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Stolt-Nielsen acquires Dagenham storage terminal

...UK market and will provide added support to the Stolt Tankers’ inter-European coastal fleet.  Our initial plans include an immediate upgrade programme, with the decommissioning of several old tanks and...

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Eliminating cross-contamination

...manifold, purges lines and performs product returns. Its unique system provides improved efficiency and productivity on road tankers, guaranteeing cross-contamination and driver errors are a thing of the past. “Automatic...

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Crown Oil completes acquisition of Star Oil

...staff numbers to more than 1,250. Star Oil, set up by Christian Hatherall and Michael Doyle, has seven tankers covering the North West and supplies fuel, oil and lubricants to...

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Petroleum Driver Passport on its way

...common core of tested knowledge and competence in the loading, driving and off-loading of fuel tankers. It is supported by the PDP training standard which all tanker operators will be...

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Watson Fuels opens state-of-the-art Kent depot

...as well as improving the tank infrastructure and capacity within a number of existing depot and office locations. Watson has also been modernising its 350-strong fleet of tankers and will...

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New tanker keeps Staffordshire Fuels on the road

Staffordshire Fuels relying on Alpeco’s technology to keep vehicles on the road The new 6-wheel, four compartment vehicle built by Tasca Tankers is fully equipped with Alpeco’s bottom loading/electronic metering...
A look at what drives successful recruitment and retention at NWF Fuels

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Recruitment and retention at NWF Fuels

NWF Fuels delivers heating oil and commercial fuel across the UK from its strategically located depot network using a modern fleet of 120 fuel tankers. In the last year, the...
MechTronic: celebrating 20 years

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MechTronic: celebrating 20 years

MechTronic is a Leeds-based family-owned and run business, specialising in metering and gauging fuel delivery systems for road tankers. MechTronic designs and engineers fuel delivery systems that aim to save...

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DCC to acquire Irish-owned fuel distributor

...With a fleet of 45 tankers and 150 staff members, Jones Oil had Euro 138 million in turnover in 2019 – an increase of 13.5pc compared to 2018. DCC, a...

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Certas plans for new fuel depot on Isle of Wight

...delivered by road tankers. Smaller, more rural filling stations were still being supplied by IOWF and Certas Energy the supply of which was coming from the East Cowes fuel depot...

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Choosing a new truck

...on the base vehicle, we commenced the search for a suitable partner to build the tank and take care of the electronic metering equipment etc. After some discussion, Road Tankers...