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Oil – cheapest home heating fuel by far

...also substantially cheaper to run than any renewable heating option. OFTEC director general Jeremy Hawksley comments: “Consumers are sticking with oil as the cheapest home heating fuel by far. Sales...

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Research predicts oil price drop will continue

“Oil is becoming more affordable and competitive, and the cheapest option going forward for most off-gas homes” says Jeremy Hawksley New research commissioned by OFTEC and the FPS predicts the...

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Fuel for thought…

...marketplace. For new products, testing is initially undertaken in-house, before product is sent to Impact Laboratories in Grangemouth for testing and certification in accordance with both OFTEC’s OFS T100 standard...

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Winner of UKIFDA Innovation Award announced

...properties and homes currently reliant on fossil fuel.” Involved since the start with UKIFDA and fellow trade association OFTEC with the drive to a renewable fuel alternative, Mitchell & Webber...

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FPS gets ready for winter

...ways to reduce energy costs during the colder months,” added Mark. The campaign advices using an OFTEC registered technician to fix any problems as soon as possible. fpsonline.co.uk oilsave.org.uk oftec.org.uk...

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Promoting oil heating and cooking

The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) has teamed up with OFTEC to mount a marketing and public relations campaign to protect the market share for oil heating and cooking. The...

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Celebrating innovation at Dunraven Systems

Dunraven’s product development manager, Michael McCaughley celebrates success at OFTEC’s Awards for Excellence Dunraven Systems OilPal integrated heating oil management system has won the Innovative Product of the Year accolade...

Opinion

The Distributor Debate

...this has been accelerated by the recent mild winters. The main challenges for distributors currently are cash management and resource adaptation to unpredictable weather patterns.” Jeremy Hawksley, OFTEC director general...

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New heating oil website launched

...can complete a simple online form to receive a personalised quote, to be carried out by an OFTEC registered engineer.  Customers can get an instant quote, order products easily and...

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Significant changes to the UK heating market

OFTEC has been working alongside BEIS and other heating industry organisations to compile a questionnaire for installers to complete.  The news release launching this survey is below.  Please note, you...

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The Oilsave campaign goes live

Campaigning to protect the market share of oil heating and cooking, Oilsave.org.uk went live on 1st November. The new website has been jointly designed by OFTEC and the Federation Of...

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Londoners urged to scrap their boilers

...benefit from the scheme is quite small, OFTEC welcomed the initiative saying: “It vindicates our long-championed view that a boiler scrappage scheme would be the most cost effective way to...

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The future of oil heating – watch the debate

A debate on the future of oil heating was held at last month’s Oil & Renewable Energy Show. On the panel were OFTEC’s Jeremy Hawksley, Mark Askew from the Federation...