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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, ...

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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 ...

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Ben Ball 2020 Cancelled

Automotive industry charity, Ben, has announced the cancellation of its annual flagship event, Ben Ball, in December. As a result of COVID-19, the event won’...

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UKIFDA challenges Irish government on biofuels

The trade association, UKIFDA, whose members supply not only heating oil for homes and businesses but also fuel for agriculture, construction, road transport, marine fuels ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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Morris Lubricants to invest £1.6 million

Shrewsbury-based Morris Lubricants, which celebrated its 150th birthday last December, has received the green light from its board to invest £1.6m in two major projects ...

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Oil prices rise on OPEC+ deal extension

An agreement to extend the deal on record production cuts until the end of July which was reached at a virtual meeting of OPEC+ on 4 ...

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Fuel supplier completes MBO during lockdown

In planning prior to the Coronavirus lockdown, North Yorkshire-based independent fuel oil supplier, Kettlewell Fuels has now completed a management buyout (MBO) by its senior ...

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Crown Oil adds to its fleet

The latest addition to the Crown Oil tanker fleet is ready to deliver HVO across the UK. The 8-wheeler DAF tanker joined Crown Oil’s ...

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Free face covers for customers

Recent changes to Government advice on the use of face covers mean it is now recommended that individuals cover their faces when out in public ...

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Industry body sees transition as the solution

The leading representative body for the UK’s offshore oil and gas industry, OGUK, has called for the transition to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions to ...

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UKIFDA support for E10 fuel proposals

UKIFDA has submitted its views on the Government’s consultation on the introduction of E10 petrol at filling stations across the UK which closed on 3 ...

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Rix Petroleum supports the local community

As a fifth-generation family business that has been operating in East Yorkshire for more than 140 years, J.R. Rix & Sons has always believed in ...

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Standard approval to counter skills shortage

FTA, the business organisation representing the logistics sector, has learned this month that the long-awaited LGD Driver Apprenticeship Standard for Cat C+E licences, is ...

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Hand sanitiser spark risk warning

With many companies reconfiguring production lines, or starting up new ones, to increase the supply of hand sanitiser in response to the current pandemic, companies ...