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Award Winning FPS EXPO – OilFiredUp
by admin|25 April 2023|Featured News, Focus & Blogs, Industry News
FPS EXPO the annual exhibition for the oil and fuel distribution industry organised by heating oil trade association, The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS) has won the accolade of ‘Exhibition of the Year’ at the Trade Association Forum 2017 Best...
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Householders at risk of hike in heating oil price following Brexit – OilFiredUp
by admin|30 November 2022|Focus & Blogs, Industry News
Householders who use central heating oil in Ireland could be exposed to spiralling costs due to Brexit, an industry leader warns.Nicholas Hayes, Irish executive member of the UK-based Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS), whose members handle more than 75% of...
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Interview With OFTEC’s Jeremy Hawksley – OilFiredUp
by admin|27 September 2022|Focus & Blogs
Jeremy HawksleyAt last week’s OFTEC Big Event, OilFiredUp Rural Energy News took some time out from what was a genuinely useful day to catch up with OFTEC’s Director General, Jeremy Hawksley at Nailcote Hall Hotel.Among those attending the event near...
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HEATING SECTOR THRIVING AS DEMAND FOR OIL EXPERTISE GROWS – OilFiredUp
by admin|14 August 2022|Focus & Blogs, Industry News
The OFTEC logo for each area of registrationOFTEC registration figures have hit a five year high and are continuing to rise, underlining the increasing value both technicians and consumers are placing on professional qualifications.The continued low price of oil compared...
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Weather bomb will land in Britain through this week as officials ramp up warnings for freezing -6C gales and blizzards bringing travel chaos and power cuts – OilFiredUp
by admin|14 August 2022|Environment News, Focus & Blogs, Industry News, Technology News
Snow and cold weather in UKSnow and ice warnings issued for Scotland and Northern Ireland as icy front advances from AtlanticTemperatures could fall to -6C (21F) in Scotland but southern England will enjoy mild conditions of 11CMost of Britain is...
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Trade Association For Oil Heating Industry Has Three Spring Statement Wishes – OilFiredUp
by admin|20 May 2022|Featured News, Focus & Blogs
The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS), the trade association which represents the oil distribution industry in the UK and Republic of Ireland, has written to the Chancellor Philip Hammond in the run up to the Spring Statement on 13 March...
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FAME Use Affecting SFGO For Non-Road Mobile Machinery, Oil Distribution Trade Association Warns – OilFiredUp
by admin|28 November 2021|Focus & Blogs
The trade association for the oil distribution industry in the UK and Republic of Ireland, The Federation of Petroleum Suppliers (FPS), is warning farmers and businesses who use sulphur free gas oil (SFGO) in their non-road mobile machinery (NRMM) to...
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#ThinkLPG: Time To Switch From Heating Oil To LPG? – OilFiredUp
by admin|28 November 2021|Focus & Blogs
#ThinkLPG is a new campaign to help rural energy users consider all the fuel and technology options available to them today. Already over 100,000 Britons have chosen Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for their domestic space and water heating requirements –...
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STA: Rooftop Solar Should Add Value To Your Home, But More Research Needed – OilFiredUp
by admin|28 October 2021|Focus & Blogs
Rooftop SolarDo rooftop solar panels add value to your home in the same way as a kitchen refurb or new bathroom? Logically they should, due to the significant value of the electricity the panels will produce over their lifetime of...
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Ireland Is Officially the First Country to Divest From Fossil Fuels – OilFiredUp
by admin|28 October 2021|Focus & Blogs
Ireland committed to divesting public funds from fossil fuel companies on Thursday after parliament passed a bill forcing the 8.9 billion euro (US$10.4 billion) Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) to withdraw money invested in oil, gas and coalMembers of Ireland’s Dail (Parliament)...
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