Isle of Wight Radio 10:00am - 3:00pm Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight From Isle Of Wight Fuels To Solent Fuels: New Depot Opens On Outskirts Of Newport By Oliver Dyer The former boss of Isle of Wight Fuels is behind a new supplier launching on the Island. Solent Fuels is the brainchild of David Grannum, who was managing director at the now-shut East Cowes firm. The Island's only fuel storage facility, at the time, shut last summer after its mainland parent company deemed it to be 'unviable'. David said Motor Fuel Group (MFG), which specialises in forecourt retail, made the "very difficult decision" to shut the firm as it was seen as "non-core".