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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...
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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...
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...
Analysis
Recruitment and retention at NWF Fuels
...recruitment, Claudia Weeks, content editor, sat down for a chat with Melissa Clutton, head of HR at NWF Fuels to find out more. Right people, right place, right time “NWF...
Insight
Fuel distribution and veterans: a perfect fit
...skills from their time in the military, which are transferrable to the civilian workplace. “When working as a fuel tanker driver, I was earning a good wage, more than some...
News
Ben Ball is back
...the Roundhouse for the second time, Ben Ball 2021 promises to be the stand-out event in the automotive industry calendar once again, following a break in 2020 due to Covid-19....
Interview
MechTronic: celebrating 20 years
...fuel oil distributors time and money and prevent contamination. In 2024 the company is celebrating its 20th year in business! Claudia Weeks, Community Content Lead, spoke with Emma Allinson, Marketing...
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Submëtrika brings easy and economical diesel and Adblue tank monitoring to the UK
...with its intelligent fuel tank stopper known as TrackGas. Combining the stopper with ordering software delivers a telemetry solution that gives real-time information on tank status allowing distributors to optimise...
Market Report
The impact of the Red Sea crisis and why expansion to the north could be catastrophic
...religious combatant groups. “This slowly rusting hulk of iron presents an environmental time-bomb.” The impact of interminable hostilities on the country’s oil industry has been predictably dire. The Aden refinery...
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Board changes at Abbey Logistics as CEO moves to executive chairman role
...buy-out from the Lucy family, backed by NorthEdge Capital and has steered the company to record revenues and profits in recent years. Since 2020, Steve has reduced his time in...