Interview
A Day in the Life with Anthony Williams of Certas Energy
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...
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News
SEA call for regulation welcomed by UKIFDA
...domestic heating oil in the UK and Ireland UKIFDA accepts the need to decarbonize but is also lobbying for a customer focused transition plan emphasizing the need to achieve significant...
News
Virgin Group partners with Agilyx for low carbon biofuels
...starting from 2025. From waste to fuel The Virgin Group and Agilyx aim to reuse plastic waste to produce synthetic crude oil that will then be refined into a lower...
Opinion
Industry initiatives working but HGV driver shortages remain chronic
...2021 and into 2022 are starting to yield results. “Government and industry have worked hard to address the key issues which have affected the recruitment of HGV drivers in the...
Opinion
Fuel duty debate pits fiscal pressure against economic and environmental risks
...at a time when we are starting to drive the green shoots of recovery in the economy. Any increase in the amount of tax our members pay would have to...
News
Preserving the oil market…..
...to helping OFTEC continue the challenge of preserving the oil market, encouraging the uptake of high efficiency oil-fired appliances and growing the combination of oil and renewable solutions.” www.oftec.org www.worcester-bosch.co.uk...
News
Adler & Allan’s TV star
...the past few days, please send it to jane@fueloilnews.co.uk. Look out for the Stevenage Oils tanker delivering in a snowy Hertfordshire in the February issue of Fuel Oil News. ...
Opinion
Fuel tech company says £200m zero emission HGV investment is not enough
...three-year initiative. The stark reality is that we can’t wait another minute before doing something to reduce emissions, let alone three years.” Bridging the gap Mr Haq said as well...
Interview
A Day in the Life…Chloe Crofts, CEO at Exswift
...THE HOUSE WITHOUT… My phone, my laptop, and my lip oil! MY TYPICAL DAY… I try to wake up early, before my two daughters, as my eldest has autism and...
Review
The system with the intelligence to prevent conditioning downtime
...filter block, leak or low-level alarms, pump start/ stop, and engineer login and out activity. Pump intelligence – run time and schedule information is provided within the control panel so...
Insight
The UK fuel industry: latest statistical analysis
...from where refineries source their crude oil feedstocks, to how many EV charge points are now in operation at the UK’s petrol filling stations. With the sector evolving, it is...
News
Radius boosts vehicle tracking division with acquisition of Plant-i
...companies in Europe having only started selling telematics 2015. The Plant-i brand will remain in place due to its strength in the industry, but this exciting acquisition gives Kinesis important...
Interview
Market review 2022: Fuel tanker manufacturers
...“One of our most recent deliveries was a 20,000 litre, 5 compartment, BLVR aluminium, 6-wheel road tanker to Tinney’s Oil. Equipped with a full Emco Wheaton package and built...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner: I had to make sure I kept an eye on the real world
...a simple leaflet posted through our customers’ letterboxes, was just the start. It came about because of a huge collaboration between distributors, technicians, manufacturers and suppliers. I am proud of...
Opinion
Diversity in action in distribution
...Craggs Energy in 2015, about her role as a young, female fuel oil distributor. Fresh blood I joined the Craggs’ new apprenticeship scheme in 2015, called ‘Craggs Academy’ which was...
News
Euro Garages joins forces with EFR
...Greggs, Louis Delhaize, Starbucks and Subway. The group has total pro forma gross annual revenues of around EUR 6 billion. Intervias, which will be chaired by Tony DeNunzio as group...
News
HGVC secures £10m funding to train thousands more drivers
...r 2021, HGVC has trained around 1,800 drivers. In addition, some 1,121 are now in jobs. Qualified drivers are securing starting salaries of up to £40,000. HGVC’s existing programmes have secured...
Interview
In Profile: Luc Smets
Speaking of his family, recent achievements and a love of chocolate, we chat with Luc Smets, general manager at Prax Lindsey Oil Refinery to discover more about the man behind...