as full a life as possible. Gail Fawcett, Rix Petroleum business unit manager at its Grangemouth...
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Distributor diaries October 2024: updates from our distributor community
...a Knockout’ Challenge! Rix Petroleum recently participated in the annual ‘It’s a Knockout’ challenge in support of Dove House Hospice, marking the seventh time the company has taken part in...
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Distributor diaries April 23: the latest updates from our distributor community
...the 1878 Business Club, Barton Petroleum’s branding will be visible around the ground. “I’m really excited by this partnership,” Barton Petroleum depot manager Charles Wootton commented. With two of our...
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Rix Petroleum takes on Ben Nevis
Employees of Grangemouth based Rix Petroleum will begin the eight-mile-long climb and descent of Ben Nevis on Saturday 3rd July, raising £2000 for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. The foundation...
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The shipping news
...summer of 2008, but freight rates like the price of oil crashed,” explains Nikki Jessop the Rix Group’s director, Maritime Bunkering. “Following this, ship owners and operators resorted to slow...
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Going to the next level at Fuelmate
Rix Petroleum has engaged Zelst, a Harrogate-based digital marketing company specialising in search engine optimisation, to help grow its Fuelmate subsidiary by increasing search visibility, rankings, traffic and lead generation....
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In Profile with Duncan Lambert of Rix Petroleum
...facts. This month we chat with Duncan Lambert, Managing Director at Rix Petroleum Ltd. “Never stand still otherwise you will be overtaken.” Duncan Lambert Give your career history in 25...
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Rix joins business resilience forum
Speaking about the threat of cyber crime Rix Petroleum’s Rory Clarke said: “Ignoring this threat to your business is like leaving the office with the alarm off and the keys...
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The essential work of fuelling the harvest
...a deep knowledge of the sector ensures that Rix understand the unpredictable needs of the agricultural community. A reliable service from Rix ensures farmers can focus on what they do...
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Andy Smith heads up Fuelmate
Andy Smith brings 17 years experience in the fuel card business to Rix-owned Fuelmate Well-known industry professional Andy Smith has been appointed to head up the Rix-owned Fuelmate fuel card...
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Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year 2023: entries of note
...technology. Cotswold Petroleum A Cobo built 26t DAF 6-Wheeler. Similarly to Barton, Cotswold Petroleum have used images from the local area for its livery on its latest tanker. This one...
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The Cobo Conference 2024
...of course, the hospitality from the Cobo team was first class! Thanks Cobo!” Ruairidh Beath, Director and General Manager at Rix Petroleum, added: “It was great to be met with...