Interview
Oil v gas
...Faherty. Market share peaked in 2005 with 75% of households using heating oil; reduced to 68% in 2009. Speaking at the company’s base 20 miles from the urban Belfast centre,...
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Interview
A rise and a fall at Maxol
...recent times. A fall in distribution At present, distribution arm, Maxol Direct forms a modest portion of the business, down from over 40 businesses at its peak to less than...
Interview
How Phillips 66 is driving the industry evolution to future fuels
...the long weekend. “It’s one of the great bonuses the UK does offer from time to time,” she enthused. “The bank holidays.” Renee has been UK-based since the start of...
Interview
BoilerJuice: revolutionising operations
...cheaper, and more convenient. “Back in 2004 our proposition was unique in that, for the first-time, customers and distributors could order and manage their orders online,” begins Tim Buckman, CEO...
Interview
In Conversation with Martyn Lyons, TR3 Consulting
...of post-merger integration in delivering a successful acquisition strategy. Take us back to where it all began Although it’s an awfully long time ago now, I enjoyed my time as...
Interview
Road Tankers Armagh: quality without compromise
...but has evolved many times to deliver the best possible vehicle,” James explains. “We work closely with equipment suppliers, taking time to feedback to them to facilitate helpful changes that...
News
Technology: Supporting the supply chain
...can track fleet activity, provide arrival times and check a vehicle’s status with ease. I’d go as far as to say that real time delivery update has been the most...
Interview
A Day in the Life… Ken Cronin
...doing the Times Crossword (it’s a way of getting my brain tuned for the day). I PREPARE FOR THE DAY AHEAD BY… If only every day could be predictable. I...
Analysis
Review of the UK & Ireland fuel tanker market 2024
...delays across the supply chain. Adrian also confirmed an overall improvement, with no major shortages affecting their production. Lead times for new tankers Lead times appear to vary depending on...
Analysis
In review: the 2022 tanker market
...highlighted the concern over long lead times on chassis explaining how Morrow has addressed the issue: “Most chassis manufacturers are still quoting long lead times but, to alleviate the delay,...
Interview
Transition talk with Ben Marchant of 3ti
...to decarbonisation? 3ti was founded by the late Tim Evans, who sadly passed away this year. Tim was a visionary leader and left behind a legacy that is deeply interwoven...
Interview
Stephen Keep, tanker driver: ‘Tanker driving has been his whole world’
...I thought this was great and would go with him whenever I could. By the time I was 14 years old I could operate the tanker very competently and dad...
Interview
Goals, ambitions and strategies: The expansion of the EET retail network
...handling large projects with refineries and petrochemicals. I’ve spent time in corporate planning, been an oil trader, worked on the business-to-business side. In my time at Reliance Industries Ltd, I...
Sponsored
No more empty tanks: How Soolo and Com4 are transforming fuel distribution
Soolo, a Norwegian technology company, has built a sensor and connectivity platform that gives fuel distributors complete real-time visibility into every tank in their network. Launched in Norway and adopted...
Interview
In Conversation with The Oil Lady
...the rich and famous. One time, I stood on Venice Beach, dealing with a building that had burnt down, when there was a bit of commotion, and I turned round...
Knowledge
Safeguard the future with effective succession planning
...working with a client for many years in the oil distribution sector, the shareholders decided that the time had come to explore all their options for succession planning. We continue...
Analysis
Cyber Love: Innovation & advances in fuel distribution technology
...well as their customers, to hear more about what products have come into play over the last year and how they are helping distributors and their customers to save time...
Interview
Thoughts on Christmas from the fuel distribution community
...the same day so chocolate coins. 4. Cigar Time. 5. Home Alone. 6. Snow lover – ski time! Howard Marriott Group Transport Manager Barton Petroleum 1. What did Santa do...