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Distributor diaries June 2025

...gain practical skills, earn qualifications and start a career in the fuel industry.” “The programme itself combines practical work experience with training and mentorship allowing individuals to develop job specific...

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Industry professionals debate heating strategies

...published earlier this year, would result in less than half of the UK domestic heating market coming from renewable sources by 2050.  It will also fall far short of its...

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Off grid homeowners benefit from low prices

UKIFDA says off grid homeowners across Great Britain are seeing prices of heating oil drop by up to 27% since the same time last year, according to the latest figures...

Analysis

Recruitment and retention at NWF Fuels

NWF Fuels delivers heating oil and commercial fuel across the UK from its strategically located depot network using a modern fleet of 120 fuel tankers. In the last year, the...

Opinion

“Are your drivers ready for Driver CPC?”

...the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency earlier this year of the 750,000 HGV and PCV drivers on its training database just under 707,000 had engaged with the Driver CPC. Although...

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Q3 2012 – oil production and refinery demand

Total energy production, Q3 2012 Production of oil fell by 12.1% in the third quarter of 2012 when compared to the previous year. Oil consumption fell by 1.1%. The Department...
tractor on Olly Harrison's farm

Interview

The downstream customer – agriculture 

...farm in Cheshire. Their 300-acre operation spans several parcels and combines traditional farming with diversified rural enterprises. Olly Harrison – runs a cereal farm, based near Liverpool in Merseyside, farming...

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Further growth for JET

...for JET – Fylingdales Service Station near Whitby, Fencehouses Service Station in Houghton Le Spring and Foxcover Filling Station in Sunderland, which is owned by Gradebrook Filling Stations Ltd, have...

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Up to speed with transport matters?

...commissioners on their priorities for the coming year. A traffic commissioner will be in attendance at each venue, discussing priorities for the coming year, regulatory developments, regional issues and the...
CCUS

Opinion

CCUS: why the UK needs it for net zero

...tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent a year by 2030. That’s roughly the amount produced by a million UK homes. With the processes and geology involved long understood by the fuels...

News

Major investment at Stanlow

...Benchmark improved to $4.2/bbl in FY17 due to ongoing margin booster initiatives, despite the industry benchmark dropping $2.1/bbl from the previous year. Stanlow produces 16% of the UK’s road transport...

Interview

A proud tanker driver

...up in the commercial and agricultural industries, it’s much steadier all year round.” The oil man Over the years Alex has built a good rapport with regular clients. “We get...