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