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Following the mild early winter, a sudden arctic blast towards the end of 2022 saw home-heating oil orders ‘go ballistic’ with many distributors in Ireland and the UK mainland implementing...
...delighted to have renewed our long-standing relationship with Heathrow Airport and look forward to continuing to service Heathrow and the wider airport business community.” “This contract renewal demonstrates our commitment...
...in cold condition. Approximately 80% of oil heated homes have the worst Energy Performance Certificate ratings of F and G. In Cold Homes Week, OFTEC once again calls for improvements...
With the price of heating oil more than tripling over the past 6 months and continuing to fluctuate unpredictably, distributors have reported issues with product availability and cost and voiced...
In the run-up to last month’s Budget, the Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) had been lobbying the government on various fronts for the off-grid heating oil industry. Writing to Mr...
...8 depots and distributing across 18 counties. Evolving from a predominantly domestic heating business to a more diverse customer base, we now cater for everything from farmers to large construction...
...For heating oil users who are struggling to pay for their heating oil, the campaign includes resources such as the Government’s Help For Households initiative and its Help With Your...
Like driving on the left, the UK is pretty much on its own when it comes to using kerosene as a heating oil Picking kerosene in the UK because of...
...home heating customers. In its distribution business the company sells home heating oil to Topaz owned businesses north and south of the border and to authorised distributors – some of...
...in heating costs. This is by far the simplest and most cost-effective change that existing oil heating users can make”. OFTEC is promoting the benefits of oil heating to rural...
The recently published UK Renewable Energy Roadmap Update states that biofuels for heat, transport and electricity must offer genuine carbon savings and be cost effective in meeting climate change objectives....
...in Ireland, 40% of all homes rely on home-heating oil. In July 2019, heating oil prices reached their highest levels since 2014, following four consecutive years of growth. Naturally Covid-19...
The 2014 OFTEC Awards for Excellence winners The best talent in the oil heating industry was showcased at OFTEC’s 2014 Awards for Excellence event last month. Attended by more than...
...millions of existing heating systems in our homes can be saved, rather than the entire system needing to be replaced if alternative technologies such as heat pumps were installed. “Millions...
...diverse set of needs including agricultural fuel, lubricants, commercial fuel and home heating oil. With the latter, an extensive depot network allows Carr’s Billington Fuels to distribute heating oil quickly...
Starting in August the new roadside checks, which aim to improve air quality in towns and cities, will target those who try to cheat the law. In this major government...
...and heating days Heating days in the first nine months of 2024 was 2% below 2023 and 8% below 2019. Heating oil total consumption (ktoe) and pricing The split between...
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...
