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A good infrastructure?
...– affecting around 20% of regional requirements – followed the explosion at the Hertfordshire Oil Storage terminal at Buncefield in December 2005. Coming just a few years after fuel supplies...
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Interview
One man and a tanker
Celebrating 20 years in business, Jerry Cosgrave and Leon Byrne beside McConville Oil’s tanker McConville Oil is run by Jerry Cosgrave who took over the business from his father-in-law Dermot...
News
Greenergy reports 82 per cent profit rise
...almost seven years. “This year, the price of naphtha fell relative to petrol, making it a cheaper component than at any time in the past five years,” the report said....
News
German manufacturer enters UK off-grid oil boiler market
...UK product range, having operated in the market for many years as a niche player. The Vitorondens 200-T floor-standing oil-condensing boiler features Viessmann’s bespoke two-stage Vitoflame blue flame condensing oil...
News
Farewell to an editor extraordinaire
Getting on top of the industry’s stories, Jane has travelled extensively across the UK and Ireland in search of interesting industry news and hot topics After 21 years working on...
News
An eventful and exciting year at MFG
...in their latest year. The Morrisons’ pilot will start by the end of the year and will allow Morrisons to supply branded and own-brand food to the forecourt stores. www.motorfuelgroup.com...
News
Designed for the industry by the industry
...to DODF, who was instrumental in setting up PDP? DECC was the government department that ACAS requested take the lead in re-establishing the DODF, which had existed some six years...
Insight
Heating future: prospects for kerosene and HVO
...or so years. The Government, through its ‘Heat and Buildings’ strategy, published in 2021, signalled its clear preference for heat pumps as the principal energy source for space heating, but...
News
Fuel efficiency for HGVs
...period – between 3-6 years for regional vehicles compared to 5-10 years for a dual fuel engine, and 1-3 years for a long haul vehicle, compared to 2-4 years for...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner: why change for the sake of change is not the change we need
The UK Prime Minister has announced that the general election will take place in the second half of next year, and the jury is still out in Ireland. While some...
News
Industry welcomes Chancellor’s £20bn backing for carbon capture and storage
...renewed commitment to progressing nuclear through small modular reactors (SMRs). Energy security In today’s Spring Budget (15 March), the Chancellor set out £20bn investment over the next 20 years aiming...
News
OFTEC – anniversary celebrations and ‘business as usual’ post Brexit
(l-r) Jeremy Hawksley, Nick Hawkins and Paul Rose As OFTEC marks 25 years of raising standards in the heating industry, its focus remains firmly on the future. In a communication...
News
Fuel poverty – a serious national problem
...the number of fuel poor households throughout the UK fell, year on year, from 5.5 million to 4.75 million. England’s figure fell to 3.5m in 2010, projections for 2012 indicate...
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In 10th year Craggs looks to greener future
...in the coming years. I am immensely proud of what we have achieved but I’m also very grateful for the years of effort that everyone in the business has contributed....
Analysis
Greenergy – National expansion in sales and service
...supplying 10.9 billion litres of fuel during the company’s financial year, ending April 12th – one billion litres more than the previous year, an increase of more than 10%. “We’ve...
Opinion
The Energy Act: One year on – where is the promised consultation?
...a consultation on the technical details in a few months and certainly within one year. The legislation received cross-party support in Parliament, including from the Labour Party, which now forms...
Market Report
The eternal influence of black gold
...and the year before (2022), it was a staggering 62%. “7.5% OF ADULTS ARE INVOLVED IN AN INDUSTRY THAT DIDN’T EXIST 10 YEARS AGO.” The IMF is now forecasting that...
News
Low carbon liquid fuel – centre stage at this month’s OFTEC conference
...provided guidance to the Committee on Climate Change, will also share an insight into the role hydrogen could play in decarbonising the heat and transport sectors. “This year’s conference comes...