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Policy review welcomed by industry bodies as a step towards greater fairness

Insight

Industry impacts of the reset of government net zero policy

...done quickly, cost effectively and without disruption and therefore can contribute significantly to the 2030 target.” Paul Rose, CEO of OFTEC, issued the following statement: “Our view has been very...

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New ultra-compact oil tank

...tanks to European Standard EN13341 ensuring that tanks are fit for purpose.  Not only does its oil tank range meet European Standards, all tanks are fully OFTEC registered. Since the...

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Fuel poverty – distributors get together

...The fund’s current balance has around £12k available for grants, which includes £3k raised at last year’s FPS EXPO awards dinner. The FPS also gratefully acknowledge donations made by OFTEC...

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Which? reports on heating oil prices

...between December 2013 and December 2014. Fuel Oil News provided Price Totem information for the article in which OFTEC ‘suspects that prices will remain low at least until March, and...
Winter campaign launches

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UKIFDA’s winter campaign launches

...Winter wise The unpredictable weather and ongoing cost of living challenges are also significant concerns. To help customers, UKIFDA and OFTEC have recently introduced the “Be Winter Wise” winter campaign,...

Interview

Oil clubs, drums, kero pumps and NIOF distributors

...go system similar to that operated for gas and electricity. Along with OFTEC we continue to lobby minister McCausland to introduce the new technology that has already been developed locally...

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Irish pay as you go scheme falters

Pictured at the pay as you go launch in 2012 (l-r) Charles Burns, commercial director Kingspan Environmental; David Blevings, OFTEC’s Ireland manager; Nelson McCausland; Philip Browne, brand director, Kingspan Environmental;...
Ken Cronin, UKIFDA

Interview

A Day in the Life… Ken Cronin

...spend a lot of time with colleagues at OFTEC and also with Caroline, our indispensable communications lead, talking through the next leg of the campaign. MY MOST MEMORABLE WORK MOMENT…...

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SEA call for regulation welcomed by UKIFDA

...to ready our part of the supply chain for increasing percentages of biofuels in the 2020s. Collaborations A collaboration at the start of 2020 between trade associations OFTEC, the Tank...

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Clear focus on future fuels for industry Expo

...of OFTEC and David Blevings of NIOILS. “The day will end with awards being handed out by UKIFDA president Janet Kettlewell, for depot of the year, driver of the year,...
Ken Cronin CEO UKIFDA

Opinion

Ken’s Corner – time to reflect

...events. Rumours persist in Ireland that there will be an election in the autumn, following a budget on October 1st. Alongside our partners, Fuels for Ireland and OFTEC, we have...

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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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Green Deal cashback for oil boilers

...arrange for the work to be done through a Green Deal provider. OFTEC is already offering Green Deal registration for installers to take advantage of the new scheme, and both...

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Oil boiler sales rise

...by the Heating and Hot water Industry Council (HHIC), supplied to the organisation by OFTEC members, have shown a significant recovery in sales at the end of last year, as...