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2023 Tanker of the Year nominations are open!
Entries are now open for the Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year 2023 award. Calling all fuel distributors and tanker and tanker equipment manufacturers. We are now welcoming nominations...
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Stephen Keep, tanker driver: ‘Tanker driving has been his whole world’
...L plates on the tanker and said: “You can drive!” Talk about in at the deep end! The tanker was a 1962 one. It had 2 x 500 gallon pots...
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Leading industry company celebrates 50 years of innovation
...in oil fired central heating by manufacturing domestic oil storage tanks.” Timing is everything “We started in a cowshed at Churchdown near Cheltenham. The tanks were manufactured in the old...
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Celebrating 50 years of innovation
...has never lost sight of its values. Established in 1971 as Oil Tank Supplies Ltd it was originally focused on the manufacture of small domestic oil storage tanks and installation...
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Bungalow destroyed by tank fire
...to installing and protecting oil tanks. As well as the human risk, an unprotected oil tank can cause substantial damage to property if set alight. Government statistics estimate the average...
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Road tankers – new SLP guidance + updated technical publications
...road tanker maintenance and guidelines for road tanker drivers’ emergency actions on road tanker loading racks plus a new free to download publication detailing recommendations for a standard method of...
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Kingspan tank monitor launch strengthens distributor offering
...with the radar-based sensing technology measuring tank levels through the tank wall with accuracy and precision. The Bluetooth installation is also simple, using an easy-to-follow step- by-step guide within the...
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Crown Oil ‘so pleased’ to be crowned winner
...brand new HVO tanker announced as winner of tanker of the year! We’re investing in renewable and sustainable fuels to help reduce GHG gas emissions produced by business and it’s...
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Kettlewell Fuels presented with Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year 2021 award
...award winning six-wheel tanker was built by Cobo Tankers & Services with the meter and pump system supplied by MechTronic for the winning distributor, and Janet and Trevor were thrilled...
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Lee Crellin and Ryan Finnigan, Ribble Fuel Oils: tanker-driving photographers
...drivers for Ribble Fuel Oils, to find out more about how they combine their passions for both tanker driving and photography. The tankers I asked Lee and Ryan to tell...
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Adler and Allan partners with Hoyer for tanker testing
...certificates. The integrity of the barrel and tank on road tankers should be tested every two years according to the Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Road Tankers and...
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Inver Energy tanker seeks title
Designed with a bespoke modification to the highly successful single compartment version of the established 42,000 litre LAG 6 compartment petrol tankers, Inver Energy’s latest tanker has joined others seeking...
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Tanker investment sees Rix hit a century
...breathe tankers. They’re also a family business, as is Rix, so understand our values and commitment to deliver on time, every time.” The tankers have a capacity of 18,600 litres...
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Morrow Fuels – goes the extra mile
...manufacturing steel oil tanks for the domestic heating market. He saw his natural progression as moving more into the oil market, and bought his first distribution tanker in 1988. As...
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Non-compliant tanks
...tanks at installations where a bunded tank was required. In Northern Ireland, fire protection was the biggest issue, with 60% of tanks non-compliant with fire safety requirements. Carbery’s John Switzer...
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Tankers – keeping track of product
...compartments of tankers. Versatile and flexible, the software can simultaneously monitor levels within any additional multi-compartmental draw bar trailer which may be connected to and towed by a tanker mid...
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The Cobo fuel distributor conference – tankers, tours and tapas
...tankers in the various stages of production inviting the Fuel Oil News team along to experience the famous hospitality first hand. Founded by two brothers, Pedro and Federico Cobo, in...
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Tank telemetry solutions provider Otodata appoints Guy Lanrezac as sales director for Western Europe
Having most recently served as CEO of Swiss tank telemetry provider SilentSoft, Lanrezac brings a wealth of experience to the Montreal-based provider of tank monitoring systems. Lanrezac has spent 28...