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Margaret joins the team HOYER Petrolog’s
winning drivers
M
argaret Major joined A&D Publishing at the beginning of the
year to look after advertising sales for Fuel Oil News and Oil
Installer.
Born and raised in Gloucestershire, Margaret took a physics
degree at London’s Imperial College, before joining a graduate sales &
marketing scheme at Cadbury Schweppes.
Margaret, who has worked in London, Frankfurt, Barcelona, Bath
and Wales, has considerable experience in media sales, business
development, general management and publishing.
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st – Sion Williams has been working on the Shell fleet contract at
Stanlow for 17 and a half years and this was the second time that
he qualified for the final of the driver of the year competition. Sion
enjoys keeping fit and is a keen gardener.
2nd – David Young works on the Esso fleet contract at
Grangemouth and prides himself on safety and customer service, he
has had no incidents in 11 years of working for Hoyer and dropping
only seven loads in this time. David’s attendance is exemplary at 100%
and his claim to fame is that he has worked out of every HOYER depot
around the country.
3rd – Stephen Pick has worked for Hoyer on the Shell fleet’s
Kingsbury contract for 11 years and this was his second time at the final
after coming 3rd in 2016. In his spare time, he enjoys socialising and
playing golf at The Chase, Cannock, playing off a handicap of 9.
Margaret Major meets members of the Inver Energy team at FPS EXPO
in Liverpool – Anthony Drake, commercial sales UK, Ger Coughlan,
Ireland-based contract manager and Tony Wilson, commercial director
Having worked with several special interest publications Margaret
has ‘enjoyed the challenge of getting to grips with many quirky sectors
in the world of narrow but deep titles which offer incredibly targeted
content to a highly select and identifiable readership.’
With son Joshua (Josh) starting school, in 2008 Margaret and her
husband Adrian, a fellow enthusiast for specialist media, set up their own
business offering outsourced support in all areas of publishing.
“Until a conversation with A&D Publishing led me to Fuel Oil News
and Oil Installer, I never thought I would be able to incorporate my love
of physics and all things science with my roles in specialist media.
“Working with the team over the past few months, getting to know
these new worlds has been very enjoyable. Having attended my first FPS
EXPO in Liverpool last month, I’m putting more faces to names and I will
be at OFTEC’s mini-conference this month.”
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The three drivers (l-r) Sion, David and Stephen each received a trophy and a
Red Letter Day prize voucher for £2250, £1000 and £500 respectively
The winners beat off competition from HOYER Petrolog’s 1250
drivers in the UK. Over a period of eight months, from May to December
2016, all HOYER drivers competed to qualify for a place in the final
ten. Drivers with the highest safety & efficiency scores (taken from the
vehicle’s on-board truck computer), along with a faultless safety and
service performance, represented their contract and terminal at the final.
“It was important that each of the events was designed to push
the drivers to the limit of their skills,” said Adrian Slade of Sigma Studies
which partnered with HOYER UK in creating the finals event.”
Marathon relief
T
im Clark successfully completed his latest Belfast City marathon in 5 hours and 22 minutes.
“I was nearly 10 minutes slower than last year; the last few miles seem to get longer
each year and making it to the end all the more of a relief!
“This year’s run was in significantly warmer weather than an Ulsterman would normally
expect. Some relief was available through a few thoughtful householders who directed the
spray from their garden hose so that runners could run through it. The Northern Ireland Fire and
Rescue Service took this to another level with an apparently ‘inviting’ deluge pouring down onto
the road. Whilst I ran cheerfully into this, the effect was shockingly similar to jumping into an
icy sea directly after sunbathing!”
Tim ran in aid of Papyrus, a national charity that is helping to prevent suicide in young people.
“Its service is aimed directly at those who find themselves contemplating suicide and also
those worried about someone. Papyrus seeks to campaign and influence national policy on
this deeply sad and all too common occurrence. As part of their approach they help to empower
young people to lead suicide prevention in their own communities.”
A post marathon Tim Clark – almost £20,000 has now
been raised from 11 marathon efforts, if you would like
to donate please visit www.justgiving.com/timclark11
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