The Farmers Mart Aug/Sep 2016 - Issue 47 | Page 44
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DRIFFIELD AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY - FULLY
FUELLED THANKS TO RIX & ENVIROSTORE
» RIX PETROLEUM AND
Envirostore are fuelling the
future of Driffield Agricultural
Society with a generous
donation of a 1400 litre gas oil
tank worth nearly £1,000.
The move means Driffield
Agricultural Society can store
fuel in bulk and will no longer
have to pay forecourt prices,
saving them a huge amount
annually.
The companies handed the
tank over at Driffield Show – the
Society’s flagship annual event.
Rix Petroleum will fit the tank
later this month.
David Tite, Chief Executive of
Driffield Agricultural Society, said
he was overwhelmed by the
generosity of both companies.
“We wanted to get a fuel
storage tank for a while
because we know we could
make significant savings on our
annual fuel bill by buying diesel
in bulk and storing it, but we
decided it was too expensive.
“But Rix spoke to their
supplier, Envirostore and came
back to us saying they would
fund it between them. It was a
great surprise and extremely
kind of both of them. I was
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absolutely delighted by their
decision which will really make
a big difference to us.”
Duncan Lambert, Director
of Rix Petroleum, said they
were pleased to support
Driffield Agricultural Society.
The company won the best
exhibition stand award in 2014
and 2015 and came second this
year.
David Tite (L), with Mark Green (R), with the donated tank
He added: “We have
exhibited at the Driffield Show
for 69 successive years and we
always look forward to it, every
year. There’s no place like it.
“The Society does such
excellent work organising and
managing it each year and
credit really must go to them.
We can’t see a time when Rix
won’t exhibit there so we’re
delighted to be able to support
Driffield Agricultural Society
with this donation.”
Richard Marsh of Envirostore
added: “The tank we have
provided will be perfect for the
Society, both in terms of volume
and ease of use. We were
pleased to join Rix in helping
to keep them fully fuelled and
ensure they never run out of
gas.”