Interview
MechTronic: celebrating 20 years
...what values they hold as a business: “We encourage employees to think outside the box, experiment with new ideas, and challenge the status quo. MechTronic employees are given the platform...
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News
Ben appeal sees £0.5m pledged
...toughest challenges alone. As part of Do It 4 Ben, the charity will launch a fun new virtual challenge event in January 2021 that everyone in the industry can get...
News
Handrail safety breakthrough is first shake-up in 90 years
...of. Tubular steel handrails are so ubiquitous that they are virtually invisible. It is like they have been around so long and are so prevalent that no-one stopped to think...
News
Simon – investing in our infrastructure
...is a human intensive process and virtually a permanent construction site with up to 100 contactors on site at any one time. “For example, we’re currently studying the site fire...
Opinion
Creating a low carbon energy system
...the other, we are actually facing the same fundamental challenges we have known are there for years. Security and affordability “How do you create an energy system that is low...
Analysis
Decarbonising transport: are additives the answer?
Transport emissions is a hot topic that we’ve considered from many different angles and that continues to be a big challenge for distributors on the journey towards net zero. As...
News
UM Terminals manager takes to the water again to support spinal cord injury charity
...for two weeks and although there is a small pool at the hotel, I’m aiming to complete the challenge in 10 weeks.” Anyone wishing to support Jo in her challenge...
Opinion
Industry responds to CCC Sixth Carbon Budget
...the UK’s previous 80% reduction target by nearly 15 years, the industry is seeing this challenge as a positive step towards a net-zero future. In response to the recommendations, the...
Analysis
Fuelling success: a distributor overcoming talent and driver shortages
...possible to overcome recruitment and retention challenges while fostering a thriving work environment. Navigating the changing talent landscape WP Group, a prominent player in the industry, has experienced exponential growth...
Interview
Road Tankers Armagh: quality without compromise
...build and delivery times despite sector challenges. As we heard in the tanker review in February issue Fuel Oil News, recent months have seen many challenges in tanker manufacturing –...
Interview
Value Oils: leader in online fuel distribution
...is no easy answer to this challenge!” “Within this challenge, however, lies great opportunities for fuel distributors and we are sure that liquid fuels will be a key part of...
News
University scientists to tackle the challenges of converting rice straw to biofuel
...the conversion of rice straw to ethanol can be categorised into four main challenges and resolving each challenge will lead to a major advance on the current state of the...
News
Essar safety achievement raises £3,000 for local charity
...online and social groups going virtual to ensure all their regular beneficiaries were safe and well during isolation. In response to challenges facing the local community, the team devised and...
News
Fuel for thought…
...The new build sector, which once represented c.20% of the market, has virtually dried up – a victim of the housing slump, a decrease in public sector spending and general...
News
UKIFDA appoints new president
Kettlewell Fuels director Janet Kettlewell was inaugurated as the 33rd President of UKIFDA on the 24th June 2020, during the trade association’s first virtual AGM. Taking over the Presidency from...
News
Valero and Co-op achieve record site conversion
...been completed in advance, with the majority of sites having been assessed for fuel delivery standards before the lockdown, the change was not without its challenges. Project communication and coordination...
News
An industry creating its own new dawn – liquid biofuel trials in the UK
...topic here.” OFTEC CEO, Paul Rose, also expressed a confidence in the biofuel and the necessity of these trials: “We are extremely confident that HVO will be compatible with virtually...
Interview
Putting people first in technological progress
...will listen to our partners closely, understand their challenges and needs, and assist them in shaping the future of their operational business. We will think about new capabilities and proactive...