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Jul 13, 2021
Abbey acquires liquid food tanker specialist Welch Hire
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Jul 8, 2021
Quala and UTLX have partnered to offer full-service rail car cleaning and maintenance services at Quala’s Pasadena location.
Quala Rail & Specialty offers comprehensive rail car cleaning services and with the addition of UTLX Field Services, customers will have access to a full set of maintenance, repair, inspections, and qualifications at one site.
The Texas-based... [Read More]
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Jul 7, 2021
North-west UK fuel supplier Crown Oil is now running its entire fleet on renewable diesel fuel as it commits to reduce its direct CO2 greenhouse gas emissions by 90%.
The Greater Manchester business, part of the £420 million (€490 million) turnover Crown Oil family of companies, believes it is the first supplier in the UK to run all of its oil delivery vehicles on... [Read More]
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Jul 6, 2021
Hüni + Co, a specialist coatings provider, was founded in 1859 as a leather manufacturing firm in Friedrichshafen, Germany. This is where the company’s headquarters is located and, at the turn of the new millennium, the firm started its new business – coatings for ISO tank containers.
The company now employs 60 people from more than 14 different nations and is led... [Read More]
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Jun 30, 2021
Britain could face "unimaginable" collapse of supply chains after the pandemic and Brexit led to a shortage of more than 100,000 truck and tanker drivers, industry leaders have warned.
In a June 23 letter sent to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the industry called for his personal intervention to allow access to European labour by introducing temporary worker visas for... [Read More]
Feature
Jun 21, 2021
The International Association for Supply Chain Safety – Food Feed, Chemicals – ENFIT – has developed enormously in recent years, particularly with extra certification and the implementation of new digital processes, according to its president Hans-Dieter Philipowski.
At the beginning of this year, ENFIT published its first international guidelines for the transport... [Read More]
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Jun 17, 2021
Suttons Tankers, the leading logistics and supply chain specialist delivering products and services from companies across the chemical, gas, fuel, waste and powders sectors, has invested in a telematics and technology solution from Microlise.
The logistics provider, which operates from over 30 locations in the UK, has deployed the Microlise solution across its fleet of... [Read More]
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Jun 15, 2021
TALKE’s managing director Christoph Grunert speaks to Tank Cleaning Magazine about developments within the company and the challenges it has faced over the past 15 months.
Can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and your company?
My name is Christoph Grunert and as a member of the management board, I am responsible for the European logistics activities and... [Read More]
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Jun 10, 2021
Wessex Water tankers powered by sewage and food waste are hitting the roads in the UK this summer to help slash greenhouse gas emissions and improve air quality.
Each truck converted from diesel to biomethane achieves a carbon saving that’s equivalent to removing more than 100 cars from the roads.
Following in the footsteps of the famous Bristol ‘poo bus’, which... [Read More]
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Jun 7, 2021
Quala has acquired the tank trailer cleaning operations within Kraft Tank Corporation's locations in Kansas City and Oklahoma City in the US.
With these two new additions, Quala will expand its network of chemical and food grade tank cleaning services to local businesses and potentially current clientele looking to expand into new markets.
Kraft Tank Corporation will... [Read More]
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Jun 4, 2021
Gasrec has collected the 10,000th tanker load of liquified natural gas (LNG) from the National Grid facility on the Isle of Grain in the UK.
Grain LNG filled 310 cryogenic tankers with the fuel in March – breaking its monthly record.
A total of 2,149 tankers filled up at the facility last year and the National Grid expects utilisation to increase by as much as 80%... [Read More]
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May 28, 2021
Ormonde prides itself on providing efficient premium industrial and environmental cleaning solutions including mobile rail wagon and tanker cleaning services.
The company operates from Ireland, Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia and has developed its cleaning solutions to reduce customers’ running costs, increase output and to ensure its clients get the best value... [Read More]
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May 25, 2021
The key speakers and industry topics have been revealed by trade association the UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) for the two-day Future Fuels conference.
The UKIFDA EXPO 2021 will be held on 7-8 July, which will include a ministerial address by Lord Callanan, Minister for Climate Change and Corporate Responsibility.
“We are very pleased with the... [Read More]
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May 25, 2021
Suttons Tankers has invested in 14 new rigid vehicles as part of its Yorkshire Water contract.
The vehicles are currently being built and are set to be the first Volvo rigids to join the fleet.
The vehicles will cover the transportation for all liquid sludge and raw sludge cake across the region.
The tankers are split between six and eight-wheelers.
Last year, Yorkshire... [Read More]
Feature
May 21, 2021
It is true that there are a large number of pump manufacturers out there, but when designing a vehicle, should the pump be left to last as a bolt-on consideration?
If all that is required is a cheap and cheerful off-the-shelf pump for a regular, straightforward cleaning job, then perhaps there is no need to go overboard on specification – but what if there are opportunities... [Read More]
The @Bertschi Group has received its 1,500th DAF vehicle. This new generation DAF 480 FT 4x2 tractor joins the international fleet - ensuring timely chemical distribution across Europe.
https://globaltankcleaning.com/news/milestone-for-berstchi-with-arrival-of-latest-vehicle/
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