Fuel Oil News April 2018 | Page 9

News Tuffa’s ministerial visit LAST MONTH TUFFA UK, WHICH WAS RECENTLY SHORTLISTED FOR THE SENTINEL BUSINESS INNOVATION AWARD, WELCOMED LOCAL MP AND NEW MINISTER FOR SMALL BUSINESS, ANDREW GRIFFITHS TO ITS UTTOXETER FACTORY “I t was really good to meet the team at Tuffa,” said Andrew Griffi ths after ‘enjoying a fascinating tour around the factory’, where recent projects have included the supply of tanks to Manchester Airport, the London Olympic complex, the National Trust and the Bank of England. “It’s absolutely brilliant to hear of a local, second generation family business continuing to innovate and expand, and I wish them every success in their bid to win the Business Innovation award.” Over the last 18 months, Tuffa UK, which was recently been awarded BS EN ISO9001:2015 Certifi cation, has enjoyed signifi cant growth with 10 new permanent jobs created in the factory and offi ce. “We have a culture of continuous reinvestment and innovative product development,” said general manager, James Shenton, part of the second generation to join this family business, “It was a real pleasure to welcome Andrew to our business – a robust manufacturing sector is vital to the UK economy and we’re pleased to be playing our part.” James Shenton (l) welcomes Andrew Griffi ths to Tuffa UK New ambassadors at Morris Lubricants THIS YEAR, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, MORRIS LUBRICANTS HAS APPOINTED A FEMALE RACING AMBASSADOR, REBECCA JACKSON ot only a racing driver, Rebecca is also a television presenter, entrepreneur and motoring journalist, who will be competing in a Tesla Model S P100D in the FIA Electric Production Car Series with her fi rst race being in France in November. “We see Rebecca as a fantastic ambassador for Morris Lubricants, said marketing manager Gina Hinde. “2018 is defi nitely going to be a strong year for women, which will bring signifi cant step-changes towards equality and we hope that motorsport will follow this progression.” Also joining the company as an ambassador this month is well-known media personality, Guy Martin who likes the fact that Morris is a British company. “They sent me loads of samples – I didn’t know how many products they had and it’s all good stuff. Whether it’s on trucks, cars or bikes, even my tractor, the quality is spot-on.” Working with Morris will give Guy, who fi nds ‘trucks interesting as the technology is way ahead of cars in some ways’, the possibility of ‘brewing’ his own oil. “I’d be up for that, I’m not an expert on oil, but I’d be keen on learning!” “We’re extremely excited to be working with Guy, he is a great fi t for Morris Lubricants and we feel he will be a powerful addition to the team,” added Gina. N New brand ambassadors – Rebecca Jackson and Guy Martin Fuel Oil News | April 2018 9