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Illegal fuel plant uncovered

Over six tonnes of toxic waste have been removed from a private address in Co Armagh following the discovery of a diesel laundering plant. The ...

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FPS restructures driver CPC

The FPS has unveiled a restructured eight-module FPS Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) Scheme. It is promoting the new modules with special offers ...

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Greenergy puts safety first

Greenergy is installing new equipment at its supply locations to improve driver safety when filling road tankers. The initiative, instigated following a safety walk involving ...

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Fire destroys three tankers at Ukay Fuels depot

A deliberate fire started at the Ukay Fuels depot in Hadleigh, Suffolk, destroyed three tankers – but it’s still “business as usual”. The incident, which ...

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New skid for County Oils

County Oils’ new bottom loading skid supplied by Alpeco County Oils has had a new bottom loading skid installed by Alpeco at its depot in ...

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Energy Institute seeks industry feedback

The Energy Institute (EI) and the Joint Inspection Group (JIG) are working together to prepare a new standard for the aviation fuel refining, storage and ...

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NIOF launches customer charter

David Blevings, executive director of the Northern ireland Oil Federation, and Antoinette McKeown, chief executive of the Consumer Council, at the launch The Northern Ireland ...

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More debate on industry issues

Many questions arose at last month’s Fuel Oil News Distributor Debate including how the industry should prepare for a potential kerosene shortage.  The ...

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Prepare for a cold winter

Forecasters have warned that a ‘big freeze’ could begin by early December – and we could be facing one of the coldest winters for more than ...

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FTA welcomes HGV speed limit consultation

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed the announcement from the Department for Transport about the consultation Examining the Speed Limit for Heavy Goods Vehicles (...

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Cameron Forecourt appoints new operations manager

Cameron Forecourt managing director Barry Jenner with new operations manager, Martyn Roper Cameron Forecourt has appointed Martyn Roper as operations manager. The move comes as ...

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Green Deal cashback for oil boilers

Householders who install a high efficiency oil-fired condensing boiler to replace an existing model will be eligible for £310 cashback under the Green Deal. Up to £40...

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Dunraven celebrates awards success

Celebrating their success managing director, Gerry Jones (centre) with members of the Dunraven team Dunraven Systems, suppliers of Apollo tank telemetry equipment, won Dundalk’s ...

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New fuel quality monitoring scheme

  Turriff Fuels and CPL Petroleum have implemented the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) new fuel certification scheme. Developed in conjunction with tank hygiene specialists, ...

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Buses go greener with 30% biodiesel

Almost 1000 buses in Scotland are set to run on a blend of 30% biodiesel supplied by Argent Energy. The B30 fuel is made at the company’...

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The Oilsave campaign goes live

Campaigning to protect the market share of oil heating and cooking, Oilsave.org.uk went live on 1st November. The new website has been jointly ...

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Gas network in Northern Ireland extended by 2015

More homes in Northern Ireland could have access to natural gas by 2015, the country’s enterprise minister has said. Arlene Foster explained: “We are discussing ...

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Norbert Dentressangle records revenue increase

Year to date revenues for 2012 published by Norbert Dentressangle For the first nine months of 2012, Norbert Dentressangle has reported an increase of 9.9 percent in consolidated ...

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Linton goes Continental

Impressed with Continental – Linton’s transport manager, Graham Binstead Linton Fuel Oils has seen the benefit of adopting Continental tyres for its vehicles, and is ...