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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 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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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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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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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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Mabanaft takes over global bunkering business
...which will now operate under the name Bomin, and Matrix Marine, Mabanaft’s subsidiary in the bunker business, is regarded by Mabanaft as an important step in an effort to combine...
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March 2024 – latest updates from our distributor community
...process!” Tanker investment sees Rix hit a century Rix Petroleum Ltd has hit a century with its latest investment. The Hull-based business has invested almost £2m in 10 DAF tankers,...
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Manx Petroleum – Fuelled with island spirit
Manx Petroleums Ltd has been serving the Isle of Man community for over 85 years. A Shell distributor for 58 years, the major’s withdrawal from both the island and...
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Manx Petroleum chooses Touchstar’s Fuelstar software to future proof operations
Established nearly 100 years ago, in 1926, Manx Petroleum is a privately owned company operating in the Isle of Man. As a leading supplier of fuel products to a unique...
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35 years of tanker loading and process metering solutions
...recently completed a decade-long program for Rix Petroleum. Another example is a depot upgrade program we completed for Certas Energy back in 2019. It’s incredibly rewarding to be able to...
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The benefits of finding the right software solution
An interview with Howard Marriott, Barton Petroleum, “The top benefit of introducing DreamTec Systems is the transparency of knowing where the vehicles are, what sort of stage they are through...
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Par Petroleum’s charity tanker hits the road to raise funds
A specially branded tanker, created by Par Petroleum, has taken to the road to raise money and awareness for a local heart charity. Joining forces with the Red Sky Foundation,...
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In profile with Rory Clarke of J. R. Rix & Sons Ltd
...get to know Rory Clarke, managing director of J.R. Rix &Sons Ltd and incoming president of UKIFDA “WORK WITH THE BEST PEOPLE YOU CAN FIND.” Rory Clarke Give your career...
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Fuel supplier achieves business-enhancing Earned Recognition status
...supported by its sister company, Petroleum Fleet Services Ltd, in achieving this accreditation. With its high standards of maintenance and reporting systems, Petroleum Fleet Services was instrumental in supplying data...