Interview
Oil v gas
...Faherty. Market share peaked in 2005 with 75% of households using heating oil; reduced to 68% in 2009. Speaking at the company’s base 20 miles from the urban Belfast centre,...
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Opinion
Survey suggests main impact of red diesel rebate change is increased cost
...be banned after 2030, there is a lot of buzz around the switch to green alternative fuels such as electric and hydrogen. Whilst many large businesses have started to switch...
News
Low carbon fuels are deliverable
...recent announcement of a UK net zero target by 2050, and measures to ban/restrict the use of oil heating across Europe. Paul, who confirmed that the In Perpetuum research will...
News
New logistics firm launched
...years, managing director, Chris has experienced first hand, numerous changes within the logistics chain. He believes that as a result of rising fuel costs and banks holding back credit, there...
News
10 years of making a difference
...delivered the MaxFlow electronic metering system with its simplified one cabinet approach that the industry now considers the bench mark.” In 2007 when the River Aire burst its banks flooding...
Opinion
Analysing emissions: why clean can be a dirty word
...the limit and produce 15% less CO2 than petrol, but are being banned. At a time when we need every single route to decarbonisation at our disposal, especially for transport,...
Insight
Ken Cronin, CEO UKIFDA urges ‘facts before theories’
...is. These households want to do their bit to support the UK’s journey to net zero but they face a cliff-edge situation created by the Government’s proposal to ban oil...
News
Spreading the cost of safety systems…
...reluctance of banks to lend money in the current economic climate. With increasing demands placed on contractors to fit vehicle safety devices – including side and rear view camera monitor...
Insight
Sector legislation: Government strategy, incentives and progress for heat pumps
In a previous issue of Fuel Oil News (March 2022) we considered the increasing frequency with which core fuel distribution businesses within our community were changing their names and updating...