The Beginning
Mr V C Bootle, or John, founded the company in Melton Mowbray in 1978. John Bootle started as a “commissioned operator” at the Jet Station, on Thorpe Road Melton Mowbray Leicestershire.

This soon progressed however to the fuel division side, which initially commenced from an office in the family home, with one tanker and Driver (who is still with us today). The first deliveries commenced in January 1982.

From its humble beginnings in 1982 Brobot Petroleum Ltd. has continued to expand the fuel distribution side of the company to currently, three depots operating from Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, Atherstone in Warwickshire and Boston in Lincolnshire. These three depots cover a large area of the West and East Midlands running 10 tankers, all being Jet Authorized Distributors. We also supply single skin , bunded tanks and fuel centre / fuelmaster oil storage tanks accross the UK.

On the retail side, the company has also expanded and presently has 20 forecourts and convenience store operations located in Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire Lincolnshire, South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire, all 20 are Jet branded. Today Brobot generates a turnover of some £100 million per annum and employs over 250 staff.

John Bootle regrettably passed away in June 1996 however Brobot continues to be a family owned business.

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