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Distributor diaries July 2025
...around Derwentwater in support of the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS). GNAAS rescues hundreds of people every year throughout the North East, North Yorkshire and Cumbria. Responding to 1,640...
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InSite expansion
...the ribbon at the event were Dai Evans, who worked at BP’s Angle Bay oil terminal exactly 50 years ago, and InSite’s youngest recruit, Ellie Wheeler who joined the company...
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Michael Sutton, Suttons Group
...son John Sutton. His youngest son Robert Sutton is the Group’s IT director, and other family members sit on the Group’s board. Together the family issued a joint statement: “It...
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Happy 65th anniversary to Gleaner
...pictured here at Loch Tuath Founded by Robin Young on 24th April 1954, Gleaner recently celebrated its 65th anniversary. Robin’s granddaughter Jane Scott and her husband Stephen now own this...
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Board changes at Abbey Logistics as CEO moves to executive chairman role
...Granite joined the business as a 15-year-old apprentice in 1995 and held various positions including finance director, before being named successor to majority shareholder Stephen Lucy, in 2009 as managing...
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Gulf to fuel the Layer Marney Cup
...historic Layer Marney Cup, a car fuel consumption trial first run 101 years ago in 1914. “This is an ideal event for Gulf to be associated with,” said Steve White,...
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Ground-breaking report from UKPIA proposes net zero pathway
...Jacob Young MP – Member for Redcar added; “I welcome the Transition, Transformation, and Innovation Report released by UKPIA which sets out the huge potential for the downstream oil sector...
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Spotlight on Celtic Renewables as Project Willow champions ABE biorefining
...pharmaceuticals to cosmetics. Landmark moment While its technology has been many years in development and Celtic Renewables now has its first manufacturing plant in the heart of Grangemouth, the identification...
Opinion
Oil & gas: embracing the digital future
...models. Cutting-edge digital technologies could make the crux of this effort, allowing existing companies to achieve more with fewer resources, as well as attract younger talent. Plenty of directors and...
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Gleaner Oils continues investment in tough market
New tankers for Gleaner Oils which has around 16,000 regular business customers Family-owned Gleaner Oils has reported a year of real progress during which it undertook a high level of...
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Growing business loses weight
...Trevor’s children are too young to join the business, his 12 year old son is already showing signs of having inherited his father’s entrepreneurial skills. “He’s a real wheeler dealer...
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Road Tankers Armagh gets into the true spirit of Christmas
This year instead of traditional Christmas gifts Road Tankers Armagh Ltd has donated to a very worthy charity; Cancer Fund for Children. Managing Director of the business, Trevor Wilson, explains...
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Phillips 66 – hitting the high notes
A previous Armonico Consort event at the Royal Albert Hall – one of the charity’s main aims is to nurture a love of singing and performance in young people who...
Opinion
Solving the industry recruitment challenge
...Technical skills are now needed more than ever The UK oil and gas industry needs to attract 25,000 workers over the next six years, including 4,500 in brand new roles...
Opinion
LSIP funding will support industry growth, says Logistics UK
...new LSIP funding, I am confident that the number of young people entering careers within our sector will grow as we continue to gain more momentum for the programme. Logistics...
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Wincanton renews Total contract
Wincanton has strengthened its position in the UK energy sector with the renewal of its contract with Total. The three year contract – the third in a row between the...
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Fuelling success: a distributor overcoming talent and driver shortages
...experience to witness the substantial growth of WP Group over the years. Our expansion has brought forth exciting opportunities and successes, but it has also presented us with distinctive recruitment...
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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...