August 2020

OFTEC LogoOFTEC marked 25 years since its foundation at its Annual Conference and AGM, where Chairman Nick Hawkins, Director Commercial Operations at Kingspan Environmental, formally welcomed OFTEC’s new Chief Executive Paul Rose.Paul, who is currently OFTEC’s technical director, will take...

New industry figures show that despite a slow increase in heating oil prices since the start of 2016, the average annual cost of heating a home on oil has fallen again, providing welcome news for industry and homeowners alike.According to...

At its recent General Assembly, held in Leuven, Belgium, the European Heating Oil Association – better known simply as Eurofuel – which claims to represent the oil heating industry at supranational level across the United Kingdom and European Union, elected Dr. Ernst-Moritz...

UKLPG Calls For Rural Boiler Scrappage SchemeFollowing announcements that the government is set to make substantial cuts to household energy efficiency funding, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) trade association, UKLPG, is urging ministers to consider a future rural boiler replacement programme.Policy...

The Association of Plumbing & Heating Contractors (APHC) has welcomed the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) announcement of the new energy tariffs under the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) for householders.The Tariff levels have been set at 7.3p/kWh for...

Energy billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has joined the bidding for Royal Dutch Shell’s North Sea assets.The owner of the Grangemouth chemicals company Ineos is keen to expand his interests in the offshore oil industry.Shell is offloading a number of oil and gas projects,...

Heating Oil TankAs new industry figures show a further 7.8% fall in the cost of heating a typical home using oil in the last three months, OFTEC says the case for consumers to stick with, or even switch to oil is...

Grant & Bath Rugby PortraitHeating specialist Grant UK has announced a new partnership agreement with one of the top rugby clubs in the UK. Holding an international reputation as one of the best within the sport, Bath Rugby is the...