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Acumen for Reynolds

On 1st August 2016 the John Reynolds Group and UK Credit Insurance Specialists officially merged to form Acumen Credit Insurance Brokers Ltd.

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Annual cricket day for fuel suppliers

Over 100 guests enjoyed Park Garage Group’s annual cricket day at Addiscombe Cricket Club in East Croydon Certas Energy and Valero were among the team sponsors for Park Garage Group’s annual cricket day for staff, commission operators and suppliers.

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‘Clear plans for growth’ as BP puts assets up for sale

Earlier this week BP was the first oil major to report its Q2 results reporting a loss that missed estimates due to lower refining margins and a $61.6 billion  charge relating to the Deepwater Horizon incident in 2010.

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ESL Fuels hits one billion litre sales for Ultra 35

Established in 1999, initially as one of the first commercial pioneers of biodiesel, ESL Fuels is a blender and supplier that specialises in the manufacture of innovative fuel products such as Ultra 35 Manufactured at Stanlow using high quality virgin grade distillate, Ultra 35 is specifically designed to give best performance as a heating oil rather than trying to achieve the compromise of being a heating oil and off road engine oil.

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Introducing the United Oils

Gulf Oil’s vice president international, Frank Rutten was joined at the event by Arthur Liu, managing director of Gulf Oil China, Manchester United’s commercial director Jamie Reigle together with a number of first team players including Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Ander Herrera and Wayne Rooney In a recent partnership deal Gulf Oil International has become Manchester United’s official global lubricant and fuel retail partner. 

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HOYER Petrolog announces agreement with BP

The agreement with BP is ‘a significant step in HOYER achieving its strategic growth objectives for both the UK and across Europe’ said Mark Binns, chairman of Hoyer Petrolog UK HOYER has entered into a long term agreement with BP to provide bulk fuel transport and logistics services throughout the UK.

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INEOS – confidence in the UK economy

In one of the first major UK investment decisions post the Brexit vote, INEOS announced a multi million pound investment in its Hull manufacturing plant.

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Super growth for State Oil

Members of the State Oil team attended the event which took place at Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge The State Oil Group – parent of Harvest Energy and Prax Petroleum – was amongst the finalists at the Surrey Super Growth Awards held earlier this month.

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Total support for hypercar 

Total volume for the AM-RB 001 will be between 99 and 150 road cars inclusive of all remaining prototypes and 25 track-only versions, with first deliveries commencing in 2018   (Credit:  Aston Martin) Total has supported partners Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing at the unveiling of a ground breaking hypercar codenamed AM-RB 001.

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Full of energy at Craggs

Full of energy – the Craggs Energy 50 milers who recently raised £2,701.27 for charity Last month 13 members of the Craggs Energy team laced up their walking boots and took to the hills above Calderdale and raised £2,701.27.

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Dunraven Systems gets OilFiredUp

Energy news website OilFiredUp has been ‘refreshed, upgraded and returned to its roots’ by new owners Dunraven Systems.

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Heating oil – a year as the cheapest form of energy

Energy costs to heat a 3-bed home over 12 months Sutherland Tables, the independent provider of comparative home heating costs, has confirmed that oil has been the cheapest fuel for home heating for the past year.

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New openings in Wales

News of the new openings – a Welsh office in Carmarthenshire for Envirostore and a depot in Ammanford for Star Multifuels was announced on the Envirostore stand at FPS EXPO 2016 in Liverpool. (L-r) Richard Marsh with Shane Williams and Andrew Lacey both of Star Multifuels Envirostore UK and Star Multifuels have both opened new premises in Wales.

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Esso sponsors Porsche Motorsport

Porsche is delighted to welcome Esso to its team says Dr. Frank–Steffen Walliser, vice president, Porsche Motorsport and GT Cars Ahead of this month’s iconic 24 hours of Le Mans, EssoTM announced a new sponsorship of Porsche Motorsport.

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Oscar winner shares tips with apprentices

“It’s great that the team got to meet Gareth,” said Certas Energy’s regional manager Alex Ward. “His career demonstrates that through hard work and persistence anything is possible in your career.” Apprentices on the Certas Energy apprenticeship scheme recently met with Gareth Unwin, the Oscar-winning producer of The King’s Speech in 2010.

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Developments in the terminals world

This year’s Oil Terminal Management event provided the opportunity for delegates to observe the organisation and work of companies that operate some of the most advanced terminals in the Netherlands Over 60 delegates attending the recent Oil Terminal Management – Logistics for Traders in the Netherlands were in agreement that it was ‘an ideal platform for networking and learning more about terminal business development’.

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More partnerships at Certas Energy

Looking to further strengthen its retail business Certas Energy has partnered with the Scottish Grocers’ Federation (SGF) whilst its Gulf and Valvoline lubricants are now being stocked by A1 Motor Stores.

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Top honours for HOYER Petrolog drivers

James Givens (l) winner of the first prize in HOYER’s 2016 driver of the year competition with Mark Binns, MD of HOYER Petrolog Three drivers working at Kingsbury and Stanlow took the top prizes in HOYER’s 2016 driver of the year competition