News
It’s a boy-ler!
Another Royal Warrant holder, Worcester, Bosch Group has honoured this week’s royal birth by creating a one-off baby blue boiler. The Greenstar CDi Compact boiler – sadly, gas rather than...
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Interview
In conversation with Matt Whitton of Watson Fuels
...people-first transformation As Watson Fuels nears the final stages of its transition into a fully independent business, Matt speaks to Fuel Oil News about leading through a carve-out, re-energising a...
Interview
Transition talk with Ben Marchant of 3ti
...our fifth anniversary, we feel like we’re just getting started. For example, we recently announced that we are leading a pioneering £2 million ‘V2X Fast Hub‘ project which aims to...
Interview
Penshurst Fuels: a fuel distributor with community at its heart
...and Ben Booker, are local to the village, and are passionate about their business and being part of the community. Claudia Weeks, Community Content Lead for Fuel Oil News, spoke...
Interview
A Day in the Life… Jenny Sweatman
...sedate, but productive, start to the day. In either event, I do have to entice one of the cats to use an inhaler every morning – which is either super...
News
Households in NI begin to receive long-awaited fuel payments
...of whether or not they use oil. Households in Great Britain have been receiving the payments via their electricity suppliers although those who heat their homes using oil, similarly to...
News
Grand designs
Ingoe’s brand new Tasca tanker Although still a young company, Rochdale-based Ingoe Oils has big ambitions. Liz Boardman spoke to managing director and company owner, Jordan Ingoe about establishing the...
News
Valero lends its support to frontline charities
...is also providing a financial incentive to encourage members of its Texaco Star Rewards loyalty programme to donate their Points in support of these charities. A spokesperson for Valero explained;...
Interview
A Day in the Life with Jack Popplewell of Dice Fuels
...life features a tanker driver aged just 22! Fuel Oil News speaks with Jack Popplewell, tanker driver for Dice Fuels, and runner-up of the Young Person of the Year in...
News
Fuel Industry people moves May 2024
...energy solutions for their transportation, heating, industrial and agricultural needs. Caroline joins the team as an accomplished, senior oil industry leader. With her extensive experience of over three decades in...
News
Simon supports Prax expansion
From a standing start, Prax is achieving its sales targets in the Midlands and the north of England says sales and marketing director, Neil Robertson Well established to meet demand...
News
New Volvo trucks for Veterans into Logistics
...military personnel to start a new job as an HGV driver with Asda, after the supermarket generously donated £40,000 to Veterans into Logistics in November 2022. He said: “I’m so...
News
Rix Petroleum takes on Ben Nevis
...join her in the challenge, along with more friends and family members. Rix Petroleum started supporting the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation earlier this year. The charity’s two main objectives are...
Interview
A day in the life: Matthew Crockett, MD Craggs Energy Ltd
...daily communications to my teams for the start of their working day. I like to create a dynamic energy, and intensity within our teams and not being complacent is a...
Opinion
Will the energy transition bring new golden age for nuclear?
...Hinkley Point C was initially expected to begin generation in 2023, now tentatively scheduled for 2026. Sizewell C was expected to start construction last year, but as of 2022, construction...
News
COP26 President visits hydrogen start-up decarbonising waterways
An innovative start-up which harnesses hydrogen to create power for those who live on narrowboats welcomed Alok Sharma, MP for Reading West and President of COP26. The team at Hydrogen...
Interview
Former UKIFDA president, Janet Kettlewell, speaks on a unique tenure
...“The biggest challenge at the start of my role was when Guy Pulham, former CEO UKIFDA, said he wasn’t going to renew his contract. That meant finding the right person...
Opinion
Hydrogen and CCUS: a sector placed to deliver
...the major benefit of being close to key European markets as well as strong import and export infrastructure. We also have transferable expertise from both the upstream and downstream oil...