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Two acquisitions in one week

...key locations throughout our forecourt estate’. In Forecourt Trader’s 2016 top 50 Indies published in March 2016, Synergie Holdings and Roadside Group occupy the 13th and 26th positions respectively. www.motorfuelgroup.com/...

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90 new products on the Hytek website

...account and it has been approved (usually within 24 hours), the entire catalogue of products is available to browse. Login is for trade accounts only, giving these customers access to...
Jay Nair of Mabanaft

Interview

Jay Nair of Mabanaft: transition, inclusion and diversity

...paradigm shift in the way energy distribution has evolved.  From being a market with information asymmetry 10 years back, information is now equally available to traders, wholesalers and household customers,...

Opinion

Diversity in action in distribution

From what was once a traditionally male dominated industry, greater diversity is being seen every day within distribution companies, suppliers and trade bodies. We spoke with Emily Yates, who joined...

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Clear focus on future fuels for industry Expo

...representatives from the UK Government’s Committee on Fuel Poverty, National Energy Action, The Home Group, and the National Housing Federation. “Towards the end of the day, representatives of the trade...

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Ensuring the new government hears FPS members

...facing some tough times, the growth of online ordering, buying groups and agents are changing the way our industry trades.  Distributors who can’t adapt or embrace change may start to...

Opinion

Funding will accelerate alternative fuels

...IT systems at our border is needed for smooth trade, and investment in connected and automated vehicles to increase our competitiveness. “With the logistics industry committed to reaching net zero...

Interview

The battle to offer a competitive product

Cash conscious consumers, rogue traders dealing in washed diesel and a sharp rise in the use of solid fuel, ensures that oil distributors in the Leinster region are feeling the...

Opinion

Zero tolerance towards hose re-ending    

Nigel Thomason, British Fluid Power Association Distributor chairman, condemns hose re-ending in the power generation sector as the UK’s fluid power trade association launches its ‘Choose Q for Quality’ campaign...
Distributor Diaries October 2023

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Distributor diaries October 2023

...Centre Tank Services is enjoying quadruple celebrations   Centre Tank Services Ltd is a leading trade distributor of fuel dispensing, storage tank, AdBlue™ and lubrication equipment. This month, CTS is celebrating...

Insight

The evolution of the UK biofuels sector

...problems associated with volatility of RTFC prices and volumes traded The impact of continued low oil prices on blending economics The consideration of different obligation levels for biodiesel/bioethanol eg. in...
A look at events impacting fuel prices in November and predictions for December

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Thoughts on fuel prices – November in review

...a decline in activity which has impacted the strength of the dollar against the pound. This is important as oil trades in dollars and a stronger pound helps keep fuel...