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Clugston Distribution – ambitious growth plans
David Heath is planning for more tankers and double digit growth at Clugston Distribution in 2014 Following a 20% growth in revenue in 2013, a £2.15m fleet expansion and renewal...
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New vapour recovery offers savings
Petrol normally lost to delivery tankers equipped with stage 1B vapour recovery can now be retained says Petroman Environmental Services. “The Total Vapour Solutions system pays for itself, and begins...
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Certas Energy invests £2 million in Dorset depot
...investment to turn a former truck parking location into a large fuel storage depot, Certas Energy is opening a new depot at Holton Heath. Eight delivery tankers will be...
Interview
Sodbury Fuels: celebrating 10 years in business
...depot and one tanker in 2014. Now, we have moved to a larger depot and have six tankers. In 2014, Andy and I were the only members of staff, we...
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Harvest Energy picks innovative solutions
...style management system, which incorporates an automated reporting function to manage fuel efficiency and safe driving. Ann Dawson, managing director, Norbert Dentressangle Tankers, added: “As a major logistics business already...
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Key fuel industry event selling out fast
...as well as first-time exhibitors that include EW Fuel Management Ltd, Commercial Fuel Solutions Ltd, Nursan Trailer, and Road Tankers Armagh Ltd,” added Ken. Dawn Shakespeare, UKIFDA membership and events...
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Airport Energy – making every single litre count
...three fuel stations, 250,000 litres of storage, four tankers and an oil and water truck. Working airside is operations manager, Craig Heggie: “A coil is fitted to the filler neck...
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Chandlers Oil & Gas – Playing to our strengths
...Pell, today’s business is run by Tom Caunt’s grandsons, David Hindmarch and Nick and Simon Caunt Thirty-four drivers operate the company’s 7 articulated tankers and 27 rigids. Serving customers in...
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Distributor diaries June 2024
...they operate. Craig said: “As a business, we’ve long supported Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance but that has mainly been through displaying their logo on the back of our tankers...
Insight
Driver training: starting out on the right foot
...designed to ensure that all tanker drivers in the UK are trained and assessed to a consistent standard in loading, transporting and offloading petroleum fuel products from road tankers. Ten...
Interview
Rationalisation in Irish oil distribution
...state of the market is primarily one of over supply, both in terms of the excessive number of small operators with tankers, and the number of larger distributors acting as...
Market Report
Prices and predictions: how are we faring?
...the attacks on shipping in the Red Sea have decreased and many shippers are now re-routing their tankers around the Cape of Good Hope anyway, so that any extra freight...
Interview
A Day in the life – Tim Croughwell of Barton Petroleum
...any issues early in the day. MY TYPICAL DAY… A typical day would be to arrive at the depot around 7am. Hopefully, most of the tankers have already left and...
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Par Petroleum’s charity tanker hits the road to raise funds
...the family-run North-East based fuel distributor has wrapped one of its articulated fuel tankers in the charity’s distinctive branding. The 44-ton Scania truck hit the road in July and will...
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Greenergy puts safety first
Greenergy is installing new equipment at its supply locations to improve driver safety when filling road tankers. The initiative, instigated following a safety walk involving driver and shop steward Dean...
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‘A valuable addition’ for Rix Petroleum
...the company’s network. “There is a lot of synergy between Wynnstay Fuels, which runs a fleet of 8 tankers, and Rix Petroleum in terms of values and commitment to customer...
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A fleet of poppies
...village of Lower Peover, an NWF Fuels tanker was passing by As the centenary of Armistice Day approached, Fuel Oil News was pleased to see photographs of tankers with large...
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Craggs Environmental to double in size, coverage and capacity
...such as vacuum tankers and fuel polishing rigs, but it also joins our teams to over 40 staff members, bringing together a vast range of skills and industry knowledge; increasing...