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Rix Petroleum teams up with My Name’5 Doddie Foundation
The Grangemouth firm, Rix Petroluem (Scotland) Ltd has teamed up with a campaign launched by an ex-Scotland rugby star to help tackle motor neuron disease (MND). The charity was set...
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Record-breaking year for Logistics UK’s 2022 awards
...Business of the Year – Sponsored by DWF Diversity and Inclusion Champion of the Year Logistics Partner of the Year – Sponsored by Brigade Rising Star of the Year (Individual) ...
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NWF Fuels acquires Consols Oils
...second acquisition made by NWF Fuels this year; Midland Fuel Oil Supplies joined the NWF fold in February. Occupying the number four slot in the Fuel Oil News top 20...
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Certas assists Portico to move to low emission operations
...Shell GTL Fuel also produces less odour, smoke and engine noise than conventional diesel to create a more pleasant working environment for port operatives. Its improved engine starting performance in...
Interview
A Day in the Life – Zach Coyle, depot operations manager at WCF Chandlers
...that we have on and future projects we are looking at starting. If I am not at either of those sites, I will be at one of our satellite depots...
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Five years of proof: Rural community takes HVO case to Westminster
...Mitchell and Webber. The resultant trial involved switching domestic boilers from fossil heating oil to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) – a high-quality liquid fuel made from certifiable renewable waste sources...
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Essar invests £360 million in Stanlow carbon capture facility
In line with its ambition to become a leading low carbon refinery by 2030, Essar has announced plans to build a £360 million carbon capture plant at Stanlow starting in...
Opinion
Delivering growth: the importance of a fully engaged workforce
...manager available at the start or end of each shift. Having regular training and briefings keeps us all aware of the bigger picture, but it’s also nice to have someone...
Opinion
Fuel distributors urge businesses to order now to avoid fuel duty double whammy
...for long-term good”. In the run-up to the General Election, Sir Kier Starmer refused to rule out a fuel duty increase. Craggs Energy Group companies Okehampton-based Moorland Fuels and Calderdale-based...
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Fuel distributor Your NRG donates computers to Cancer Research
...process and fully encouraged the donation to charity. However, the charitable donations do not start and end here with Your NRG. It’s what you give that counts “Previously, we have...
Opinion
Call for 10,000 temporary visas to address driver crisis
...year ending June 2020, ahead of Brexit, were critical to the supply chain’s resilience,” he explains, “and we are now starting to see the impact that their departure has had...
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OFT boosts transparency on heating oil prices
Following OFT action, GB Oils, the largest supplier of heating oil in the country, has changed its domestic heating oil contracts ensuring quoted prices do not increase from the time...
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Life begins at 40
...father, Donald Burton and fellow Samaritan and friend, Roger Toseland. Having worked in the oil industry all of his life and having turned down an earlier opportunity to run his...
Interview
Do your staff feel appreciated? More than a third say your thanks is meaningless
When just saying “thank you!” is not good enough Fuel Oil News hears from Andreea Dinu, Culture and Engagement Strategist from O.C. Tanner, as she considers the positive impacts of...
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Industry specialist Rapidstart celebrates 10 years of growth and sector success
...this sector of logistics and has gone on to become a highly successful family-driven business. “When I started Rapidstart it was just me,” Clive explains. “It quickly grew to a...
Opinion
Industry alliance leads the way toward zero carbon heating for Ireland
...particularly the case for the heating sector, which has proved difficult to decarbonise due to a high reliance on gas and oil. It is in this context that the Alliance...
Analysis
Greening the sector: Dover Fueling Solutions considers the future for fuels
...energy and global platforms, shares her thoughts on the future for fuel with Claudia Weeks, content editor for Fuel Oil News. Can you tell us more about Dover Fueling Solutions?...
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Logistics UK appoints new CEO to “drive change at the heart of government”
The Board of Logistics UK has appointed Ben Fletcher as the organisation’s CEO. Ben will join on 1st December, taking on his full responsibilities from the start of the new...