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On the right route – Phillips 66
...with us for 50 years and we have branded distributors with over 40 years of trading history,” explained Pete. Ensuring customers are well-informed of the recent changes has already kept...
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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...
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ESL Fuels Biofuel Market Update – Q1 2025
Feedstocks Following a strong rally in the final quarter of 2024, Northwest European (NWE) UCO prices continued to strengthen across Q1, rising 10% to reach a two-year high of $1140/mt...
Interview
The evolving scope of fuel logistics
...Industrial division covering customers in the utilities, engineering, construction, industrial manufacturing, publishing, and energy sectors. Just over six years ago, I got the opportunity to join Greenergy, facing a completely...
Insight
BP OUTLOOK 2023: the outlook for global energy to 2050
New events and dominating trends This year’s Outlook, published in February, closely follows the prior year’s format and also incorporates two new and significant events which occurred during last year...
News
UKIFDA drives up industry standards
UKIFDA, one of the largest training providers for tanker drivers in the UK, has now been approved as a remote training centre by all the appropriate driver training bodies. This...
Insight
Strategic supply from Britain’s largest refinery
...mt/year). Subsequent additions took the total up to 330,000bpd (6m mt/year). In 2012 Esso undertook a reconfiguration of the plant, closing one of its three crude distillation units, resulting in...
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Distributor diaries August 23: updates from our distributor community
...UKIFDA Depot of the Year award, Abbey has now been nominated as Apprentice of the Year by the Staffordshire University Business Awards. Managing the depot, Abbey has responsibility for a...
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Inspiring industry change: innovative agenda revealed for UKIFDA SHOW 2025
The full agenda for UKIFDA SHOW 2025 has been revealed, with the introduction of exciting new elements. The UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) is preparing for this year’s...
News
Life begins at 40
...the tanker. Having entered the business formally some years later, as a yard boy at the Watford depot, Richard then took a break to go to university. Keen to gain...
Insight
Refining operations
THE LINDSEY OIL REFINERY (LOR) AT KILLINGHOLME IN LINCOLNSHIRE WAS COMMISSIONED BY ITS JOINT OWNERS, PETROFINA AND TOTAL, IN MAY 1968 It was joined about a year and a half...
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Energy select committee visits the village at the heart of the industry fuel campaign
...The MPs were told of the significant positive impact the fuel has had in the community and had the opportunity to see the fuel delivered by a road tanker which...
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UKIFDA announces final shortlist for EXPO 2024 Awards
...for the Young Person of the Year 2024 Award, sponsored by Just Tankers, UKIFDA reveals the three young people who are in the final running for the accolade. The shortlist includes Jack...
Opinion
A successful transition requires a cross-sector commitment
...– meaning that it can help the industry and consumers on their energy transition journey, easily. In my more than 15 years working in the renewables sector (20 years in...
News
Essar-sponsored Chester Half Marathon milestone triggers bonus charity donation
...tens of thousands of runners have crossed the finish line with many people returning year after year to enjoy the experience this event offers. A special award “When we started...
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Distributor diaries September 24: updates from our distributor community
...similar events booked in for later this year! “It’s now turning into a family event too as, after my Tough Mudder challenge was finished, my 8-year-old son, Sam Duckworth, completed...
Interview
In Profile – Andy Ruffell-Ward, Harvest Energy Ltd
...TOTAL and the past 3½ years with Prax. Describe yourself in 3 words: Honest. Easy-going. Positive. What were your childhood / early ambitions? When I was about 8 years old,...
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The search is on for the driver of the year
...this year’s awards,” said Dawn Dawn Shakespeare, FPS marketing and events manager. Last year’s winner was Darren Gilham from Certas Energy’s Ashford depot with Chris Brooks of NWF/Evesons Fuels, Kenilworth...