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Encouraging energy efficiency
...more energy efficient around the home. Poor energy use in the home, including leaving heating and lights on by mistake for just four hours a week means families are wasting...
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Carbon monoxide poisoning – are your customers aware?
...sets in. Oil heating appliances have a very good carbon monoxide safety record as highlighted by a 2012 Gas Safety Trust report which showed oil to be extremely safe for...
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Energy statistics show fall in oil production
Thr price of heating oils rose by 4.1 per cent between Q1 2011 and Q1 2012 Oil production fell by 13 per cent in the first quarter of 2012, when...
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Street-Porter backs biogas plant
...and reusing the region’s food waste to generate electricity, heat and bio-fertilisers at its £8 million facility. Formed in 2009, Emerald Biogas is owned by three partners Antony and Adam...
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Innovation in flash point testing delivers increased speed and high accuracy
...10 times longer than alternatives. High accuracy, automated measurement, excellent heating/cooling control, low running costs, and unmatched ease of use underpin the value. Of course, all of this is provided...
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Earlier cashback on boilers
...scheme would not launch until the end of January.” He added: “With the Green Deal regarded as ‘the only show in town’ for the heating industry at present, there is...
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Watson Fuels joins Inspirit Capital: a new era for one of the UK’s leading fuel distributors
...Fuels operations: Domestic heating oil and heating services Agricultural and commercial bulk fuel Lubricants Fuel cards Specialist fuels and wholesale The move comes at a pivotal time for the UK...
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Oil theft – oil industry shows support with donation
Following the theft of 1,500 litres of heating oil from Whitehaven Respite Unit in Co Antrim, a home for children with disabilities, a call out to distributor members of the...
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Prema Energy fuels future with major investment, new leadership, and brand refresh
...are known for providing quality products that underpin the essential operations of businesses across the country. It’s more than likely that the heating oils your clients rely on – either...
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Kerosene – community buying
...range of services to over 5200 homes, sought a solution for its tenants, who sometimes find it difficult to purchase heating oil in bulk. “We were concerned that a number...
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Will YOUR customers “buy oil early” for winter?
Heating oil consumers across the UK are being urged to change their energy habits and order heating oil early before the winter weather arrives. The FPS (Federation of Petroleum Suppliers)...
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Successful MP drop-in session brings further support for HVO
...Malcolm Farrow, head of public affairs for OFTEC, commented: “The MPs appeared well-informed about the challenges of decarbonising off-grid heating and all were interested in broadly supportive of our plans...
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OGUK confident despite Shell Cambo stance
...relied on oil and gas for 78% of its total energy and 91% of its heating. OGUK’s report supports the government’s view that, between now and 2050, half the UK’s...
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BSI publishes revised fuel oils standard to avoid safety and performance issues
...specification for sustainable bioliquid fuels for use in fixed combustion applications for heating, hot water and cooking was recently published. PAS 5420 enables the adoption of alternative bioliquid fuels to...
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JET reveals winner of Pump Up to 70 promotion
...station, Horton Heath. “JP&S Horton Heath congratulates its valued customer, Suzanne, for winning JET’s ‘Pump up to 70’! A wonderful initiative, and good fun, with a fabulous prize that we’re...
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HVO slashes carbon emissions and adds unexpected business benefits
The introduction of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) vehicles to its fleet has helped a leading heating, plumbing and air movement materials supplier significantly reduce its carbon footprint as well as...
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FPS Clean Growth Future Vision
...Ireland which currently rely on liquid fuels for their heating. “Having always supported the principle of decarbonisation, clean growth and clear air, our Clean Growth Future Vision brochure sets out...
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Boiler scrappage to tackle air quality?
...a target of replacing 500,000 boilers in London by 2020 and for all boilers to meet the ultra low NOx by 2025. The suggestion was welcomed by the Heating &...