News
Welcome to January 2026!
OFTEC’s head of public affairs, Malcolm Farrow, looks into his crystal ball to see what life in 2026 might be like.
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Insight
Building regulations: what the L changes in June?
What heating engineers need to know about important new changes to building regulations
Technical notices – red diesel reform updates
OFTEC technical notice addresses red diesel reform
Fuel Price Commentary
Fuel price commentary – 2022 spring
News
We’ll drink to that! Five Horseshoes is the first rural pub to go carbon neutral
In the Autumn 2021 issue of Oil Installer, we reported on the Five Horseshoes, a South Lincolnshire pub that had been converted to HVO as part ...
Fuel Price Commentary
Fuel price commentary – 2021 winter
News
OFTEC to offer heat pump assessments to installers
OFTEC is helping its installers to seize the opportunity offered by the growth in renewable heating technology.
Opinion
What MCS-certified installers need to know about the Heat and Buildings Strategy
Ian Rippin, CEO of MCS explores what the government’s Heat and Buildings strategy means for MCS-certified installers across the country.
Insight
Support our drive to deliver HVO for oil heated homes
In the last issue of Oil Installer, we introduced a new communication campaign to tell oil heating customers about the benefits of a new renewable ...
Fuel Price Commentary
Fuel price commentary – 2021 autumn
Insight
HVO – a renewable low carbon fuel
OFTEC reports on the current HVO field trial and explains the potential of this fuel in heating
Fuel Price Commentary
Fuel price commentary – 2021 summer
News
OFTEC COVID-19 update
All OFTEC services are fully operational, including the technical helpline, registration services and OFTEC Direct. Some staff are working from home so that social distancing ...
Opinion
Decarbonisation update: Policy announcement overload!
At the beginning of December, the UK Climate Change Committee (CCC), published its latest report on which steps the UK must take to achieve its ...
Fuel Price Commentary
Fuel price commentary – 2021 spring
Insight
Three trade associations, one common goal…
As we move to deliver a low carbon liquid fuel, we recognise that burning the fuel is only one piece of the jigsaw. The product ...
News
Register for TrustMark with OFTEC
In September, OFTEC launched its new TrustMark registration scheme. TrustMark is the government endorsed quality scheme which covers work carried out in or around homes.
Fuel Price Commentary
Fuel price commentary – 2020 winter
Fuel Price Commentary
Fuel price commentary – 2020 autumn
News
Tank safety – extra checks recommended!
Many consumers and businesses have taken advantage of the recent low cost of heating oil and some may even have purchased new and/or second ...
Fuel Price Commentary
Fuel price commentary – 2020 summer
Opinion
Industry needs to fill thousands of roles to achieve ‘net zero’ by 2050
More young people are being encouraged to take up a career in the heating sector following a report which estimates 400,000 energy related jobs will need ...
News
Supporting registered businesses during the lockdown
Information for OFTEC registered heating technicians
The unprecedented lockdown period in the UK and Ireland has been extremely testing for many people. Decisions that would ...
News
What could be coming down the road? OFTEC dusts off its crystal ball!
To drive through the changes needed to reach its carbon reduction targets, the government will need to shake up the current way that things are ...