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The winning ways of trucks

Comedian and compere Sean Lock and DAF’s Ray Ashworth are joined on stage by John Jackson, sales manager, Chevron Lubricants – sponsor of the award ...

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Oil boiler sales fall

Figures supplied by OFTEC members to HHIC Boiler sales for the first six months of 2012 are at the lowest for 10 years, figures have revealed. Sales ...

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Total outlook downgraded from stable to negative

Moody’s Investors Service has changed the rating for Total SA from stable to negative. The move reflects Moody’s concerns that significant investment in ...

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OFT boosts transparency on heating oil prices

Following OFT action, GB Oils, the largest supplier of heating oil in the country, has changed its domestic heating oil contracts ensuring quoted prices do ...

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Raw deal for rural renewables

With the RHI and Green Deal set to encourage a push towards alternative technologies, OFTEC has taken a look at the true costs of going ...

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DCC to acquire BP’s LPG business in Britain

DCC has reached agreement to acquire BP’s LPG distribution business in Britain. Completion of the acquisition is expected to take place at the end ...

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A champagne day for Hull-based Rix

A captain’s eye view of the M. T. Lerrix It was a day of celebration on the waterfront of Hull at the end of ...

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Carbery Plastics confirms new sales appointments

New sales coordinator, Pio Ronan Carbery Plastics has confirmed the appointment of Pio Ronan as sales coordinator. Pio has a strong background in sales and ...

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EBEC

nextgen takes place at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire from 10-11 October, and together with ebec, the UK’s largest bioenergy show, and microgen, a show ...

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Crown Oil announces acquisition of Samuel Cooke

Former conquerors of Kilimanjaro, the Crown Oil team are now tackling their latest challenge Burnley based fuel and lubricants distributor Samuel Cooke has been ‘rescued ...

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Samuel Cooke & Co in administration

Frank Carroll, chairman and owner of Samuel Cooke & Co Burnley based fuel distributor Samuel Cooke & Co went into administration in late July. The ...

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Workers protest over Coryton sale

Workers at the Coryton oil refinery in Essex gathered with their families at Purfleet on 21 and 22 July, to protest against the closure of the refinery ...

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WP Group confirm acquisition of Upton Oil Company

Steven Reeve, driver (l) and Russell Fairchild, operations director of WP Group WP Group has announced the acquisition of local fuel distributor Upton Oil Company. ...

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FPS launch new scheme to improve fuel quality

The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) is introducing a new Fuel Certification scheme to improve the quality of fuel oil and raise quality standards in ...

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OFTEC’s new consultancy service

OFTEC has launched a new consultancy service, which has already provided independent reports on oil heating systems at a school, police station and several private ...