News
Fuel industry people moves – April 2025
...recent appointment, Blaid said: “I have joined Greenergy at an incredibly exciting time. We have a strong global supply chain, and I am excited to have joined at a time...
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Interview
A Day in the Life – Vicky Darch of Darch Oil
...a rush to get out of the house and it is all on me to make sure we leave on time. Upon leaving the house I start by being ‘Mum’s...
News
‘A valuable addition’ for Rix Petroleum
...in Wales, for the first time. J.R. Rix & Sons purchased the business from owners Wynnstay PLC and majority shareholder Jeff Kendrick who said: “The time has finally come for...
Market Report
Vehicle batteries: An alternative approach that REDUCES the infrastructure challenge
...main arguments against truck electrification. But what if there was a way of bypassing charging infrastructure and at the same time, massively reducing the time taken to replenish batteries? Whereas...
Interview
Moorland Fuels:20 years and still growing strong!
...in a building shared with another business named Southern Lubricants. They also shared a tanker driver with them as they only needed a part-time driver. “Everything was handwritten back then,...
Insight
An A-Z of Stress Awareness
...of insights for fuel oil news. In this latest article, timed to coincide with international stress awareness week, Mandy introduces an important A-Z of stress awareness. International Stress Awareness Week...
Opinion
Transition talk
...current produced by solar panels to a touch-safe voltage within a specified amount of time. Overcoming fear of risk takes time and requires the right experts to provide credible data-backed...
Insight
Marking a decade of service: the depot built in a weekend
...a similar challenge today, I’m pretty sure we’d have the ability to do such work again, however, we’d be sure to allow ourselves more time to alleviate the massive time...
News
Controversial oil terminal redevelopment plans approved
...Committee. Transition takes time Addressing a meeting of the committee, Paul Duffy, the council’s head of planning, suggested that transition to a renewable source of energy will ‘take time’ and...
News
Downstream fuel distribution event, UKIFDA Expo, came back with a bang
...days as well as establishing new contacts. Something which, without the industry coming together, would only be achievable at a great deal of cost in terms of time, money and...
News
New CEO at Essar Oil UK
...downstream and petrochemical industries. During his time at BP plc. he held a number of senior leadership positions, including: CEO, Global Acetyls (Shanghai, China); president, Asia Aromatics and China Olefins...
News
A unique contribution wins Fuel Oil News Tanker of the Year 2022
...contribution to our fleet. “The 4-wheeler was added in the winter of 2021 / 22, during a time of high demand from the domestic market. The 4-wheeler enables us to...
News
The next generation of fuel distributors
...New Era Fuels core values, which attracted me to the position. New Era Fuels was undergoing a growth phase and required a full-time human resources manager. I felt very excited...
Interview
TEC: driving forward through innovation
...Weybridge in Surrey to join up with the British Olympic squad members and trained full time. These were the happiest days of my life – training full time, attending warm-weather...
News
Bunkering site for Holyhead Port
...Up to four HGVs will be able to refuel at the same time taking advantage of high speed pumps, which dispense fuel at up to 120 litres per minute. The...
Interview
In Profile – Luc Smets
...the biggest challenge of our time? Time management. Cheese or chocolate? I like cheese, but I love chocolate. Share your greatest personal achievement? Offering our three sons a good start...
News
Growing FAST
...of whom are now in full time positions. In December 2011, chemist Julia Mansfield joined the team. The right product at the right time Again in 2011, FAST developed the...
News
The impact of human factors when creating a positive safety culture
“Cultivating and nurturing a positive safety culture takes time and effort” says Jamie Elliott, human factors specialist, HFL Risk Services Safety culture is essentially an organisation’s collective attitudes, values and...