Watson Petroleum Ltd

From January, 2010, Hall Fuels are delighted to be an official trading division of Watson Petroleum Ltd. Watson Petroleum are a nationwide supplier of fuels and lubricants and offer a customer focused delivery service.  

ISO 14001 & 9001 Awarded

Hall Fuels are pleased to announce that The British Accreditation Bureau have awarded and certificated them with the ISO 9001:2008, for Internal Quality Management, and also ISO 14001:2004, for their Environmental Management Systems, that are currently in place. By having these systems in place you, the customer, can be assured that the internal running of the company is done to a standard of high quality which has been demonstrated to the independent British Accreditation Bureau.

Compulsory Changes to Gas Oil from January 2011

In order to reduce any detrimental effects upon human health and the environment from January 2011 the EU Directive 2009/30/ec dictates that all non-road mobile machinery (i.e. construction equipment, forklifts, agricultural equipment & in land water vessels etc) must only use Ultra Low Sulphur Gas Oil (containing up to 7% Bio Diesel). Users of Gas Oil for stationary equipment and heating may also be affected in the respect that Ultra Low Sulphur Gas Oil, to the new specification, may only be available from some suppliers.

It is expected that the oil industry will gradually accommodate and implement the required changes in the run up to January 2011. The Department for Transport advises that 'Bio diesel blends, of up to 7%, are compatible with existing users provided good housekeeping arrangements have been adhered to in the storage of the fuel. In addition to this the following recommendations are advised to be complied with:
- Fuel filters are replaced after the first 2-3 tanks of new fuel.
- Fuel systems are examined following the switch and that any leaking seals and pipes are replaced.
- If older machinery is being serviced fuel seals and pipes should be replaced as a precaution'.

Further details can be obtained by downloading the 'Compulsory Gas Oil Changes from January 2011' information or by visiting www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/roads/environment/fuelqualitydirectivegasoilrequirements

Charity News

Instead of exchanging Christmas cards, in the Sales Office, a charity donation was made by each member of staff. £40 in total was raised and donated to The Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity. 

Competition Results

From entry cards received our winner for November 2009 is Standard Motor Transport Ltd.

No valid entry cards were received for the December 2009 draw.

Innovation

The new on-line system, which will be operating by the summer of 2009, will allow electronic ordering together with website access to your account through password controlled entry.

For those companies with multi-site requirements you will also be able to access account details, proofs of delivery and copy invoices through your individual secure access. Customers will have the choice of individual invoices for each delivery or one invoice at the end of the month for all transactions. This will remove much of the paper used in hard format thus aiding the environment and allowing us to change our invoice production.

Our newest tanker which has been added to the fleet has been nominated for 'Tanker of the Year 2009'.

Corporate and Social Responsibilities

There are many views about what CSR actually means. However at Hall Fuels we believe that -

CSR is about the manner in which we manage our company’s activities in order to produce an overall positive impact in the wider community.

We consider that ‘community’ encompasses four principal sectors, each of which can be further sub-divided: