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UKIFDA appoints new president
...support from government to ensure biofuels play a key role in the future of the 1.5m heating oil consumers in the UK and 686,000 in Ireland who are not on...
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OFTEC advise the government to back biofuels in RHI
...(FPS) has also pledged their support. OFTEC and the FPS have been working with the government since 2008, exploring ways in which a new liquid fuel could help de-carbonise heating....
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Customer service – a top priority
Oil heating customers receive good customer service from OFTEC registered installers. “It’s clear that something needs to be done about customer service in the energy industry,” says Charter UK in...
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Fuel Poverty Fact Sheet
...more than 10% of its income on energy in order to provide a satisfactory heating regime. A number of different charities, including the National Energy Action (NEA), use this method...
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Truck cartels – claiming damages
...have more than 123 distributor members and the majority are in the UK,” explains Guy Pulham. “Working closely with heating oil industry group FLARE, we’re delighted to have secured the...
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Prepare for a cold winter
...is urging homeowners and businesses who use oil for heating to get themselves prepared for winter now. FPS chief executive, Mark Askew said: “We launched a buy oil early campaign...
Opinion
The community speaks
...years. Better understanding of future fuels, HVO heating oil, the government decreasing the duty on HVO for the consumer. Sustainable fuels. Customer service successes. Fuel science & product innovation. A...
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Carbery Plastics confirms new sales appointments
...Superslim Bunded Heating Oil Tank.” Carbery has also confirmed the appointment of Jill Turner to the position of sales office manager. A long-serving employee of Carbery, Jill is already known...
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FoxInsights tells distributors that it’s all about the data
...consume less, and tank utilisation increases by 10%. We have also seen the impact of the current energy crisis: the temperature-adjusted consumption of heating oil in the UK in 2022...
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Essar UK opens new flagship forecourt with convenience in mind
...97% of heat lost from fridges to take care of the site’s heating needs. Community convenience Speaking at the official opening, Carlos Rojas, chief marketing officer, said: “We are delighted...
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Addressing winter challenges: Martin Goddard, Depot Manager, Gleaner Ltd Inverness
...heating oil to potentially frozen customers appealed to me! “In September 2023, I was asked by my line-manager, Garry, to take on additional responsibility for our Grantown-on-Spey Depot as well...
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Industry consolidation continues, driven by acquisitions and private equity
...and innovation.” commented Matt Whitton, CEO, Watson Fuels The deal includes all operations under the Watson Fuels banner – from domestic heating oil and agricultural fuels to lubricants and fuel...
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Zemo Partnership Launches RFAS Heat-Power-Marine
...RFAS to cover renewable fuels supplied to markets outside the scope of the RTFO, such as stationary power, heating and marine. RFAS Heat- Power-Marine provides a robust mechanism to verify...
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One man and a tanker
...12-mile radius of its Graiguenamanagh base in Co Kilkenny where domestic home heating oil is the main seller throughout the winter months. Over summer where once there was some road...
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Fuel theft – new tank alarms launched
...the agenda of homeowners, householders, fuel distributors and heating oil technicians alike. Recognising that no two fuel storage installations are the same, we’ve launched no fewer than four ways of...
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IFC exhibits depot and terminal equipment at the TSA exhibition
...steel, options include pneumatic control, overfill sensors, vapour cones, lagging and trace heating and PTFE lining for very aggressive applications. Petroleum loading skids – Factory built & tested loading skids...
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German manufacturer enters UK off-grid oil boiler market
...ideal – for example, in older and less well insulated buildings which need a high-temperature heating system.” The Vitorondens boiler complies with the new OFTEC requirement for maximum flue gas...
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UKIFDA EXPO 2024: exciting conference programme revealed
...the governmental landscape that is shaping the industry’s HVO journey. Against the backdrop of the Renewable Liquid Heating Fuel Legislation, the oil boiler ban delay, and the Net Zero reset,...