Insight
Apprenticeships in action: building skills for a changing energy sector
...feel like I’ve developed a lot since starting and I’ve gained a lot of confidence. I’m learning more every day – and no two days are the same.” Tom Putterill,...
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Opinion
Industry welcomes fuel duty freeze in Government’s first Budget
...a great start. But please don’t rest on your laurels. Let’s build the first-ever road-user transport strategy that benefits the economy without your party’s false and emotional, scientifically baseless belief...
Interview
A Day in the Life…Helen Rawsthorne
Welcome to our feature where people from many different roles in this industry will take you through a typical day in their working life. This month, Fuel Oil News speaks...
Interview
Goals, ambitions and strategies: The expansion of the EET retail network
Narayan Bhatra, EET CEO Retail, talks with Claudia Weeks, Fuel Oil News Community Content Lead, about the business, its goals and ambitions and its strategies for expansion of its retail...
News
September 2023: People moves in the fuel distribution sector
...a new Chief Executive in Neil Isaacson, Ryze’s new Managing Director – Infrastructure Delivery, Garry Birmingham, and Service Solutions Director Carl Buckingham. Oilfast Oilfast has announced that Jonathan Stewart has...
News
Humber refinery – a family affair
...video sees children and grandchildren of staff who work at the refinery starring in the many roles, including engineers, scientists and IT professionals. Family of staff sent in audition tapes...
Interview
A heritage to be proud of: 70 years of Gleaner
...Fuel Oil News, spoke with David Todd, Managing Director at Gleaner, to find out about the last 70 years and what the future holds for the business. The history Gleaner...
Opinion
New UK Global Tariff gets positive response
...light oils will be rounded down from 4.7% to 4%. Tariffs for most fuel oils will fall from 3.7% to 2%. So-called nuisance tariffs, those under 2%, have been scrapped...
Interview
A Day in the Life with Graham Slater of Allan Stobart
...need to leave the house. I PREPARE FOR THE DAY AHEAD BY… Getting a workout in before I start work – this is usually by cycling between 10 and 30...
News
Launch of groundbreaking campaign reveals logistics recruitment opportunity
...can provide.” Making it easier to start a logistics career Starting with a focus on young adults aged 16 – 24 years, the campaign will then target other potential employee...
News
Craggs Energy announces special recognition award
...thank you for all of her continued efforts and hard work. Superstar David Damary-Thompson, general manager at Craggs commented: “Emily has been with the business for nearly 8 years and...
News
Mabanaft’s Clare Charlton to run London Marathon for vital local charity
...Claudia Weeks, content editor for Fuel Oil News, spoke with Clare about her upcoming challenge, to discover how her training is going and why she selected this particular charity. Training...
News
Distributor diaries December 2023: updates from our distributor community
...over from his father, Mike Terry, to become the managing director after being the commercial director for 15 years, which started a new chapter for the company. Lauren Cordelle, Marketing...
News
Oil boiler is still an excellent performer
...on all Greenstar oil-fired boilers installed until 30th June. www.worcester-bosch.co.uk/5year ___________________________________________________ Martyn Bridges, director of marketing and technical support at Worcester, Bosch Group added: “We were pleased to hear that...
Opinion
The future for liquid fuel – What now for off-grid decarbonisation?
...reduce public expenditure, and focus on growing the economy. Yes, it’s true she set this out at the start of the new Labour government, but what’s different now is the...
News
Distributor diaries June 2024
...in retail, B2B and the automotive industries for businesses such as Vodafone and V12. “Harkesh was employed after Gurdeep, our previous Sales Manager, moved to Saudi Arabia to start our...
Insight
Driver training: starting out on the right foot
...of the critical need for extensive training and assessment of potential newcomers prior to them being able to work unsupervised. Training for new fuel tanker drivers starters – good practice...
Interview
Centre Tank Services celebrates 35 years
...start, new customers that are joining every day, our principal suppliers who supported us all along this journey and, more important than ever, our brilliant employees from the start of...