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Samuel Cooke & Co in administration
Frank Carroll, chairman and owner of Samuel Cooke & Co
Burnley based fuel distributor Samuel Cooke & Co went into administration in late July.
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WP Group confirm acquisition of Upton Oil Company
Steven Reeve, driver (l) and Russell Fairchild, operations director of WP Group
WP Group has announced the acquisition of local fuel distributor Upton Oil Company.
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Greenergy purchases terminal assets in Teesside
Andrew Owens, chairman of Greenergy
Greenergy has announced the purchase of assets at the former Petroplus facility in Teesside from the joint administrators of Petroplus ...
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DCC acquisition provisionally cleared
DCC Energy UK’s acquisition of several heating and transport fuel distribution businesses, including Butler Fuels, has been provisionally cleared by the Competition Commission (CC).
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GB Oils appoints manager for new London region
Alex Ward
GB Oils has appointed Alex Ward as London regional manager. The area has been recently established as a new operating region to better ...
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Topaz, Aware and Ireland legend Alan Quinlan promote positive mental health
Topaz CEO John Williamson, former Ireland rugby international, Alan Quinlan, and Rebecca Rushe, Aware’s head of fundraising, pictured at the launch
A major partnership ...
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One to watch – Keyfuels invests
Keyfuels has appointed Laura Balmforth as its new marketing executive.
Laura will be working closely with the company’s management and sales teams to ...
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Oil trader expands into physical assets
The world’s largest oil trader, Vitol has teamed up with Marcel Van Poecke, co-founder of Petroplus, to buy the Cressier refinery in Switzerland.
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Total Butler acquisition under scrutiny
Concerned that the merger of Total Butler and GB Oils would remove a key competitor to GB Oils; the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) referred ...
Interview
Morrow Fuels – goes the extra mile
Next year, the Morrow family celebrates 100 years of oil retailing in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. And throughout the decades, the business, which eventually became Morrow Fuels, ...
Interview
Thompson Fuels – providing service with a smile
With a company slogan, “more smiles per gallon”, Northern Ireland based Thompson Fuels has established a reputation as a happy and helpful team, willing to ...
Interview
Doherty Oils – fail to plan, plan to fail
Last winter’s weather conditions throughout the island of Ireland were unprecedented with sudden and long-lasting frozen spells – accompanied by thick snow and treacherous road ...