Fuel Oil News December 2017 | Page 4

News Craggs Energy appoints new managing director ON 1ST NOVEMBER 2017, CRAGGS ENERGY APPOINTED RICHARD WALLACE AS MANAGING DIRECTOR. ORIGINALLY FROM NORTHERN IRELAND, RICHARD’S BACKGROUND IS NOT THAT OF THE TYPICAL FUEL INDUSTRY MANAGING DIRECTOR W ith the majority of Richard’s working life having been spent in the Royal Marines which he joined in 1990, he has operated in some of the most challenging and rewarding environments across the globe. Making the decision to leave the Royal Marines to seek fresh challenges, and be closer to his family in West Yorkshire, over a three- month period Richard was offered the chance to provide support in the future development of Craggs Environmental. “Richard comes with a wealth of management experience, based around a long career in the Royal Marines,” said Chris Bingham, Craggs Group CEO. “His combination of strong operational focus along with excellent people skills are central to what we believe is needed to help drive continued success across all of our businesses.” As managing director, Richard is now responsible for the three businesses within the Craggs Energy Group – fuel distributor Craggs Letter to the editor Congratulations on 40 years of FON!  Well done – but where was the health warning on the front page?? “Every picture tells a story” on page 15 (November 2017) must be giving one or two of us heart attacks – which at our age, we can ill afford.  A smiling and youthful Kevin Kennerley, a studious and young (even teenage?) Jonathan Turner, a m