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OFTEC issues Underground Oil Storage Tank Warning
27th May 2009
The Oil Firing Technical Association (OFTEC) has issued a warning to heating oil tank installers that the direct installation of Underground Single Skin Storage Tanks does not satisfy the requirements of the Environment Alliance's Pollution Prevention Guidelines PPG27. Read More
Kingspan reports 34% Sales Drop
19th May 2009
Irish building products conglomerate Kingspan Group Plc, better known to many within the oil heating industry as the manufacturer of Atlas, Deso, PC Rotomoulding, Roug, Titan Eko and Titan Environmental Oil Tanks and suppliers of Watchman Sonic electronic oil tank contents gauges, has reported a 34% decline in sales during the first four months of 2009. Read More
Once again, there's no beating Oil Heating!
14th May 2009
Figures released this week by the Oil Firing Technical Association (OFTEC) and prepared by independent heating consultant Sutherland Tables, reveal that oil again is one of the cheapest ways for homeowners and householders throughout the British Isles, to heat their home. Read More
Failure to Bund costs Hewden Stuart plc £25,000!
9th May 2009
A national plant hire company has been fined £12,000 for an oil leak which polluted the River Calder. At Pontefract Magistrates' Court, Hewden Stuart plc pleaded guilty to polluting the Calder and one of its tributaries, Willowbridge Beck, with diesel oil last October. Read More
City of Baltimore begins Renewable Heating Oil Trial
9th May 2009
In a groundbreaking announcement, the US city of Baltimore is set to evaluate Renewable Heating Oil for boiler applications in municipal buildings, right in the heart of the USA's twentieth largest city - following an agreement with Nasdaq listed New Generation Biofuel Holdings, Inc. Read More
Roman Catholic School and Builder fined after Oil Tank Fire Horror
7th May 2009
Schools have been warned to take extra care over building and maintenance work after a man was burned by flaming sawdust, while removing an oil tank at an independent, Roman Catholic school in Boston. Read More