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Distributor Diaries December 2024 – the latest news from our community
...together! “To this day, I am so glad she walked through the door, as her loyalty to our team, hard work, and commitment to providing the best work she can...
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Interview
A charter and a cup: How NWF Fuels built a safer culture
...increase capacity A company-wide commitment This transformation was a team effort in the truest sense. Senior leadership provided the vision and resources, transport managers embedded safety into daily routines, and...
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...
Analysis
Annual industry event is reviewed by the fuel distribution community
When asked ‘how was it for you?’ our community said… “I thought the 1-day programme worked really well; it was great to catch up with so many people. The only...
Interview
In Profile with James Hygate of Firefly Green Fuels
...meetings should be focused and succinct. Share your greatest personal achievement. The thing that I’m most proud of on a day-to-day basis is my family, and seeing my children grow...
Insight
Biofuels, HVO and the microbial frontier: Delivering the promise of a cleaner fuel transition
...flow seamlessly into existing engines and supply chains. Market forecasts tell a clear story. Today, biofuels account for a small slice of global energy demand, but their share is expected...
News
With a little help from our friends and family
...then worked many a 15-hour day. “In the first couple of months, if we got two jobs a day we thought it was great. Customers who bought from us in...
Interview
Putting people first in technological progress
...– what’s your favourite non-work-related app or digital tool that’s part of your everyday life? Actually, I have two favourite apps that I use every day: Spotify and Instagram. I...
News
QMRE takes delivery of second VIXLA plastic waste-2-oil system
...VIXLA’s innovative system allows for decentralised processing of plastic waste, eliminating the need for transportation to large, centralised factories. This approach not only offers economic advantages but also significantly reduces...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner – Governments need to be here to help
...networks would be overloaded on a typical winter’s day and 35% on a 1 in 20 winter peak day in the areas carrying heat pumps. Both main parties have pledged...
Opinion
Industry response to Government’s Energy White Paper
...In response to the paper, Stephen Marcos Jones, UKPIA director-general said: “UKPIA has called for a collaborative approach to policy development that we hope today’s energy white paper will bring. ...
Interview
In profile with John Weedon of Mitchell & Webber
...to say? No thank you, I don’t want any chocolate! Describe your perfect day On a day off, a swim, walk and a roast lunch at a local Cornish pub....
Opinion
The community speaks
...done. Industry facts and statistics. Industry innovations. Industry members and their day-to-day involvement in the industry Relations with adjacent industries, joint working etc. Emerging Markets. Review and impact a year...
News
Last chance for fuel distributors to engage as rural heat consultation responses hit 12,000
Fuel distributors, technicians and households have just a few days left to respond to a government consultation on the future of home heating as a record breaking milestone is achieved....
News
Oil price recovery and staycations fuel growth for J.R. Rix & Sons
High oil prices combined with a growing demand for holiday homes and lodges saw East Yorkshire family-owned business J.R. Rix & Sons Ltd increase turnover by 42 per cent last...
Case Study
A new fuel distribution system for Rix Petroleum
...man Robert’, as he was fondly called, also established petrol filling stations in the Hull area. Fast forward to the present day and Rix Petroleum is one of the oldest...
News
Estuary Oils stands triumphant at one of the UK’s biggest one-day farming shows
Monmouthshire-based Estuary Oils was delighted to be awarded 1st place in the competition for Best Show Stand at this year’s record-breaking Usk Show. One of the largest one-day agricultural events...
News
Terminal operations suspended due to Just Stop Oil protests
Ten facilities across the UK, including major oil terminals, were blocked today by hundreds of climate activists in protests coordinated by the Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion campaign groups...