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In pole position
...the racing season. “We count many ex-racers among our customers; Jackie Stewart is probably our most regular domestic customer; although the other week we helped Red Bull team principal Christian...
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Mabanaft’s Clare Charlton to run London Marathon for vital local charity
...Claudia Weeks, content editor for Fuel Oil News, spoke with Clare about her upcoming challenge, to discover how her training is going and why she selected this particular charity. Training...
Interview
Fuelling the future: The voice of the next generation
Many fuel businesses in our industry are family-owned and operated. As the next generation of family members becomes increasingly involved, Fuel Oil News wanted to hear their views. Claudia Weeks,...
News
Distributor diaries November 2024: The latest updates from our distributor community
...Football Club and my more sedate interests include gardening, walking and doing crosswords but I am very active and go to the gym three times a week and for that...
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Date change for UKIFDA EXPO 2021
...still presenting an unprecedented challenge with the situation evolving weekly. Changing the date was not an easy decision to take, but by doing so, we believe it helps ensure confidence...
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Le Mans promotion launched across Gulf network
...an 8 week consumer promotion across its Gulf forecourts. The promotion, which is designed to boost volumes and re-engage the motoring public with Gulf’s racing pedigree, runs at participating sites...
Opinion
CBA welcomes recognition of HGV driver shortages
...the Environment announced a package of initiatives, including: Measures to speed-up the qualification and examination process for HGV drivers and achieve a target of 2,000 successful passes each week A...
Opinion
What price oil? Fuel industry experts share predictions for 2023
...recent weeks, driven by the weather and rising covid infections in China, which is impacting the manufacturing activity. In addition, the IMF is predicting that a third of the World...
News
Business at Loud Fuel sounds familiar…
...each day of the week. As well as houses, we supply power plants, research ships, fishing vessels, construction companies and marinas. We also move biofuel from railyards to fuel terminals.”...
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Industry charity struggles to support record demand
...Ben’s Big Weekly Lottery and its fundraising products and events Dig even deeper as a business to help address the £1m shortfall. Matt Wigginton, fundraising director at Ben, said: “This...
Interview
Penshurst Fuels: a fuel distributor with community at its heart
...and Ben Booker, are local to the village, and are passionate about their business and being part of the community. Claudia Weeks, Community Content Lead for Fuel Oil News, spoke...
Interview
A Day in the Life… Jenny Sweatman
...by that point. I PREPARE FOR THE DAY AHEAD BY… Since Covid we have had the benefit of being able to work a couple of days a week from home....
Knowledge
Data: the UKIFDA databank
...Demand for jet fuel continued to increase, up by 10% in Q2 2023 compared with the same period in the previous year. Road fuels saw a more stable trend, with...
Opinion
North Sea oil and gas must address challenges to mitigate energy crises
...the energy price and supply crisis. Each must tackle its circumstances with bold solutions and concrete roadmaps, outlined in recent Oil and Gas Transitions (OGT) initiative reports, to ensure decarbonisation...
News
New Abbey training delivers Class 1 drivers
To support drivers looking to make the transition from Class 2 to Class 1 driving, road tanker company Abbey Logistics launched an ‘Earn while you learn’ training programme earlier this...
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More energy developments for heavy transport vehicles
...hydrogen bus as well as an advanced telematics system to give real-time updates on performance, maintenance and CO2 savings. CEO Buta Atwal, who last week took the wraps off a...
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Banning the internal combustion engine
Last week’s government announcement with respect to an earlier ban on the internal combustion engine met with a variety of responses. Whilst the majority support the government’s ambition to decarbonise,...
Interview
Crown Oil – delivering carbon neutrality as it celebrates 75 years
...significant milestone. With the group also on the road to net zero direct emissions by 2030 or sooner, Claudia Weeks, our content editor, found out more. When did you first...