News
Ascona grows UK portfolio to 61 sites
...with the Group’s strategy to develop the next evolution of roadside retail destinations, it will now focus on upgrading the site following completion. As part of this project, Bridgwater Road...
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Interview
Passion and pride celebrated with award recognition
...established a strong presence throughout the UK. Claudia Weeks, Community Content Lead for Fuel Oil News, spoke with Jemma, to find out what drives her passion for her role at...
Interview
Virgin Atlantic Flight100 – a flying start for future fuels
...SAF, and to act as a call for the support of greater production and use of SAF at scale. Claudia weeks, Community Content Lead for Fuel Oil News, spoke with...
News
Cycle South Africa challenge for Hoyer Petrolog UK
...lives by improving road safety in less developed areas of the world, they’re also coming up with innovative ways to give people access to healthcare they’ve never had before.” Not...
Opinion
Do you see issues with the introduction of Euro VI or do you welcome it as positive step towards increasing energy efficiency?
...bottom loading and metering equipment etc into the available space more troublesome, especially in shorter wheelbase rigid mini and midi tankers. The second issue is the high temperatures that the...
News
73,000 litres of fuel seized
...South Armagh and seized 73,000 litres of fuel. Two tankers, one transit van, and over and underground tanks were also seized, whilst 20 tonnes of toxic waste, which was also...
News
Attending the fuel event of the year
...TIP Trailer Services UK, Essar Oil UK, Liquip UK, Backwatch Safety, In Control Projects and Tyretracks. “Entry to the exhibition, which attracts over 1,200 visitors is FREE and for the...
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...
News
A Sweet deal for NWF Fuels as acquisition completes a great 2022
...an experienced team of 10 colleagues, and a fleet of 9 tankers. Local knowledge and national coverage Acquisition is key to NWF Fuels future growth plans, with the company looking...
News
Seeing it through at CDS
...efficiency, more and more distributors are realising the value of technology. Making use of the fact that the exact location and amount of fuel on each of 10 tankers was...
News
Hundreds complete HGV training as Bootcamps plug driver shortages
As we celebrate National Lorry Week, the Driver Academy Group reveals that hundreds of trainee drivers have now passed or booked their practical training with over 8,000 potential trainees still...
Insight
Task force to take action on UK refining and fuel import issues
...three broad criteria:- Resilience – is there sufficient capacity in the supply system to meet demand, allowing for fuel to be provided to UK consumers at a globally competitive price?...
News
Best New Forecourt Award for Ascona
...on redeveloping roadside assets so they provide the best possible service for the nation’s road users and the local community. A proud moment Darren Briggs, CEO and Founder of Ascona...
News
A secure supply in the north east
...in Ellesmere Port later this year. * Essar will receive its gold RoSPA health & safety award at a ceremony at Excel London on June 18th Chester Road is Essar’s...
Analysis
FON Fantasy Football League– all to play for!
...the top are changing on a weekly basis. Following the completion of Gameweek 22 at time of going to press, the Top 10 is as below: Monthly winners to date:...
Insight
Zemo forum identifies ‘missing policies’ for transport decarbonisation
A Zemo Partnership members forum, held this week, aims to identify gaps in the policy framework for decarbonising UK road transport and propose actionable solutions. Zemo has been commissioned by...
Opinion
Logistics heroes unfairly blamed for transport policy failures
The recent report into Road Freight Supply Chains, published by the Transport Select Committee, combines many complex issues in an attempt to shift the focus from policy failures in order...
Opinion
Diversity in action in distribution
...years, before moving into a domestic and agriculture sales role. Around the same time, I started making fuel deliveries in the evenings and weekends in our 4×4. A new challenge...