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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 ...
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Holly hits a home run
Holly Needham, granddaughter of Jim Callow, the founder of Stourport-based Callow Oils, celebrated her 21st birthday by giving back to a charity close to the ...
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INEOS extends portfolio with BP acquisition
INEOS has completed the purchase of the global Aromatics and Acetyls businesses from BP for a consideration of $5 billion.
Already one of the world’s ...
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Automotive charity launches Breakout for Ben – road to £1 million
This new virtual challenge, Breakout for Ben – road to £1 million, follows on from Ben’s rallying cry last year asking industry leaders for urgent support, ...
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Essar strengthens executive leadership team with senior appointment
Essar Oil (UK) Limited, which owns and operates the Stanlow Manufacturing Complex, announces the further strengthening of its executive leadership team with the appointment of ...
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Silvey Fleet awarded Investors in People Gold accreditation
Bristol-based fleet management company, Silvey Fleet, has been awarded the ‘We Invest in People’ Gold accreditation. Having applied after the first lockdown, with most employees ...
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Staff recognition, facility upgrades and fleet changes at FAST
A busy year at FAST culminated in two of its staff being recognised in The Manufacturer magazine’s Top 100 awards. The ceremony was, unusually, held ...
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Ben appeal sees £0.5m pledged
Automotive charity, Ben, received pledges worth around £0.5m following its recent rallying cry to industry leaders.
Companies got creative with ideas such as donating Christmas ...