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Market Report
Portland Market Report | Aug 2020
News
Prax Group agrees purchase of Total Lindsey Oil Refinery
The Prax Group has signed an agreement with Total to purchase Lindsey Oil Refinery and its associated logistic assets. With a strong track record of ...
News
Isle of Wight Fuels to close its doors
After 60 years of trading, the parent company for Isle of Wight Fuels (IOWF) has decided to close the business, which includes the Isle of Wight’...
News
Europe’s most advanced oil re-refinery now operational
Just 18 months after breaking ground, Europe’s most advanced, 100,000 tonnes per annum, used lubricating oil re-refinery, AVISTA Green’s in Kalundborg, Denmark, is operational.
The ...
News
Amendments to certification are welcomed by Logistics UK
Logistics UK (the new name for FTA), has reacted positively to the changes to the Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) by government, which became ...
News
Morris Lubricants helps heritage railways with pandemic support scheme
Morris lubricants has agreed to support 50 heritage and steam railways across the UK which have been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Shrewsbury-based Morris Lubricants ...
News
Abbey Logistics HGV technician conquers challenge for charity
Matthew McCrudden, an HGV technician based in Abbey’s Middlewich depot, completed the tough Three Peaks Challenge in under 24 hours.
Matthew took on the challenge, ...
News
Entries now open for 2020 emission reduction award
The Logistics Emissions Reduction Scheme (LERS), run by Logistics UK (formerly FTA), has announced that entries are now open for its Leadership in Emissions Reduction ...
Opinion
The oil market continues its cautious rally but more uncertainty lies ahead
Thom Payne, head of offshore, rigs & wells at Westwood Energy discusses the cautious rallying of the oil market, and the direction of travel, ...
Opinion
New TSA charter emphasises importance of safety leadership
With the launch of the Tank Storage Associations (TSA) new Safety Leadership Charter, we hear from Peter Davidson, executive director of the TSA, on the ...
News
The Prax Group to purchase Lindsey Oil Refinery
The Prax Group has signed an agreement with Total to purchase Lindsey Oil Refinery and its associated logistic assets, with the deal subject to the ...
News
Vectec system offers solution to rising fuel theft problem
As reports of fuel theft increase across the UK, leading fuel management firm Vectec is offering an innovative, comprehensive solution to counteract the growing use ...
News
Valero and Co-op achieve record site conversion
July 1st saw a milestone reached by Valero Energy and the Co-op, with the biggest conversion of sites in one day that either company has ...
News
UKIFDA appoints new president
Kettlewell Fuels director Janet Kettlewell was inaugurated as the 33rd President of UKIFDA on the 24th June 2020, during the trade association’s first virtual AGM.
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TSA welcomes new member
The Tank Storage Association (TSA) has further increased its representation of the UK’s bulk liquid storage sector with the addition of a new member, ...
News
Slicker Recycling acquires RE:Group
Slicker Recycling Limited, the UK’s largest collector and processor of used waste lubricating oil, has announced the acquisition of RE:Group (UK) Ltd.
RE:...
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Gleaner Oils owner joins board at Elgin City FC
Moray businessman Stephen Scott has been appointed a board member for Elgin City Football Club.
The former commercial property lawyer was born and brought up ...
Market Report
Portland Market Report | Jul 2020
Wholesale Price Movements & Price Totem
Wholesale Price Movements & Price Totem | Jul 2020
News
Launch of CODAS Fleet will help reduce transport costs
CODAS has launched CODAS Fleet, its flagship mapping and routing solution, bringing automated, optimised, entire fleet scheduling to CODAS, dramatically simplifying the route planning process, ...
News
A revolutionary launch from Magnus Monitors
Galway-headquartered Magnus has introduced its first product to the oil and lubricants industry – a truly wireless, battery-driven, radar technology-based oil level monitor that can be ...
Opinion
Preparing for a new oil world
Boris Ivanov, founder of GPB Global Resources discusses how the fuel oil industry can begin to prepare for the new oil world. With BP cutting 10,000 jobs and further gloomy job losses across the energy, manufacturing and travel industries, it’s clear COVID-19 is having a profound impact on the cornerstone industries of our economy.
Opinion
UKIFDA encourages homeowners to start biofuel transition
In a campaign launched by UKIFDA the 2.18m households who use oil across the UK and the Republic of Ireland, are being advised on a transition plan to decarbonise the heating in their homes through the use of biofuels.