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UKIFDA EXPO 2024: the industry awards

News

UKIFDA EXPO 2024: the industry awards

...award, and we’re proud to do so. “By recognising the drivers who deliver at every level, over and above the fuel deliveries they make day in and day out, we...

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...
Delivering growth: the importance of a fully engaged workforce

Opinion

Delivering growth: the importance of a fully engaged workforce

...boosts productivity, increases loyalty and ultimately leads to satisfied employees which, in turn, results in improved performance and better service to customers. Employee engagement is crucial, especially in transport. Drivers...

News

Fuel for thought…

...general consensus is that sales have declined significantly. Ask any oil tank installer today ‘How’s business?’ and more often than not, the best response you can hope for is ‘Could...
Andy Ruffell-Ward, Harvest Energy

Interview

In Profile – Andy Ruffell-Ward, Harvest Energy Ltd

...day’s a new day!” If today didn’t go to plan, there’s always tomorrow. What are you least likely to say? No – always open to new ideas and challenges. Describe...

Insight

Refining operations

...capacity was just over 70,000 barrels per day (3.5 million tonnes).  Subsequent increments during the 1970/80s brought this up to a total of 221,000bpd (10.8 million tonnes) these expansions also...
Concerts and carbon

Market Report

Concerts and carbon – what price entertainment?

...Day embarking on huge world tours plus, of course, as every Swiftie knows, Tay-Tay ended the European leg of her epic Eras tour this month at Wembley Stadium. The sheer...
A look at what drives successful recruitment and retention at NWF Fuels

Analysis

Recruitment and retention at NWF Fuels

...of 55 days to hire for a position, now it is to 7 days for driver recruitment and 20 days for sales. It’s effective and has made a big difference....

News

A positive story for the UK

...day.) “Western Europe is a challenging market to operate in, and it’s very competitive. That said, we’ve been here 14 months now and we’ve found nothing here that we had...
Touchstar case study

Case Study

Digital delivery: selecting a solution

...working day and to replace the legacy paper- based systems. After an exhaustive selection process, the company chose the ‘FuelStar’ system from Manchester-based TouchStar Technologies. The requirements After detailed consultation...

News

A commanding position at Simon Storage

In support of the Armed Forces, Simon Storage terminal manager at Immingham West, Clive Hewins Clive Hewins, terminal manager at Simon Storage’s Immingham West terminal spent a day in uniform...
TSA Associates Day

News

The Tank Storage Association Associates Day

The Tank Storage Association Associates Day, hosted by the TSA’s President, Wilma Kelly, Director of Safety, Sustainability and Engineering at Certas Energy, was held on the 19th of November at...

News

Ford Fuels optimises delivery with tech investment

...move heaven and earth to get it, and this just makes that process more efficient. “I don’t get involved with TouchStar day-to-day, which shows that it works. It streamlines the...
Data

Analysis

UKIFDA databank: industry data update January 2025

...and heating days Heating days in the first nine months of 2024 was 2% below 2023 and 8% below 2019. Heating oil total consumption (ktoe) and pricing The split between...