News
Reap what you sow
...time due to the number of arable farms and better harvest conditions, whilst Cumbria’s better suited to growing grass and is busiest at silage time in late May and June,...
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Opinion
VAT deal secures Stanlow refinery production
...hundreds of millions of pounds in deferred taxes. “With this time to pay arrangement, we now have significant runway to stabilise our balance sheet which has been adversely impacted by...
Interview
A unique fuel industry set up for Convery Oils & Convery Engineering
...but, from time to time, we do find areas which require a joint approach, so it is a flexible arrangement that works for us both.” The next generation of the...
Interview
In profile with Adam Franklin of Greenergy Flexigrid
...those days where I manage to spend personal time with everybody in the office that day and yet still get home early enough to spend some quality time with my...
Insight
Attract, train, retain: how to be fit for purpose in the 21st century
...another generation enters the human capital market. So, why is this time any different, and why the need for the address?” The generational difference of your employees “Well, this time,...
News
The Phillips 66 Interview
...that his interaction with the people in Phillips 66 has been one of the key reasons we have had such a great business relationship over this time. RESPONDING TO...
News
Community Buying – The organisers’ view…
...not for profit, now boasts nearly 600 registered members. “My current employ is not a nine-to-five job so the time available to run MOBG is stretched and it’s very time...
Case Study
The benefits of tank telemetry implementation
...and Miriam. Dad was a sales manager at that time in Irish Shell. An opening appeared in the Wicklow and North Wexford areas to become an Irish Shell distributor, so...
Market Report
Portland Market Report – A spectacular own goal or a pivotal act of unknown agents?
This time two years ago gas prices went stratospheric, as energy markets grappled with the implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Within a week of the invasion, European gas...
Insight
More than an upgrade: how advanced smart tank telemetry delivers a strategic business advantage
...monitoring, the ability to quickly respond to level changes is critical. Through customer feedback, Magnus has identified the need for real-time alerts to potential issues such as theft, low fuel...
Interview
In conversation with Dave Walmsley: enthusiastic for NWF Fuels expansion
...as a John Lewis management trainee in Liverpool, moved into sales, then spent 25 years with office supplies company, Lyreco, during a time of rapid growth and the beginnings of...
Analysis
Analysing the driver recruitment market: Noz Miah of Aim Recruit
...cost base during typical lean periods and helps to optimise asset utilisation during peak demand. This contingency model not only mitigates the need for full-time wages year-round, but also reduces...
Interview
In conversation with George Eustice MP
...the time of the next election and I just felt I have time for one more career. I wanted to have a change and do something back in business and...
Interview
Transition talk from Mabanaft CEO Jonathan Perkins
“I believe our role is to offer options that work today, but to also go on a journey with our customers that helps them to fully decarbonise over time.” With...
Insight
Reducing fleet costs: how technology is reducing costs
...frequently changing prices are key challenges. It is becoming increasingly important that decision-making is based on real time data, given the impact of extreme market situations in the energy industry...
Interview
A DAY IN THE LIFE… Peter Davidson
...when no one else is in the building – there have been many times when I have turned up, dug in my bag for the pass only to realise I...
Opinion
Fuel duty freeze welcomed across sector
...£1bn unexpected windfall, it was a time for the Government to have cut Fuel Duty significantly. It was a time too, to incentivise drivers to move to cleaner fuels and...
Analysis
A look at software developments in fuel distribution
...a more robust and deeper level of data sharing which delivers reduced down time, enhanced remote diagnostics in the field and a preventative maintenance alert system. A consolidated operational view...