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Distributor trains for energy efficiency

Pictured at the certificate presentation with Hugh Nicholl and the successful advisors are NEA NI’s Pat Austin, John Dallet MLA, professor Christine Lidell, University ...

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Oil heating updates on Oilsave website

The Oilsave website has been updated to carry new campaign material to promote oil heating to consumers. Members of the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) ...

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Fuel efficiency for HGVs

The Task Force on fuel efficient, low emission HGV technologies has recommended a range of solutions to tackle efficiency improvements. Ricardo-AEA was commissioned by the ...

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OJ Williams – new regional manager

OJ Williams regional manager, south west, Steve Morgan OJ Williams has appointed a new regional manager, Steve Morgan, to oversee its commercial and domestic oil ...

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Oil boiler sales rise

Figures compiled by the HHIC show a rise in oil boiler sales during October and November 2012 New statistics have revealed a welcome rise in oil ...

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Taking a different approach

Speaking to many fuel distributors in Ireland recently, the most frequently used word to describe the current market was ‘challenging.’ “It’s been a tough ...

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Reaping the benefits of integration

Finding one solution to help with several issues across the business makes for a healthy investment for the distributor. FON looks at the new and ...

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Servicing customers

With 60% of the UK’s top 20 distributors providing boiler maintenance services to their domestic customers, it goes to show that such services still play a ...

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The distributor offer revisited

Over the past 20 or so years the major integrated oil companies (refiners) have repositioned, progressively withdrawing from certain market sectors which they were formerly prepared ...

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TSA talks competence

“Around 75% of the time, systems fail because they are designed or used incorrectly,” Peter Davidson, director – safety, commercial and projects, UKPIA, told a packed room ...

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Life begins at 40

Staff join managing director, Richard Burton to celebrate the company’s 40th anniversary On a recent visit to Barton Petroleum’s Wellingborough head office, features ...

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Distributor joins forces with police

A Hertfordshire distributor has partnered with the police in a bid to help local residents protect their heating oil.  Stevenage Oils has been distributing ...

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The future of biodiesel

Teresa Sayers, Downstream Fuel Association After October’s Distributor Debate, Teresa Sayers of the Downstream Fuel Association has answered more questions received on the subject ...

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Oil heating more compatible with off-grid homes

Jeremy Hawksley, OFTEC director general The proposed Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is unlikely to tackle the problem of carbon emissions from rural homes, according to ...

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