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Biodiesel plant opens on Merseyside

The UK’s largest used cooking oil biodiesel plant was opened on Merseyside last week by renewable energy and recycling specialist, Agri. Transport minister, Norman ...

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County show season for the fuel distributor

Despite the unpredictable spring weather, we’re coming up to agricultural and county show season when thousands of visitors flock to their local show grounds ...

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Can oil hold its market share?

Speakers at OFTEC’s spring conference debated oil’s future  role in home energy provision. “In the face of the government’s agenda to ...

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On the road with Keyfuels

Keyfuels has embarked on a nationwide tour to showcase its range of services to key figures in the fuel and oil industries. The company’s ...

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GB forecourts hit number one spot

GB Oils has overtaken BP as UK market leader in terms of the number of forecourt sites, whilst Harvest Energy added 53 sites to its forecourt ...

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Operations master class for distribution sector

Change management consultancy, Reliable Manufacturing, is holding its next master class on 19th June at the Thistle Hotel, Middlesbrough. The one-day event is designed to ...

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MabaLIVE celebrates first year of success

Interest in MabaLIVE – Mabanaft’s free online price information and fuel ordering service – has been “impressive” according to the company, with “extremely positive” feedback. After ...

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Logistics – essential for everyday life

When Alastair Campbell suggested the transport industry should communicate more effectively on the essential nature of logistics, Suckling Transport’s Peter Larner rose to the ...

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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 ...

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Online – the cookie crumbles

From May, the EU will be introducing changes that will affect the majority of live websites.

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UK refining – hunting for answers

The UK had 18 refineries, it now has 8.  Fuel Oil News recently put a series of questions about the state of the country’s refining ...

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Kerosene – community buying

    FON recently reported on a Shropshire-based charity that had secured a government grant to help people join a fuel-buying scheme. The £3000 grant is ...

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Kingspan Environmental’s SonicSignalman

Kingspan Environmental’s SonicSignalman electronic oil-level monitoring system now has a NEW SMS feature, allowing oil companies to send text messages to end-users. The SonicSignalman ...

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Kan’to installation puts Finol in control

Kan’to Instruments has recently completed a major installation for Finol Oil, one of the leading lubricant suppliers in Ireland Dimitri Papaioannou, managing director of ...

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Dunraven’s Apollo Smart gets smarter

Free software updates have been introduced for Dunraven’s Apollo Smart heating oil energy monitor. “There’s nothing worse than buying technology today, only to ...

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Tasca acquisition fuels further growth

Wakefield-based tanker manufacturer, Tasca Tankers is on track for further expansion after acquiring the business and assets of Maidment Tankers. “It was with regret that ...

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IFC Inflow – 25th anniversary

IFC Inflow celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Founded in 1987 as Industrial Flow Control Ltd, primarily to sell tanker loading and process metering equipment, the ...

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Emco Wheaton – Konnect loading arms

Konnect, a new range of value for money loading arms, developed to handle the safe transfer of petroleum products to and from road and rail ...

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Alpeco – Intake Cabinet

Alpeco has launched its latest range of MF400 and MF800 truck metering systems. The new multifunctional two and three inch systems see the original DMX ...

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Showcasing oil heating’s future

There are two million off-grid homes in the UK and Ireland.  Over the next 20 years, these homes will slowly but surely need to decarbonise. ...