News
Up for a challenge at Morris Lubricants
...for the Shropshire and Mid Wales sporting scene, last week Shrewsbury-based Morris Lubricants took the title of Employer of the Year in the annual Energize Awards. The company sponsors Shrewsbury...
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Interview
Intern to analyst: integrating the next generation
...joining the industry. How long have you worked in this industry? Full time, I have been working for Mabanaft for about two and half weeks. However, I previously spent 14...
News
Street-Porter backs biogas plant
...concern, with over 80 kilograms thrown away in a primary school each week,” said director Adam Warren. “Through our initiative, pupils have the opportunity to understand the problem of food...
News
Government portal opens for Alternative Fuel Payment applications
...within six weeks of applying, confirming whether the payment will be made. If eligible, the £200 will be paid by local authority via bank transfer. An application may be cancelled...
Insight
Ken’s Corner: Unintended consequences
The last few weeks of this year have been eventful, to say the least, with three significant announcements, including a new budget, major decisions on heating in Scotland and the...
News
Views on the government’s plans to abolish the red diesel subsidy
In next week’s budget, new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, is looking to abolish the 80% red diesel subsidy which presently carries 11.1p duty, compared to 57.7p for standard fuel. ‘At the...
News
StocExpo postponed to March 2022
...debate, with input from StocExpo’s Forty Under 40 (due to be announced in a few weeks), as well as a critical post-COVID-19 market analysis. To enable that content fix in...
Opinion
LSIP funding will support industry growth, says Logistics UK
The £200 million of funding announced by the Government this week to create Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) is excellent news for logistics, providing the funding is allocated correctly, according...
Opinion
Increasing fuel duty would harm growth, warns Logistics UK
...increased fuel costs on to consumers. Current industry estimates suggest that the weekly fuel bill for a 44-tonne diesel HGV is around £888, with £436 taken in fuel duty by...
News
Fairbanks works with Euro Garages
...be identified and resolved quickly.’’ “in addition to their loss detection analysis,Fairbanks’ daily, weekly and monthly reports give me everything I need to keep the network running smoothly,” added regional...
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First veteran begins HGV driver job thanks to Asda charity investment
...the plunge “I would encourage any veteran to contact the charity. Take the plunge, I had a new career lined up within weeks, with better money which means a nice...
News
Be part of an unforgettable fundraiser for SSAFA
...an Aston Martin Rapide S for a week, dinner at Annabel’s (London’s most iconic private members club), being umpired at your tennis club by a grand slam umpire and jumping...
Interview
A Day in the Life…Helen Rawsthorne
...calls. I also run a Feefo Review Platform on a weekly basis in the hope that we get plenty of positive feedback from our customers – which, I am pleased...
News
Distributor diaries July 2024
...– the equivalent of the coast to coast – over the course of 6 weeks, to raise money for rural communities in Cumbria. The WCF Warriors lead the fundraising leaderboard...
News
Oil price recovery and staycations fuel growth for J.R. Rix & Sons
...hampered by the COVID pandemic in 2020, which saw holiday parks shut up shop during lockdown, leading to an 11-week factory closure in the summer. But with UK leisure and...
Interview
Avioxx: innovating processes to deliver price parity for sustainable aviation fuel
Avioxx was a company born from the desire to transform waste hydrocarbons, destined for incineration or landfill, into high grade, sustainable aviation fuel. Claudia Weeks, Community Content Lead for Fuel...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner: All change please, all change!
My column in the last edition was titled “a week is a long time…” and how right I was. No sooner had it gone to print the general election was...
News
Argus and IMO 2020
...out for. Additionally, during International Shipping Week, Argus will be holding a free forum on 9th September to explore the impact of IMO 2020 in more depth. The company’s consulting...