News
Vopak hosts fact-filled river trip
A group of young people from Teesside were given an exciting opportunity to visit Europe’s largest port with the help of the High Tide Foundation. High Tide members, Vopak hosted...
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Interview
In conversation with Bedford Fuels Ltd
An exciting new business in experienced local hands As we celebrate a new year and new beginnings, Fuel Oil News is in conversation with a brand-new fuel distribution company, Bedford...
Insight
COP26 Blog 3: A just energy transition
...skillset of our workforce, as well as training new people and recruiting from schools and universities? Why not create an apprenticeship programme that allows a young person to do a...
News
HOYER Petrolog launches recruitment video and retains Valero contract
...of the Year competition where I was awarded second place.” “I never expected I would become a tanker driver so this is a dream come true. HOYER has given me...
Interview
Silvey Fleet: your partner for the transition journey
...the right recruits. It gives the younger generations something to benchmark us against externally. “We also launched a graduate programme last year. With apprenticeships in most of the commercial areas...
News
Last chance to enter as competition to find Transport Manager of the Year returns
Logistics UK is thrilled to announce the return of its Transport Manger of The Year event, following its resounding success last year and there is a £1000 top prize to...
News
Major investment from travel company supports delivery of SAF vision
...their market reach, design, and regulatory approval of their first 5,000 tonne-per-year sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plant. The company aims to deliver a full scale 32,000 tonne-per-year plant by...
Opinion
Fears for future of Stanlow oil refinery
...as a going concern. The company also added that a ‘significant drop in demand and poor refining margins, coupled with market volatility caused operating losses’. A spokesperson for Essar said...
Interview
Former UKIFDA president, Janet Kettlewell, speaks on a unique tenure
...business, Kettlewell Fuels, Janet was a UKIFDA management committee member for 5 years before taking on the role of president and is also UKIFDA representative for Yorkshire and the North-East...
Interview
In Profile – Jane Raphael
...21 years. Give your career history in 25 words or fewer. Marketing/Communications – industrial safety equipment followed by fashion and household goods. Did a PGCE and taught for 7 years...
Interview
The Cobo fuel distributor conference – tankers, tours and tapas
...Joby Clark, sales and project engineer at Cobo, to find out what makes the Spain trip such a highlight of the year for the community: “On the 20th of April...
News
Distributor diaries November 2024: The latest updates from our distributor community
...McIntyre who is celebrating 10 years working for Craggs Energy. Matthew Crockett, Group Managing Director, said: “Michelle has been a cornerstone of our finance team for the last 10 years....
News
Phillips 66 to sponsor fuel industry Expo
...to tap into a huge buying audience year-after-year. We visited Liverpool recently to meet the team and we cannot wait to get started and welcome all our exhibitors and visitors...
News
Register now for the global tank storage event of the year
...2024 In partnership with the Federation of European Tank Storage Associations (FETSA), the conference & exhibition will feature two conference theatres, a terminal tour, the Global Tank Storage Awards ceremony...
News
Top honours for HOYER Petrolog drivers
...prevention, defect spotting, steering wheel control, slow speed manoeuvring and a written test. Hoyer launched its Driver Of The Year competition in the UK last year. “We’re proud of the...
Market Report
Prices and predictions – what does 2025 have in store?
...years. Our prediction then, whilst not quite as accurate as we have been in previous years, was nonetheless broadly correct (for the 10th year in a row and the 14th...
News
RIX delivers solid performance
...increase by a third in 2014, fuelled by significant growth in its shipping business. Rix purchased 17 new tankers last year with more in the pipeline for later this year...
News
Oil price recovery and staycations fuel growth for J.R. Rix & Sons
...in the previous year. The revenue growth was driven by a combination of increased volumes and market share (up 11 percent) and the year-on-year underlying oil price increase (up 68...