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UM Terminals wins global health and safety award
UM Terminals has won a prestigious Gold Award in this year’s RoSPA Health & Safety Awards. The achievement of Gold, the highest level possible, comes just a year after the...
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Long-standing JET dealer signs new deal taking fuel partnership to 50 years
One of JET’s longest standing dealer sites, 4 Elms, has re-signed with the Phillips 66 fuel brand nearly 50 years since first coming on board. The re-signing follows major works...
Opinion
“Let’s shift our focus to our customers” – industry reactions to the new government
...customers, as he remains optimistic over delivery of a Renewable Liquid Heating Fuel Obligation (RLHFO). “Let’s shift our focus from the election outcome to what the next few years hold...
Insight
Driver risks: the mutual benefits of effective management
...short of drivers, especially at key times of the year when every delivery is vital to both customer satisfaction and business success. But, alongside recruitment, it is essential that driver...
News
New fuel operations director at MFG
...various business, planning and logistics positions over eight years, Simon then spent the next seven years with two leading supermarkets, Morrisons and Safeway, to successfully manage the development and growth...
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Distributor Diaries January 2024 – the latest updates from our community
...the LNAA as their charity of the year, to make it an event to remember.” Celebrating 30 years of the Air Ambulance Service The LNAA covers a 3,500 square-mile region...
Opinion
Ken Cronin, CEO UKIFDA: experience is a valuable commodity
...targets for the proportion of low-carbon heat pumps they sell each year relative to fossil fuel boilers. These targets will steadily increase year-on-year, starting at 4%. The objective of the...
News
Insightful programme will see industry hot topics covered in depth at annual conference
...and, new for this year, a roundtable titled ‘The Future for Trucks’. There will be also speakers from HMRC and the new UK fuel theft taskforce, as well as some...
Analysis
Annual industry event is reviewed by the fuel distribution community
...and prospects. “The drinks reception we sponsored, and the dinner were of course a great networking opportunity. We cannot wait for next year!” Sylvia Kerscher, head of sales, FoxInsights “We...
News
Oil – the only heating fuel where prices have fallen
...more details. The price difference between oil and gas has narrowed significantly. Three years ago oil was nearly 60% more expensive than mains gas but now it is just over...
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Industry representation body CBA wins prestigious awards at TAF 2023
Celebrating double a success, the Chemical Business Association (CBA) has won both the ‘Sector Representation of the Year’ and the ‘Membership Engagement’ awards at the 2023 Trade Association Forum (TAF)...
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WP Group – Brilliant in Business
...the New Forest Business Partnership Business of the Year Award, we will also receive a year’s membership to the NFBP, an association that the company is honoured to support.” www.thewp-group.co.uk...
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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...
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Key supplier in new hands after popular industry couple retires
Retiring from successful industry business, Liquip UK, after 20 years at the helm, Mike and Moira Green have expressed their gratitude to customers: “Our thanks go to all our customers,...
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Tank terminal and future fuels sectors gear up for key industry event
...this year’s event for the first time ever, one dedicated to tank storage as an industry, and the other on health & safety practices and the practicalities of terminal operations....
News
Energy statistics show fall in oil production
...compared to the previous year. The Department of Energy and Climate Change has published the figures in Energy Trends and Quarterly Energy Prices, publications which give statistics on energy production...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner – Governments need to be here to help
...the year 1876, nearly 150 years ago. Elections are all about winning friends and influencing people. However, after the white heat of politics is over, the only thing that really...
Insight
Ken’s Corner: Unintended consequences
...we conclude another busy year, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to all our UKIFDA members and the companies that support us throughout the year...