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Oil now beats all other home heating fuels on cost
Latest industry figures show that heating oil prices have fallen even further, with oil now 13% cheaper than mains gas to heat the average home.
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Calling all installers – prove that YOU are the best!
The Heating & Renewables Roadshow Awards are back this year – with new categories aimed exclusively at oil installers.
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Worcester hosts a week of ErPD training
Worcester, Bosch Group is dedicating next week (8th – 12th June) to educating installers on the requirements of the forthcoming ErP EU directive.
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X-Series celebrates 10th anniversary
Celebrations as the EOGB team celebrate the 10th anniversary of the X-Series range. Paul Barritt, EOGB managing director, is pictured second from the left
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Grant UK launches the Vortex Pro Combi XS
Grant UK has launched the Vortex Pro Combi XS, the slimmest 26kW oil-fired condensing combi boiler on the market. At 515mm wide, the XS is ...
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Oil now – and 10 years in the future
Andrew Townsend, senior consultant at energy and environment consultants, A.F.T. Energy, looks into his crystal ball and predicts where oil heating will be ...
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New chairman predicts a long term future for oil
Nick Hawkins takes over as OFTEC chairman on the 23rd June at the association’s next annual general meeting. He spoke with Oil Installer ...
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Banishing fuel poverty should be a national priority, says OFTEC
As a heating technician, it is likely that you will have come across customers who cannot afford to run their heating. Sadly, for some low-income ...
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Worcester reflects on a decade of condensing technology
10 years on from the mandatory introduction of condensing boilers, Worcester is now working towards an A+ efficiency rating under the ErP Directive
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Top host announced for Awards evening
Entries opened on 1st April for the prestigious Heating and Renewable Awards, boasting 17 categories which celebrate best practice across the industry. And organisers have announced ...
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OFTEC lobbies prospective MPs for home heating policy changes
Janice Banks of ACRE which supports calls to the new government for improved home heating policies
OFTEC and FPS, supported by rural communities’ charity ACRE, ...
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Oil – now officially cheaper than gas for home heating
Jeremy Hawksley
Latest industry figures show that heating oil is now cheaper than mains gas for home heating.
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MPs urged to back CO alarms law
“Save lives now”: This was the challenge to MPs at a recent House of Commons reception, held by campaigners pressing for carbon monoxide alarms ...
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Grant UK happy to help DIY SOS: The Big Build
Nick Knowles, presenter of DIY SOS: The Big Build, filming a recent programme
A family struck by major health problems has been given a life-changing ...
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A day in the fast lane with Worcester’s new promotion
Worcester, Bosch has launched a cash-back cylinder promotion, which includes the chance for installers to win a trip to Britain’s most famous race track.
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Heating oil at three year price low
Jeremy Hawksley, director general, OFTEC
Latest figures show that heating oil prices have continued to fall and are now at a three year low, making ...
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Will you be the Oil Installer of the Year 2015?
The Heating & Renewable Awards will return in 2015 – and will feature several new award categories, including Oil Installer of the Year.
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Backing the “no to CO” campaign
Malcolm Farrow of OFTEC testing a carbon monoxide detector
Carbon monoxide detectors should be made mandatory in homes says OFTEC which is urging oil consumers ...
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New wood pellet store from Grant
Grant UK’s new wood pellet storage system
Grant UK has launched a new bulk wood pellet storage system to feed biomass boilers, allowing homeowners ...
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OFTEC’s “major win” over NOx emission levels
Working closely with DECC, DEFRA and other EU member state organisations, OFTEC has secured a ‘major win’ for the oil heating industry over a new ...
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Boiler upgrade to replace RHI flop?
Jeremy Hawksley, director general, OFTEC
The government’s domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme is a costly and unrealistic solution to lowering carbon emissions which ...
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Oil-fired boilers continue to be installed in new homes
Martyn Bridges, director of marketing and technical support at Worcester, Bosch Group
“We certainly welcome the decision to not prohibit the installation of gas or ...
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OFTEC evidence leads to conviction
Paul Rose, technical director, OFTEC
A carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning fatality in Suffolk underlines the importance of ensuring that all heating appliances are serviced and ...
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Oil boiler + heat pump – the benefits
A snap-shot of Mitsubishi’s new Ecodan brochure
Mitsubishi Electric has produced a new brochure to highlight the benefits of using a renewable Ecodan air ...