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Fuel industry people moves August 2025
...to grow, and contributing even more to our mission at Watson Fuels.” NWF Fuels Having held the role of Marketing Director for NWF Fuels, Gemma Wakefield has moved to the...
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Analysis
How consolidation impacts depot leadership
...alters operational dynamics internally. Structural evolution Across the sector, 2025 was marked by accelerated acquisition and investment activity. Watson Fuels secured private equity backing. NWF Fuels continued its acquisition strategy....
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Tanker of the Year 2024 – Special Recognition
...footprint. Meet this eye-catching prime mover and trailer from Watson Fuels. Supplied by Just Tankers and built by Magyar, the truck’s innovative safety features, driver aids and built-in efficiency measures...
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Fuel Industry People Moves March 2026
...Fuels New faces and role changes at Watson Fuels, as former Head of Commercial, Craig Hallam becomes Commercial Director, and Rachel Stidworthy joins as Content & Communications Manager. Your NRG...
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Shortlist announced for sought-after fuel distribution industry awards
...award is our chance to celebrate those who are making their mark on it.” Finalists are: George Brinkworth – Ford Fuels Ellie Norfolk – Watson Fuels Karina Kunickaite – Watson...
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Fuel industry people moves July 2025
Watson Fuels Following the acquisition of Watson Fuels by Inspirit Capital, Shaun Galvin took the role of Chief Sales Officer (CSO) for the business, after 7 years with the distributor...
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UKIFDA Awards 2026 – Recognising excellence across the industry
...it across the industry. Runners-up: James D Bilsland Ltd and Certas Energy Innovation Award – Sponsored by Fuel Oil News Joint Winners: Watson Fuels and Cobo Tankers. The two companies...
Interview
A Day in the Life…Mircea-Daniel Petreus (Dan)
...Mircea-Daniel Petrus (Dan), Tanker Driver at Watson Fuels and winner of the UKIFDA Driver of the Year Award 2024, to discover how Dan spends a typical day. MY ALARM GOES...
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People moves within the fuel distribution industry
...has taken up the role of Commercial Director Roadside Services at Certas Energy. Watson Fuels Craig Rollingson has been appointed Head of Logistics at Watson Fuels – a World Fuel...
Insight
E-fuels – the challenges and opportunities in e-fuels
...aircraft and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, for instance. E-fuels, also known as electrofuels, eFuels, synthetic fuels, Power-to-X (PtX), Power-to-Liquids (PtL) and renewable fuels of non-biological origin (RFNBOs), are a synthetic alternative...
Opinion
Renovare Fuels: establishing the pathway towards a greener future
...Fuels have a clear strategy for establishing the pathway towards a greener future and we will be following their journey with interest. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/transport-and-environment-statistics-2022/transport-and-environment-statistics-2022 https://adbioresources.org/industry-directory/renovare-fuels-limited/ https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/61c1ef77d3bf7f1f749d7545/renewable-transport-fuel-obligation-compliance-guidance.pdf Image supplied by Renovare Fuels...
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Loyal to oil – Watson Petroleum customers
A survey of 750 oil-using homes by Watson Petroleum and OFTEC earlier this year has revealed that oil heating remains a popular choice with few owners thinking of switching. Of...
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Biofuels, HVO and the microbial frontier: Delivering the promise of a cleaner fuel transition
...The case for biofuels is both environmental and pragmatic. Unlike fossil fuels, which release carbon that has been sequestered underground for millions of years, biofuels can operate within a closed...
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UKPIA welcomes FuelsEurope climate neutrality pathway
A FuelsEurope pathway describing how low-carbon liquid fuels could enable the transport sector to contribute to EU’s climate neutrality objective by 2050, has been welcomed by UKPIA. The ‘Clean Fuels...
Interview
In conversation with Jonathan Pinnock of JPS Fuels
...to an ageing workforce and the uncertainty around future fuels. But the drive that saw him buy a tanker on impulse in 2018 still powers JPS Fuels today. His focus...
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Successful look to the future at fuel distribution industry EXPO 2022
...of Watson Fuels and Flynn Abbot of Allan Stobart Lubricants & Fuels. Depot of the Year 2022 (sponsored by Pen Underwriting) Winner: Barton Petroleum – Leicester Depot Runners-up: NWF Fuels...
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Industry award winners unveiled at hugely successful EXPO
...ownership of operational challenges to maintaining an outstanding level of service to NWF Fuels’ customers, every day – congratulations Harry! Winner: Harry Boxall (NWF Fuels) Runners-up: Jack Popplewell (Dice Fuels)...
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Highly successful event culminates in award dinner recognising industry achievements
...times with the award extremely well-deserved. Congratulations also to the two runners up, both from Watson Fuels – Ellie Norfolk and Karina Kunickaite. UKIFDA Green Award Congratulations to Certas Energy...