JET Retail UK – a wholly-owned subsidiary company of Phillips 66 Limited – has acquired Harrogate Investments Limited and its operating company, Kenworth Limited, from owner Barry Raw. 

On 18th December 2019 Craggs Environmental, one of the UK’s leading fuel and tank infrastructure servicing companies, acquired the LCM Environmental business and combined the two companies to double their size, coverage and operational capacity.

With the opening of its new €3million flagship Parkway Service Station in Limerick City, Valero Energy (Ireland) has put down a marker to which other service station owners’ contemplating a switch to the Texaco brand might be advised to take note.

Derbyshire–based Aztec Oils recently completed the acquisition of the lubricant, pre-packaged fuel and contract packing business of Multispec Limited – formally Caldo Oils – for an undisclosed sum. 

On Tuesday 5th November, Adler and Allan announced the acquisition of the Fuel Facility Management (FM) division of LCM Environmental Ltd (LCM).

Top 50 Indies forecourt operator, Motor Fuel Group (MFG) has announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase the south-west of England forecourt operator, Symonds Retail Limited. The transaction is scheduled to close early November 2019. “We are particularly delighted with this transaction because in addition to their existing 10 operating stations we also have three ‘new to industry sites’ in the acquisition package,” commented Jeremy Clarke, chief operating officer at MFG. “Within the existing 10 stations, there are six BP branded, three Shell and one Texaco. The retail offer is split between Londis and Budgens with one station offering Subway and another one offering Greggs. “We intend to open the three ‘new to industry’ stations in 2020, all with an excellent retail and ‘food to go’ offer and with the important addition of a dedicated high power EV charging hub.” This acquisition will bring the total number of stations operated by MFG to 904, maintaining their position as the UK’s largest independent forecourt operator.

UK Fuels and the Co-op have signed an agreement that will see the Co-op filling stations added to the UK Fuels network.  This will allow UK Fuels card holders to use their cards to purchase fuel at 133 Co-op sites nationwide. 

Inter Pipeline is exploring the potential sale of its European bulk liquid storage business, saying it is consistent with the company’s practice of making prudent, long-term portfolio management decisions. The company says that should a sale be completed, proceeds could be used to reduce outstanding debt and finance Inter Pipeline’s capital expenditure programme, including the Heartland Petrochemical Complex. Christian Bayle, president and CEO of Inter Pipeline, said: “Inter Terminals is a high-quality business with outstanding management and staff. It has made an important contribution to the success and growth of Inter Pipeline over the past 14 years. “Our decision to explore alternatives is consistent with Inter Pipeline’s practice of making prudent, long-term portfolio management decisions particularly in light of our organic growth initiatives.”

As part of a strategy to bring its group of companies together, Adler and Allan launched a new brand and logo earlier this month, with the new brand reflecting the company’s enhanced range of services and solutions.

New Era is set to generate a turnover of £100 million in the next three years and expand its international footprint, after securing a £2m funding package from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking to purchase a new depot.

Pembrokeshire-based technical consultancy InSite Technical Services has officially opened its new premises at 1 Cleddau Bridge, Pembroke Dock.

Rix Petroleum has engaged Zelst, a Harrogate-based digital marketing company specialising in search engine optimisation, to help grow its Fuelmate subsidiary by increasing search visibility, rankings, traffic and lead generation.

RSK, the integrated environmental, engineering and technical services consultancy, has formally acquired the business, operating assets and employees engaged in the business of RAW Technology Ltd. The acquisition is RSK’s fourth of this financial year. RAW, which specialises in inland oil spill response and remediation, operates worldwide from 16 offices in the UK and Ireland. Its clients include insurance companies NFU Mutual, Legal & General, RSA, Aviva, AXA, Direct Line and LV=, Speedy Hire and National Trust. In 2016, RAW won a RoSPA Gold Award. In addition, UKSpill named RAW its domestic responder of the year in 2016 and 2017. The business will operate as RSK Raw Ltd and trade as RSK Raw. Neil Stothert, who has been RAW’s managing director for six years and has 25 years’ experience in the industry, will continue to manage the company. The business and its 85 employees will become part of RSK’s contracting division under the direction of RSK divisional director Claire Knighton. “RSK Raw shares many of RSK’s core values, and its service provision complements ours,” said RSK’s founder and chief executive officer Alan Ryder. “Like RSK, it is a people-orientated business that focuses on building strong client relationships. Our shared ethos will stand us in good stead. I am looking forward to working with our new colleagues.” “I am delighted that we have joined the RSK group and have the support of extensive environmental services that will enable RSK Raw to thrive,” added Neil Stothert. “Our services are closely aligned with existing RSK services, so we will see numerous synergies as we begin collaborating.”

An aerial view of Braefoot Bay Marine Terminal in Fife where ExxonMobil is investing in its life extension Linlithgow-based Asset Integrity Maintenance (AIM) has been awarded a major contract to help extend the life of the ExxonMobil jetty facility at Braefoot Bay Marine Terminal in Fife. The tanker terminal exports liquefied petroleum gas to Europe and the USA after being produced at Fife Ethylene Plant, using feedstock from the North Sea.

Accompanied by his sons Sam and Will, Ben Kaye receive barrels of oil from Andrew Goddard with the Scammell Pioneer R100 and AEC Matador in the background Shrewsbury-based Morris Lubricants has donated heavy duty engine and gear oils to one of its loyal customers with a passion for restoring vintage military vehicles. With the help of family and friends, customer Ben Kaye restored a 1940 AEC Matador medium artillery tractor and a 1940 Scammell Pioneer R100 heavy artillery tractor in time for the 75th anniversary of the D Day landings on 6th June. Making the 300-mile journey to the Normandy beaches at Arromanches for this historic anniversary, the Scammell Pioneer R100 was transported on a low loader. Having arrived in France, the Kaye family took part in a series of parades and events and also laid a wreath at sea on behalf of Ben’s wife Emma’s grandfather, Charles Owen, a former Royal British Legion parade marshal.  A rare and valuable white ensign, which was displayed on a gunboat captained by the father of Ben’s former primary school teacher on D Day 1944,  also made the trip. Ben, who runs a Range Rover and Land Rover repair and diagnostics business, was just 19 when he began collecting military vehicles to restore. Using a student loan, he bought his first Scammell Pioneer SV25 recovery vehicle for £2,000. Ben and his father, who shares his passion, now have 15 vehicles, including two tanks and five Scammells. His latest restoration project – a Scorpion tank – is nearing completion after 14 years. Thanking Morris Lubricants for donating the oils, Ben said: “I buy all the oil for my hobby and business from Morris Lubricants because it’s good quality and the back-up service is excellent. You can ring their technical department with a query and speak to a human being which means a lot when you are working on cars that can be worth up to £100,000.” “Recommended for use in veteran, classic and vintage vehicles, where engine design and tolerances prohibit the use of modern multigrade, high additive level oils, these engine and gear oils are perfect for Ben’s vehicles,” added Andrew Goddard, Morris Lubricants’ chairman.