oil heating

Trade associations OFTEC and UKIFDA have written to the Prime Minister to outline growing concerns the government is planning to cut VAT on gas and electricity bills in the upcoming Budget but could once again overlook rural homes on oil heating. In their letter they argue that this is part of a worrying trend of […]

Local MPs representing rural constituencies are being urged to call on the government to deliver more affordable low carbon heating solutions for the 1.7 million homes in the UK currently using oil heating. Under its current plans, Labour is focused on encouraging households to switch to heat pumps. However, there are growing concerns that the […]

With unpredictable weather and the continuing cost of living pressures, the UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) and Oil Firing Technical Association (OFTEC) have launched their Be Winter Wise campaign – a five-point plan to help heating oil users plan ahead for winter 2023-2024. The campaign aims to provide guidance for the 1.7m off gas grid households, […]

Helping UK homes prepare for winter this year, the UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) has compiled a checklist of five ways people who use heating oil can get ready for the colder weather, stay warm and buy efficiently. UKIFDA CEO Ken Cronin explains: “As the clocks change, signalling the start of winter, we are […]

Neil Sawers, Commercial Technical Manager at Grant UK explains why biofuels could still become the answer to greener heating in hard to heat homes in off-gas areas. Research which may help to decarbonise oil heated homes and other rural, hard to heat properties is underway in the form of field trials. Using blended biofuels (mixing […]