FPS EXPO 2019
Representing the
best in liquid fuels
THE 39TH FPS EXPO MARKED A TURNING POINT
IN THE HISTORY OF BOTH THE FEDERATION OF
PETROLEUM SUPPLIERS AND THE FPS EXPO
ITSELF, WRITES FUEL OIL NEWS EDITOR, JANE
RAPHAEL
One of the first actions taken at this year’s event was to vote
on a change of name – with the Federation of Petroleum
Suppliers (FPS) rebranding to become the UK and Ireland
Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) and introducing the
new strapline – representing the best in liquid fuels.
The transition to UKIFDA will be completed as FPS
members celebrate the association’s 40th anniversary at a
dinner on 31st October.
Pledging to contribute to ‘the long-term
decarbonisation of the energy mix’, the FPS also launched
its Clean Growth Future Vision document with members
agreeing and supporting ‘the principle of decarbonisation,
clean growth and clean air.’
Whilst ‘members can provide consumers with
transitional support and low carbon fuels that can be easily
dropped into existing networks’…it is imperative that
action starts now…all that is required for this vision to be
implemented is for government to agree that low-carbon
fuels should be part of the future energy mix’.
Among the new attractions at this year’s two-day event
was the introduction of panel sessions – see page 18 for a
report on the UK supply chain seminar.
Armed with a new FPS EXPO App, delegates and
exhibitors were also able to create their own personal
agenda, take notes, store documents and find out about
special offers and giveaways.
FPS EXPO will be back in Liverpool in 2020 on
Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th June.
New products
Following the announcement earlier
this year that Cameron Forecourt
is now under the ownership of TSG
(formerly Tokheim Services Group), FPS
EXPO welcomed the ‘the new power
couple’. Now serving both domestic
retail forecourts and commercial
fuelling operations in rail, aggregate
and fleet, Barry Jenner, former MD at
Cameron Forecourt is now its business
development manager, within TSG.
With annual sales of €550m, French
company TSG which has a presence in
30 countries, has a UK head office in
Dundee plus other regional offices.
Increasing its offering to the fuel
distribution market with the ProGauge
tank gauging system in addition to
the TLS, OLE and Normand ranges,
FPS EXPO visitors were able to see live
demonstrations given by TSG technical
service manager, Paul Hill.
Rawmat®HDB Type PJ has been
added to Rawell Environmental’s
environmental protection secondary
containment liners range. Used by major
oil companies across the world including
BP, Valero, Shell and ExxonMobil, the
liners are also widely used by storage
terminals such as Inter Terminals, Stolt &
Oikos and distribution companies.
The Type PJ product utilises a PE
upper layer and a non-woven geotextile
lower layer to sandwich its unique
prehydrated high density sodium
bentonite clay core. The addition of a
plastic sheet offers greater resistance
from the weather to the swellable
bentonite core, allowing the membrane
to be left uncovered for longer periods
of inclement weather during the civil
works.
In recent projects conducted in
winter months with high rainfall, the
product’s flexibility allowed for easy
sealing around pipe supports, staircases
and tank bases. Both projects were
completed on time, providing the client
with compliant bunds and the concrete
pavement required.
Introduced at FPS EXPO by TECALEMIT
– ‘mytecalemit’ is a cloud-based
software system developed by parent
company HORNGROUP in Germany.
A natural progression from the
company’s fluid management HD
Manager 8 software, the new package
is customisable to meet the needs of
different applications and users.
Enhanced features include the
ability to instantly view key information
in real time on any device from
any location, and the capability to
connect directly with the dispenser to
change vehicle, driver and dispensing
details. Access can also be given to
fluid suppliers to monitor tank levels
and allow automatic notifications for
delivery with service providers able to
monitor dispensers for maintenance
programmes.
“Connecting products, devices, users
and businesses, using ‘mytecalemit’ is
smart and flexible, enabling the whole
supply chain to optimise the workflow
for greater efficiency all-round,” reports
Brian Mosley, national product sales
manager.
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