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Do you know the finest tanker driver?

...and the aim of the competition is to demonstrate industry leading standards of customer care, skill and professionalism. This competition gives recognition to the hard work of the drivers.  All...

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New refinery manager for ExxonMobil Fawley

...veteran with over 34 years’ experience. Together, the Fawley site employs over 2,500 skilled employees and contractors and supports more than 2,000 supply chain companies. Paul Greenwood lead country manager...

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Changes to the drug driving law

...driving skills in a number of ways,” says the campaign. “Drug drivers can suffer from slower reaction times, erratic and aggressive behaviour, and inability to concentrate properly, nausea, hallucinations, panic...

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Isle of Wight Fuels to close its doors

...small tankers across the Solent on passenger ferries. “We should not forget the loss of these jobs and its impacts on families. It is a skilled job requiring lots of...

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British manufacturer offers to help fight Covid-19

...so we would welcome the opportunity to help in any way we can.” The UK Government is also seeking organisations with skills in design/specification, rapid prototyping, product assembly and certification/regulation/testing,...

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Grenadier to be built in Wales

...which has a long history of skilled manufacturing expertise,” said Welsh government economy and transport minister, Ken Skates. “The Welsh government has worked closely with the company to make this...
Tim Doggett of CBA

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Chemical Business Association wins multiple awards 

...Skills Development. Now in its 22nd year, the Trade Association Awards 2025 were supported by the Department of Business and Trade and recognise excellence, innovation and best practice amongst Trade...
Mandy Rutter stress awareness

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An A-Z of Stress Awareness

...of important workplace factors, such as workload, salary, bonus, appraisal and the credibility of the employee within the organisation. Many line-managers lack the knowledge, self-awareness and behavioural skills to be...

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COP26: FON blog part 2 Net Zero Tech Centre

...vehicles. But make no mistake, we are contributing technology improvements, product innovations and skills and will continue to improve our own processes between now, 2050, and beyond. “ We look...
The winning car from the 2023 Formula Student UK competition

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Formula Student to use all sustainable fuels in 2024

...and build single-seater race cars for a finals event on track at Silverstone, providing them with practical skills and teamworking experience in addition to their academic studies, going on to...
Marsh Fuels celebrates two significant milestones

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Marsh Fuels: two significant milestones

...definitely building up their fuel distribution skills. Carrie, I know you started out as a boiler engineer, then a truck driver and now you’re mostly office based. Can you tell...

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Tanker driver passports exceed 5,800

...knowledge and skill required by a petroleum tanker driver that are not covered by the current ADR scope. It includes an assessment of practical ability and has been designed to...