Industry News

• New challenge for heating oil groups Wednesday 22 February 2012 The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills has joined forces with Co-operatives UK to launch a project which aims to encourage people to think collectively and combine their buying power.

• Public call for help with heating bills Wednesday 22 February 2012 Levies on the UK's largest energy providers and cleaner and more efficient energy are being backed by the public, a new poll has revealed.

• Heating bills 'confuse parents' Monday 20 February 2012 Energy companies must do more to help families understand their heating bills, research suggests.

• Boiler funding to reduce heating costs Friday 17 February 2012 Thousands of households could be in line to receive money towards a new energy efficient boiler that will help to reduce their heating costs.

• Lowering heating costs 'top priority' Thursday 16 February 2012 Homeowners are now more concerned about bringing the cost of their heating bills down as more people are considering energy efficient products when looking for a new property.

• Oil refinery saved from closure Wednesday 15 February 2012 One of the UK's biggest oil refineries, which entered administration last month, has been rescued from possible closure.

• Heating oil thieves target Cumbria Tuesday 14 February 2012 A large quantity of heating oil has been stolen in south Cumbria, reports indicate, adding to the series of thefts in the area.

• Heating 'bigger concern' than mortgages Tuesday 14 February 2012 More people now consider heating their property to be a bigger financial headache than their mortgage, research shows.

• Smoky coal 'harming environment' Monday 13 February 2012 The air is being polluted and the risk of developing lung cancer can increase as a result of cash-strapped households burning smoky coal.

• Oil-buying initiative continuing Friday 10 February 2012 Devon homeowners could save as much as £100 per year on heating oil thanks to a new nation-wide scheme.