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Backing a certainty

...compliance culture driven by our dedicated Safety F1rst and Doing the Right Thing (compliance) campaigns. And we have developed strong and proactive relationships with the OFT, Trading Standards, etc. “However,...

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The distributor offer revisited

...highlighted in the off-grid energy study published by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) in October 2011, which found that: _______________________________________________________________________ 79% of respondents were very/fairly satisfied with heating oil...
In Conversation with The Oil Lady

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In Conversation with The Oil Lady

...went.” The importance of team “The 4th of July 2021, Independence Day, was our first official day of trading and doing deliveries ourselves. At the start we struggled for a...
Moorland Fuels:20 years and still growing strong!

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Moorland Fuels:20 years and still growing strong!

...including tickets, orders, and invoices! After a year of trading, they were able to take on a full-time driver. Two years later, the first office staff joined, and the company...

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The Prax Group acquisition, appointments and securitisation

The Prax Group, a leading independent oil refining, trading, storage, distribution and retail conglomerate dealing in petroleum products and bio-fuels, has announced that it has successfully completed the strategic acquisition...

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Lewis Tankers ahead of business plan

...years, business started poorly in 2012 due to unseasonal good weather, which affected volumes in fuel distribution, especially in Scotland. However, trading in other sectors has remained strong and the...

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DCC acquisition provisionally cleared

...Office of Fair Trading (OFT) in April, and the final report is expected to be published by the CC by 18 September 2012. DCC bought the businesses in September 2011...
Understanding compulsory oil stocking obligations for the UK

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Compulsory oil stocking obligations: a UK update

...Oil Stocking System (importers). Although no longer in the EU, bilateral arrangements through the trading of stock tickets continue to be in place with a number of member countries, such...

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DCC development opportunities

According to DCC plc’s interim management statement, its energy division is trading ‘significantly ahead of both the prior year and budget’. Backed by an encouraging performance in the first quarter...

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Uniquely configured for supply reliability

...UK trading director at Greenergy, explained: “We always put our customers first and take every possible step to deliver a differentiated service, including our haulage offer. It was no different...

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INEOS – an important milestone

...Trading & Shipping said: “This exciting news is another important milestone in our plan to bring the benefits of US shale economics to our European sites.” Investment in a supply...

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In conversation with Bedford Fuels Ltd

...rapid growth and to discover what the future plans are for this exciting new distributor. Congratulations on launching Bedford Fuels Ltd. Having only begun trading on 1st October 2021, what...

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Harvest Energy – change, challenge and opportunity

...areas which enable us to plug gaps.” The Harvest Energy operation employs over 70 people and consists of logistics, trading, shipping operations, sales, finance, IT, HR and risk.  The company...