Interview
Donegal distributor gets lucky
...effect on his business. Presently, the company, which was formed by Arthur’s grandfather in 1954, operates in four areas with its core being home heating oil, delivered countywide from Falcarragh...
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RE:Group – strategic appointment to fuel growth
Paul Brown will help RE:Group to grow its fuel oils business with a particular focus on heavy users of heating oil A specialist with 30 years’ chemicals and fuel industry...
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Optimising fuel deliveries
...“TouchStar and Certas Energy worked closely to define and implement a robust system capable of handling the transaction and delivery scenarios necessary for a service-driven heating oil distribution environment,” commented...
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UKIFDA launches trio of fuel distribution industry awards
...liquid fuel distributor Mitchell & Webber for making a big difference in the industry-wide drive for renewable liquid fuel to become a viable alternative to heating oil for off-grid properties....
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Stolt Tank Containers opens new depot in Scotland
...freight network and close proximity to Scotland’s main road arteries. The depot provides state-of-the-art cleaning, heating, storage and repair facilities for road-tankers, third-party tank container owners and STC’s own tanks....
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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 leaflets to customers containing practical advice...
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August update
...in the midst of the heating oil season (Jan 2014), but for an industry already under pressure to prove its consumer value versus other methods of heating, a jump of...
Interview
Northern Energy: fuelling communities for 90 years
...Heating – which undertook domestic installations and enabled further growth in the market.” This perfect partnership is another example of a company that has, from the start, moved with the...
Interview
Oil clubs, drums, kero pumps and NIOF distributors
...out of hours run out situation – allowing the householder to heat their home until a distributor can visit the next day. They’re not promoted as a method for heating...
Analysis
Fuelling progress: future fuels for transport decarbonisation
...the country’s net zero target. The DGA has come together to explore the role of hydrogen in decarbonising the country’s industry, transport and domestic heating sectors and, last year, as...
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Preserving the oil market…..
...an organisation which is key to the ongoing development of the domestic heating industry. “I have been in the heating industry for 35 years and involved with OFTEC for over...
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Ensuring the new government hears FPS members
...find life difficult. So, as part of my role, I want to ensure that the pros and cons of the different ways of purchasing heating oil are understood and communicated...
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Great news for oil boilers
...the Greenstar oil boiler range has also obtained Which Best Buy status, the only oil boiler range on the market to achieve this. Homeowners and heating engineers rated the Greenstar...
Opinion
Ken’s Corner – time to reflect
...the agenda for the next few months. Legislative influence and regulatory guidance We have a new government in the UK, and while their policies on heating and transport are not...
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Loyal to oil – Watson Petroleum customers
A survey of 750 oil-using homes by Watson Petroleum and OFTEC earlier this year has revealed that oil heating remains a popular choice with few owners thinking of switching. Of...
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Identifying vulnerable customers
...is that, more often than not, your circumstances are known to that distributor. “When buying heating oil, price isn’t always the main driver. For many customers, it’s more reassuring to...
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Brogan opens refurbished depot
...main kerosene heating oil supplier in Scotland. Now under the guidance of area manager, Scott Wilson, the entire Oban depot has been upgraded with a new office block providing a...
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Dunraven’s Apollo Smart gets smarter
Free software updates have been introduced for Dunraven’s Apollo Smart heating oil energy monitor. “There’s nothing worse than buying technology today, only to find it’s out of date tomorrow,” said...