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Essar strengthens leadership team with senior appointment
Essar Oil UK is pleased to announce the further strengthening of its executive leadership team with the appointment of Mark Pennifold as chief people officer.
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Greenergy completes acquisition of Amber Petroleum
Greenergy has completed the acquisition of Amber Petroleum (‘Amber’), an independent fuel retailer and distributor based in the Republic of Ireland. The completion of this ...
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Essar donates £3,000 to provide dementia support
A significant safety milestone reached at Essar Stanlow has seen a £3,000 donation made to The Alzheimer’s Society. The award recognises the recent achievement of ...
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Further growth for Mabanaft’s truckstop portfolio with Ulceby
Ulceby Truckstop in Immingham is the latest addition to Mabanaft’s growing portfolio of UK truckstops. Another top-tier site, Ulceby, was selected for its strategic ...
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Europump Maintenance extends partnership with Hytek
Europump Maintenance Ltd has extended its partnership with global fuel and lubricant dispensing solutions company Hytek by becoming an approved verifier for its fuelling equipment.
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Adler and Allan announces trio of acquisitions
Environmental risk reduction business, Adler and Allan, has announced the acquisition of three companies into the group: electrical specialists AMGS Electrical, hazardous material specialist Flotech ...
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Exolum recognised for growth strategy in the UK
Exolum was one of 14 companies to win an award at the second edition of the UK-Spain Business Awards, which recognise innovation, collaboration and entrepreneurship in ...
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Rix Petroleum teams up with My Name’5 Doddie Foundation
The Grangemouth firm, Rix Petroluem (Scotland) Ltd has teamed up with a campaign launched by an ex-Scotland rugby star to help tackle motor neuron disease (...
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In Profile – Jane Raphael
In the March issue of Fuel Oil News magazine, with April marking the first anniversary of her retirement, we caught up with Jane Raphael, a ...
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Adler and Allan restructure to deliver growth strategy
Environmental risk reduction specialist, Adler and Allan, is announcing changes to its senior leadership team effective 1 March 2021. This supports its ambitious growth plans as the ...
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Louise Kingham OBE to succeed Peter Mather at BP
bp announces that Peter Mather, bp’s UK head of country and senior vice president for Europe, will leave the company at the end of ...
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Breakout for Ben raises £159k on the road to £1million
Automotive charity, Ben, announces that its 10-day virtual active challenge, Breakout for Ben, has raised just under £159,000 – an amazing total that will help address its £1...
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Texaco support for sports recipients announced
Names have been announced of the 26 sports clubs chosen to receive funding under the Texaco Support for Sport initiative launched last September by Valero Energy (...
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Bigger loads, better efficiencies for Kinch Fuel Oils
By upgrading from its previous Isuzu 7.5 tonne fuel oil tanker to a brand-new Isuzu 11 tonne tanker, Kinch Fuel Oils Ltd is benefiting from much greater ...
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The Prax Group acquisition, appointments and securitisation
The Prax Group, a leading independent oil refining, trading, storage, distribution and retail conglomerate dealing in petroleum products and bio-fuels, has announced that it has ...
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Crown Oil ‘so pleased’ to be crowned winner
After announcing Crown Oil as the winner of our 2020 Tanker of the Year competition, we hear from Crown Oil director, Mark Andrews:
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EG Group agrees £750m deal with ASDA
Euro Garages’ parent company EG Group has agreed a deal to acquire Asda’s petrol filling stations, car washes and ancillary land for £750m. The ...
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Certas Energy acquires seven forecourts in the North East
Certas Energy has purchased seven forecourts in the North East of England as the company continues to grow its Gulf network across the UK. The ...
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Anthony Hoctor
It is with great sadness that Fuel Oil News reports the passing of Anthony Hoctor (known to most as Terry), proprietor and founder of Speed ...
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Peter Turner
Peter Turner
It is with great sadness that Fuel Oil News reports the passing of Peter Turner, former managing director of Rix Petroleum, on the ...
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MFG celebrates the new year with further acquisition
Motor Fuel Group (MFG) announces that it has signed an agreement to purchase seven operational stations and nine new to industry (NTI) sites from BP. ...
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Essar and Progressive Energy join forces in low carbon venture
Essar and Progressive Energy, developers of HyNet North West – the UK’s leading industrial decarbonisation cluster – have joined forces to set up a venture to ...
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Celebrating 40-year Valero anniversary
Fuel retailer Usman Patel recently celebrated 40 years of selling Texaco branded fuel at his three service stations in Greater Manchester. Usman owns the Mabco Group ...
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Craggs Energy Group expands to the South West with acquisition of Moorland Fuels
North West and Yorkshire based fuel supplier Craggs Energy has recently expanded its group of companies with the acquisition of Devon based fuel distributor Moorland ...