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‘More energetic, representative and visible’

Guy Pulham, who has succeeded Mark Askew as CEO of the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers, is seeking ‘greater engagement of members, Government and other trade associations’ Earlier this month Guy...

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Award-winning FPS EXPO

The FPS team celebrating their success earlier this month FPS EXPO took the title of Exhibition of the Year at the Trade Association Forum 2017 Best Practice Awards which took...

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Oil trader expands into physical assets

The world’s largest oil trader, Vitol has teamed up with Marcel Van Poecke, co-founder of Petroplus, to buy the Cressier refinery in Switzerland. Petroplus administrator, Wenger-Plattner reported last week that...

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Essar sponsors awards

Essar Oil (UK), which recently announced the appointment of Mark Amor as head of commercial, is the new principal sponsor for this year’s Forecourt Trader Awards.  Showcasing the petrol retailing...

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Business development strategies

...programme – Oil terminal management and logistics for traders – an event that takes place from 1st–3rd June in the Netherlands in partnership with the Ports of Amsterdam and Rotterdam....

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In Profile – Peter Davidson

...do best and do it well. What’s the best thing about your job? The variety – one moment can be spent discussing secondary containment measures in tank farms, and the...

Insight

Key challenges and opportunities facing the fuel distributor

...and managing the transition away from fossil fuels’. Two particular issues present themselves: In its ‘Future Vision’, published in July 2019, the primary physical suppliers’ trade association, UKPIA, stated a...

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Task force to take action on UK refining and fuel import issues

...strategic approach with a coordinated formal process Ensuring that current measures are developed to support critical national infrastructure with consideration given to whether further incentives to invest in infrastructure would...
Logistics UK responds to General Election manifestos

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Logistics UK responds to General Election manifestos

...Conservative Party’s General Election manifesto, he commented: “The Conservative manifesto recognises the importance of transport and other infrastructure investment to support the economy, and our member businesses would welcome measures...

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SEA call for regulation welcomed by UKIFDA

...carbon reduction without putting unseasonable measures and costs on off gas grid homeowners which could lead to fuel poverty for many. Highlighting the SEA report, CEO of UKIDFA Guy Pulham...

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Topaz – keeping Ireland moving

...3.5 million euro to the Irish government and also a sizeable revenue loss north of the border.” Paul believes however that the ROM returns that traders are now required to...
A “changing of the guard” in the UK fuel marking regime

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A “changing of the guard” in the UK fuel marking regime

...ether (Accutrace Plus) Coumarin What is the new chemical replacing Solvent Yellow 124? According to Accutrace Plus manufacturer and trademark holder, Dow (US), the marker is “resistant to common chemical...