Re:fuel
October 2018
Farmlands Fuel Newsletter
In this issue: Note from Mark McHardy Staff Profile: Nathan Winter Welcome To Max Birt Sawmills Limited Gulf Oil Successes Fuel Truck Features Johnson’s Barge Service Ltd. Driver Profile: Elle Boyd
Greetings to all and welcome to the spring edition of Re:Fuel Spring in theory rather than execution at this stage. The front that hit regions early in September delivered devastation, particularly in the eastern and central North Island, to newborn lambs with an estimated toll of about 100,000. In many areas, shelter trees and hedges have disappeared for new ventures, leaving spring-born young exposed to the elements. Farmlands Fuel continues to trade well across all of its sectors, including bulk fuel and lubricant growth. We continue to work with existing and prospective customers in identifying smarter options around supply of their fuel and lubricant requirements. Our improved logistics model is well placed to handle the increased velocity of orders that typically ramp up at this time of year. Scheduling forward deliveries to meet each customer’s requirements is the key to ensuring you have fuel when you need it. As fuel prices continue to rise, we encourage you to be vigilant in protecting your fuel supplies from thieves. As with fuel compliance and safe storage of fuel, we can assist in advising how you can mitigate the risk of theft. For all enquiries regarding fuel storage and supply, you can phone our Customer Service Centre on 0800 666 626. Our partnership with the Challenge service station network continues to reward both Challenge customers
and Farmlands shareholders. We are privileged to partner with the Challenge network and I am pleased to confirm that our fuel supply agreement with them has just been extended out unto 2025. This result reflects the strong affiliation between the two organisations. It’s clear that the future of Farmlands Fuel is bright. However, our arm of the co-operative is about more than ‘fuel’ – it is about ‘energy’. We have begun investigating what benefits we can bring to the market in terms of alternative renewable energy sources. Farming in effect is the production of energy. As a co-operative, Farmlands is well positioned to assist shareholders minimise energy inputs, which in turn will maximise their outputs and profitability. Our goal is to establish Farmlands as the leading energy provider to rural and regional New Zealand. Thank you once again for your continued support, which we very much appreciate. Kind regards,
Mark McHardy General Manager Farmlands Fuel