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Oilfast reaches new speeds powering Bluebird K7!
O
ilfast was delighted to help the Project
Bluebird team make headlines again
on the Isle of Bute following their
commendable restoration programme.
The world’s media captured Donald
Campbell’s fateful world record attempt 51
years ago, and the team has worked tirelessly
to recreate the Bluebird K7 around the original
version at considerable cost and man hours,
with someway still to go.
Everyone at Oilfast wishes the Project
Bluebird K7 team every success and will follow
Beside Bluebird K7 on the Isle of Bute are (l-r) hydroplane expert, Ted Walsh, ex Red
Arrows pilot Stew Campbell and Oilfast’s sales director, Joe Carroll
the ongoing journey with eager interest.
Donations for the restoration programme
will be gratefully received at https://www.gofundme.com/bluebird-to-bute?member=501782.
Teeing-off to support
Cancer Research Crucial port
infrastructure updated
H cquired in 2010, World Fuel Services’ (WFS)
refurbished Falmouth terminal has been officially
opened by Sarah Newton, MP for Truro and
Falmouth, following the completion of the project’s final
stage, the Eastern breakwater.
Replacing the original wharf, opened in 1861, is a
new jetty and breakwater which will be used by oil tankers
bringing in a variety of petroleum products. Ageing tanks
have been decontaminated and demolished with new tanks
constructed. WFS is also utilising the Lizrix, a 2200cbm
capacity cargo vessel which can carry five fuel grades in
separate tanks.
Located 14 miles from the English Channel, the port,
which is on the edge of the Emission Control Areas (ECAs),
sees over 70,000 ships passing each year.
Attracting over 500 ships per year, the investment
at Falmouth means WFS can now provide an enhanced
customer offering and experience at this key location for
Europe, leading up to 2020 and beyond.
osted by Par Petroleum, a fundraising golf day at Chester-le-Street golf club
raised over £9,000 for Cancer Research UK.
The charity is close to the hearts of Par Petroleum, especially as staff
members who have experienced cancer have benefited from the latest research on
their road to recovery.
The well-attended event saw over 50 golfers take to the fairways for a friendly
game of Texas Scramble.
“We’d like to extend our thanks to everyone who supported our first charity
golf event – we couldn’t believe how much we managed to raise,” said managing
director, Leanne Hardy.
“This was completely down to the generosity of those who attended and the
sponsors who supported the day with raffle and auction prizes including a day trip
on a Routemaster London bus from Henry Cooper Coaches and the hire of a VW
California Camper Van courtesy of Lookers VW.”
Among the events many supporters were Jet, Phillips 66, Morris Lubricants,
Cobo Tankers and Services, Just Tankers, Rix Petroleum and Scania UK.
“Par Petroleum put a lot of effort into organising the day with amazing
weather being the icing on the cake,” said Richard Wood from Scania, which would
be ‘happy to support this event in the future’.
“Due to our life-saving research at Cancer Research UK we can now say
that over half of those diagnosed with cancer will now survive,” said fundraising
manager, Jan Leafe.
(l-r) Jan Leafe, Cancer Research UK’s fundraising manager receives the
fundraising cheque from Stuart and Leanne Hardy of Par Petroleum
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Pictured at the opening Sarah Newton MP and Paul Denmead, WFS
director of terminal operations. With its state-of-the-art waste oil
processing plant for marine oily waste streams, the Port of Falmouth
now boasts the most advanced marine fuelling terminal in the UK