Property and fuel group Abbey Group (Oxon) has recently celebrated its tenth anniversary with a move to new headquarters in Wantage, writes David Duffy.

And part of the group, the fuel supplier Abbey Diesel Direct, was named as 'Dealer of the Year' in October by fuel supplier C H Jones in Birmingham.

C H Jones is the largest supplier of fuel to road hauliers in the UK with some 900 sites ranging from the north of Scotland and Northern Ireland to the Isle of Wight.

Bob Sturgess, the managing director of Abbey Group, which owns property in Oxford and Wantage, said: "The Abbey Group has come a long way since its small beginnings in Wantage, in 1990.

"Wantage has helped the group to thrive and, in return, the group is delighted to be investing heavily in helping to develop the town's facilities and encourage its growth and greater prosperity."