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Chandlers Oil & Gas – Playing to our strengths
...Petroleum, NWF Fuels and Rix – all good operators – has been key to their success. Each may have a different game plan and rationale but collectively, they have a...
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Interview
Cobo Tankers brings back fuel distributor factory visits
Considered one of the leaders in the production of tankers for the transport of petroleum products, Cobo Tankers & Services Ltd is a company dedicated to the manufacture, repair and...
Interview
A Day in the Life… Howard Marriott, group transport manager at Barton Petroleum
...group transport manager at Barton Petroleum Ltd, to discover how Howard spends a typical day. MY ALARM GOES OFF AT… 6am, usually, but I do try and get to the...
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Distributor diaries December 2025
The latest updates from our distributor community. Barton Petroleum: Announces Leicester City FC partnership Northamptonshire-based fuel distributor, Barton Petroleum Ltd, has announced a new partnership with Leicester City Football Club,...
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Agreement will see UK oil production facility powered by wind
In a critical step towards making production the cleanest in the world, UK green energy infrastructure developer, Cerulean Winds, and Ping Petroleum UK today announced the signing of an agreement...
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Barton Petroleum celebrates 50th anniversary with special tanker
Unveiled at this year’s EXPO, Barton Petroleum has created something memorable and unforgettable to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2022 – a replica of the Wellingborough-headquartered distributor’s first ever tanker!...
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Funded ADR courses available now for HGV drivers to upskill
...& Petroleum Passport courses for those wanting to transport hazardous goods and drive fuel tankers. The Government-funded training courses, called Skills Bootcamps, are available through the Driver Academy Group, a...
Insight
The UK’s refineries: past, present and future
...have any UK refining presence. We will now take a brief look at the existing network and highlight the roles which they play in supplying refined petroleum products to the...
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Distributor diaries March 2026
...red tankers pull up outside, their fuel will be delivered safely, responsibly and in line with industry-leading best practice.” Congratulations on a significant industry achievement! Barton Petroleum Ltd: Howard Marriott...
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Analysis
Cyber Love: Innovation & advances in fuel distribution technology
...taking the lead when it comes to innovation is Rory Clarke, managing director, J.R. Rix & Son. “Something that’s been on my agenda for a while is automated routing. With...
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New UKIFDA President welcomed at successful fuel industry EXPO
...Rix & Sons Ltd. Uniting the liquid fuel industry in person for the first time in three years, the UKIFDA EXPO 2022 and Future Fuels Conference at Liverpool Exhibition was...
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Fundraising golf day is a huge hit with fuel distributors
...networking was as good as we hoped. Our thanks to all those who joined us – NWF, Certas, Bartons, Rix, Exswift, New Era, Bedford, WCF, Craggs, Exocet, Eliminox and Harlequin....
Interview
Former UKIFDA president, Janet Kettlewell, speaks on a unique tenure
...Janet to step down as president and to hand over that responsibility to Rory Clarke, MD at J.R. Rix & Sons Ltd. Claudia Weeks, content editor, spoke with Janet at...
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Distributor diaries March 23: updates from our distributor community
...applicable industry standards Manx Petroleum believes the benefits of adopting this system will be far- reaching. Jim Kaighin, operations manager for Manx Petroleum is delighted by their choice of the...
Opinion
The billion barrel blow and why it may mean more pivoting in the fuel sector
...renewable resource, and produces cleaner emissions than petroleum-based fuel. However, the energy to produce a plant-based fuel isn’t without its difficulties and controversies. The top issues with pure biofuel include...
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Storage – reducing fire risk
...fires at installations that process and store crude oil, petroleum, intermediates and refined products The updated EI Model Code of Safe Practice Part 19: Fire precautions at petroleum refineries and...
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A new App for the fuel distributor
...can immediately make updates, synchronising data and limiting unnecessary paperwork. The software platform is already used by Guernsey Petroleum Distributors, Petroleum Distributors (Jersey) and Gas 4 Wales together with new client...