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Significant changes to the UK heating market

OFTEC has been working alongside BEIS and other heating industry organisations to compile a questionnaire for installers to complete.  The news release launching this survey is below.  Please note, you...

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The Oilsave campaign goes live

Campaigning to protect the market share of oil heating and cooking, Oilsave.org.uk went live on 1st November. The new website has been jointly designed by OFTEC and the Federation Of...

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Londoners urged to scrap their boilers

...benefit from the scheme is quite small, OFTEC welcomed the initiative saying: “It vindicates our long-championed view that a boiler scrappage scheme would be the most cost effective way to...

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The future of oil heating – watch the debate

A debate on the future of oil heating was held at last month’s Oil & Renewable Energy Show. On the panel were OFTEC’s Jeremy Hawksley, Mark Askew from the Federation...
Ken Cronin CEO UKIFDA

Opinion

Ken’s Corner – Who will win the race?

...OFTEC and Fuels for Ireland met with SEAI at Grant Engineering in Birr to discuss how sustainable biofuels can help meet residential heating targets in Ireland. The Sustainable Energy Authority...

Opinion

The route to off-grid heating beyond kerosene 

...decisions as a valid and subsidised form of heating for off-grid homes. A recent survey from Future Ready Fuels (a UKIFDA / OFTEC collaboration) reveals that rural homeowners support this...

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Boiler scrappage in next month’s Budget?

Four key organisations are calling for the Budget to include a key measure to help consumers cut carbon emissions and reduce fuel bills. The four –  OFTEC, the Federation of...

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Oil users – fuel price winners once again!

Following the release of the latest comparative average heating price figures from Sutherland Tables, OFTEC reports good news for most oil heating users in the UK. Detailed below, the figures...

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Recognition for lead on fuel transition

...include voluntarily offsetting delivery mileage, with more than 35,700 tonnes of carbon offset since December 2007. Crown Oil is pushing its green goals further by supporting OFTEC and UKIFDA in...
UKIFDA CEO Ken Cronin shares his latest thoughts on the liquid fuel distribution sector.

Insight

Ken Cronin, CEO UKIFDA: It’s customers that matter

...the government could achieve these goals with limited cost to the treasury. Through the work done by UKIFDA and OFTEC and supporting organisations, we have demonstrated this can work and...