Analysis
Harvest Energy – change, challenge and opportunity
...every year but ensuring a consistent supply poses a problem. Last year, poor weather and increased demand for heating oil gave distributors a double whammy – it really was the...
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News
New business innovates fuel transportation
...Transport Solutions, GHH RAND®, EMCO Wheaton Fuel Systems and TODO. While the strategic brands will retain their own identity and markets, IRTS will be positioned across them all, feeding innovation,...
News
Embracing change over 50 years
...can’t sell it, and over the past four or five years the business has grown by over 20% year on year. “We’ve recruited good sales people in areas we wished...
News
Simon – investing in our infrastructure
...UK terminals having won a RoSPA award every year for nearly 20 consecutive years. This year the Immingham terminals each merited a special order of distinction for excellence in health...
Analysis
Rebranding: reasons, process and impact
...has been a three-year project for BoilerJuice. In fact, our fantastic network of suppliers had the new logo and brand revealed to them two years ago. So, we had already...
News
Are you the Oil Distribution Industry Driver of the Year?
...Coates Sponsored by OAMPS – the specialist insurance advisor to the hazardous fuels and environmental industries – for the 20th consecutive year, the 2021 Driver of the Year Award celebrates...
News
RIX delivers solid performance
...increase by a third in 2014, fuelled by significant growth in its shipping business. Rix purchased 17 new tankers last year with more in the pipeline for later this year...
News
WCF Fuels – A brief encounter
...to our culture and partly down to location.” Proving the point, Jo has worked at WCF for 8 years, whilst Lynn has been there for 18 and Dave 23 years....
News
Compass Energy finds the right tanker partner
As Wiltshire-based fuel distributor Compass Energy expands in the Midlands region, it has found a trusted supplier for additions to its tanker fleet. Since 2020, Compass Energy – a sister...
Interview
Value Oils: leader in online fuel distribution
...the years, ValueOils.com have exclusively managed many Government, council and charity contracts, available only to our supplier network. It’s been a challenging few years. How has this affected Value Oils?...
Interview
An interview with Ken Cronin, CEO UKIFDA
...about his thoughts and aspirations for his time ahead. This month Ken celebrates his second-year anniversary and, as he heads into his third year, we ask him to describe his...
Insight
Association stats show steady progress towards net zero
...55 percent of all biofuel feedstocks in the UK and is used to produce 93 percent of UK biodiesel. China is currently the largest source of renewable fuel feedstock, accounting...
News
Logistics UK announces shortlist for its Logistics Awards 2024
...Unipart Consultancy, Volvo Trucks Diversity & Inclusion Champion of the Year: CEVA Logistics, DFDS Logistics, Road to Logistics, Suma Wholefoods, UPS UK Ltd, XPO Logistics International Logistics Business of the Year: ...
Interview
Prince Energy: community, charity and Christmas
...as the artic driver. A year later, I took on the role of transport manager, whilst still driving. As the company has grown over the years, my role, and the...
Analysis
Cyber Love: Innovation & advances in fuel distribution technology
...“The number of customers using Mabalive has increased year-on-year since its inception,” says Clare Charlton, inland sales manager. “Last year 250m litres of fuel were purchased online. We know that...
Interview
One man and a tanker
Celebrating 20 years in business, Jerry Cosgrave and Leon Byrne beside McConville Oil’s tanker McConville Oil is run by Jerry Cosgrave who took over the business from his father-in-law Dermot...
News
Reynolds Training Services partners with Smartflow on ISGOTT V6 app
...International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals (better known as ISGOTT) provides clear guidance on how the operational interface between vessel and terminal should be managed safely. This includes...
Market Report
The impact of the Red Sea crisis and why expansion to the north could be catastrophic
...least the stranded 1m barrel super-tanker “FSO Safer” (ahem…), that has lain at anchor for the last 8 years. With nowhere to discharge its cargo and the ownership of the...