FUEL
A passion for fuelling your farm Here at Ruralco we have been driving our passion for fuelling farming businesses since the early 2000s, offering the full fuel package with competitive pricing, to ensure farmers and business owners can keep their operations moving. WORDS BY ANITA BODY
Through our long-standing relationships with key fuel partners, we cover all bases including bulk deliveries right to the farm gate, fuel cards for use nationwide and efficient fuel storage options, making farmers and business operators’ lives a little easier around the entire country. Our Fuel Sales Manager Don Joseph and Fuel Account manager Sarah Bennett are key components of this service. Don works closely with our fuel Partners to ensure the best deals for our members, while Sarah focuses on our bulk fuel offering. With over 14 years of experience in the bulk fuel industry and a wealth of knowledge, Sarah is motivated by her passion for exceptional service and meeting the needs of her customers. “It’s not your typical nine to five job —the phone never stops.” Understanding that farming also doesn’t stop, it is important to Sarah that she is as available as possible. “We always make sure we can action queries as soon as possible.” As a fuel account manager, Sarah meets with existing and new farming and business customers to ensure their needs are best met.
“We want to make it as convenient as possible, with fuel delivered direct to your farm gate Not only that, we make sure you have access to the best possible bulk fuel pricing that we’ve negotiated on your behalf.” Sarah’s role sees her in the office some of the time keeping up to speed with the ever-changing demands of the fuel market, and the rest of the time she is on the road meeting customers and doing on-site visits. “I love the personal engagement with people and especially the face-to-face contact. We are real people dealing with real people, so it makes sense for us to visit farmers or businesses on site. I’m happy to meet people to better understand their business and for them to get to know me too.” With everchanging workplace health and safety regulations in the farming and the fuel industry, Sarah has a solid understanding of fuel compliance and keeps her customer base updated with the latest regulations, particularly when it comes to fuel storage. “We are able to provide farmers with a range of compliant fuel storage options that will not only
IMAGE: Ruralco Fuel Account Manager Sarah
Bennett and Ruralco Member Glen Whyte discuss Fuel storage requirements on farm
be safer, but can help them better monitor and understand the level of fuel usage.” Sarah has strong relationships with farmers nationwide and understands that when running a farming business, there’s no time for standing still. As well as providing excellent bulk fuel rates and service, Don and Sarah work hard to ensure our members benefit from the best possible fuel prices at the pumps, with you, our members consistently saving at least 12¢ off the pump price at over 300 nationwide outlets, when using your Ruralco Card. With single monthly billing system, you will save time, and money as well as getting a clear view of your monthly fuel consumption.” To find out more how Ruralco Fuel can help your farming business contact us on 0800 787 256.
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