News
Turnover increase for Clugston Distribution
Tim Doggett, director of Clugston Distribution – see the August issue of Fuel Oil News for top 10 fuel logistics companies (page 17) Clugston Distribution has increased turnover to £17m...
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Interview
In Profile – Chloe Crofts
...spend a lot of time working on, so seeing the volume through the site double each year since its launch in November 2020 has been incredible. Tell us your greatest...
Opinion
Diversity in action in distribution
...working for Craggs Energy to this day. After completing the apprenticeship, Craggs offered me a full-time position in the customer service department, a role which I filled for around two...
News
Industry goes above and beyond for charity
...go ahead, as we knew it would impact the charities we support at a time of extraordinary need,” said Matt Dooley, VP UK commercial operations. “So, we kindly asked if...
Interview
In Profile: Luc Smets
...day without surprises! Do you have a favourite sports team? The New England Patriots American football team. What’s the biggest challenge of our time? Time management. Cheese or chocolate? I...
Interview
A Day in the Life – Zach Coyle, depot operations manager at WCF Chandlers
...time to catch up with my transport team which consists of Linda (our transport manager) and our 3 planners: Sam, James and Jakub. While I am at the Killingholme office,...
News
On the right route – Phillips 66
...The new teams are a combination of unrivalled sector experience sprinkled with the fresh thinking of newcomers. Since January, customer facing time has increased with Andy Viens, the company’s US-based...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner: A week is a long time…
I always like starting this column without resorting to a good old political cliché, but Harold Wilson in the 1960s was right – a week is a very long time...
News
Crown Oil completes acquisition of Star Oil
...Oil for the time being. The deal is Crown Oil’s first purchase since 2018, when it added Birlem Oil, in London, and West Midlands-based Beesley Fuels to its portfolio. The...
Interview
Do your staff feel appreciated? More than a third say your thanks is meaningless
...four times’ more likely to have highly engaged employees and are twice as likely to have increased revenue over the past year. Encouraging When looking at recognition within the energy...
News
OptiMate is the key to MechTronic success in Ireland
Now operating on over 250 trucks in the UK and Ireland, the additional benefits that OptiMate brings fuel oil operatives, in terms of saving time, money and preventing fuel contaminations,...
Insight
The chemical supply chain: addressing the sector’s skills gap
...attract and retain the right talent. Tim Doggett, CEO of the Chemical Business Association (CBA), looks at what is being done to showcase the chemical supply chain as an employer...
News
Fuel industry people moves September 2024
...in the biofuels sector.” With a robust background from her time at Phillips 66 and Fidelis New Energy, Claire has demonstrated significant expertise in the renewable energy sector. At Phillips...
Review
FoxInsights launches scalable telemetry kit for small to mid-size distributors
...“Distributors operating without real-time tank level data often face unpredictable customer orders,” Jake explains. “This leads to inefficient routing and costly last-minute deliveries that cut into already tight margins.” According...
News
Supplying renewable, carbon-neutral biofuels
...required, directly to their site in the same lead time as all of our other fuels. With the UK government’s 2050 net zero target, now is the perfect time to...
News
March 2024 – latest updates from our distributor community
...opportunity “The growth that I’ve been privileged to be a part of during my time here has been amazing. When I started with the company it was operating a fleet...
Insight
Definitions matter: when is pollution not pollution?
...unforeseeable event that occurred at a defined time and place. And even if the pollution happens at a defined time and place, if you’ve not adequately maintained the equipment –...
Interview
A Day in the Life: David Wells OBE and Jemma James of Logistics UK
...squeeze on the first tube but elbow my way onto the second and arrive for the meeting on time. Productive meeting with our Commercial Director and Director of IT and...