The new and improved RPM Fuels & Tanks

RPM Fuels & Tanks are proud to announce our website has been improved to give you, our loyal customers, further information regarding every product we supply. Each product page will now not only include detailed information that applies to it, but you will also discover a range of FAQs that are relevant to that particular product, helping you make the right, informer decision. FAQs can also be found within each category making it easier to narrow down your search and find the product you’re looking for easier and faster.

At RPM Fuels & Tanks we understand how important each purchase is and so want to provide detailed and relevant information that can make every decision easier. Each product will have detailed information, which may include installation requirements, technical information and other options that are available to you.

In the fuel industry we understand that it’s extremely important to keep up to date with the trends and the innovative products that are developed. Not only are we aiming to provide this through our website improvements, our new website has been launched to give you more options when buying appropriate accessories for your fuel tank.

The new website, RPM Fuels & Oil Pumps is dedicated to supplying the best oil tank accessories and fuel transfer pumps on the market today.

Products RPM Fuels & Oil Pumps provide:

•    Air Operated Pump Kits
•    Diesel Transfer Pumps
•    Dispensing Hoses
•    Hand Pumps
•    Hose Reels
•    Filtration
•    Spill Prevention Equipment
•    Heating Oil Equipment
•    Oil Transfer Pumps

This website has been created due to the demand we have experienced for our oil tank security products. With news stories circulating around heating oil theft, more heating oil owners are becoming increasingly concerned and have been searching for effective measures.

In response to this our new website has a fantastic range of security accessories along with dedicated FAQs to help you find the right product for your oil tank. We want to make every shopping experience with us as enjoyable as possible and to provide you with all the information that is required. However, we are aware that you may have a more specific query. Our friendly team are happy to take your call or email to provide you with the desired information and can be contacted on either 01473 787787 or sales@rpm-fuels.co.uk.

The new RPM Fuels & Oil Pumps website aims to provide you with an improved online shopping experience that is not only easy to use, but is useful too. We want to be with you every step of the way to ensure you receive the right product for your individual requirements.

Apollo Smart Heating Oil Energy Monitor Launched

Thanks to electronic home energy monitors, homes across the country have been able to revolutionise the way they consume heating oil. These monitors have allowed users to track how much oil has been used, but until recently the technology has been unable to fully benefit rural homes.

In response to the growing demand Dunraven Systems Limited has launched the new Apollo Smart Heating Oil Energy Monitor for use in domestic heating installations.

Dunraven Systems’ Managing Director, Gerry Jones explains: “The Apollo Smart Monitor incorporates breakthrough technology to analyse fuel costs, energy consumption and carbon emissions. It does so on a daily, weekly, monthly and annual basis. Apollo Smart displays real time temperature information too, whilst the unique ‘Days to Empty’ function reduces the likelihood of consumers running out of heating oil.

“Apollo Smart also monitors the level of oil in a consumer’s tank. And whilst most domestic oil tank monitors simply display the level of fuel inside the tank... Apollo Smart is different. It adapts for not only the height of the tank, but the shape of the tank too. This subtle yet significant difference, allows Apollo Smart to display an estimation of the volume of fuel remaining in both litres and as a percentage of tank capacity.”

The Apollo Smart Monitor can be integrated into almost any heating oil system in minutes without the need for any specialist training, tools or wiring. Unlike traditional domestic oil tank content gauges the Apollo Smart adapts to the height and size of the tank to ensure an accurate display of the fuel level remaining in both litres and as a percentage of tank volume.

Long terms cost, consumption and usage trends can also be monitored using Apollo Smart's powerful processor and onboard storage. Stored data is easy to upload onto any PC or Mac with the use of the inbuilt USB connectivity and can also be retained using the Apollo Smart App, which is due to be released soon.

The new product was launched at the Northern Ireland Plumbing & Heating Show and stands today as the first heating oil energy monitor.

Speaking at the product's global launch in Belfast, Dunraven Systems Limited's Managing Director Gerry Jones says, "The response to Apollo Smart has been truly fantastic. We've had visitors from across the UK and Ireland coming to the exhibition, just to see and to order the product.

"At a time of historically high energy costs, people have been quick to realise the advantages that breakthrough technology such as Apollo Smart can add to oil heating installations. From a technician's perspective, Apollo Smart also allows them to add real and meaningful value, to each and every oil heating installation they complete.

"Apollo Smart will be available from plumbers' merchants and fuel distributors over the next few weeks across Ireland and the UK. Indeed such has been the demand, it's already proven necessary to increase production volumes”

Benefits

• Monitors fuel consumption, energy costs, and CO2 emission on a daily, weekly, monthly and  annually basis
• Improved measuring resolutions
• Unique ‘Days to Empty’ function reduces the risk of running out of heating oil
• Monitors and displays internal air temperature
• Suitable for use with any tank up to 3m tall
• Can be installed and calibrated in minutes via the on-screen display
• Fully compliant with all applicable regulations

Apollo Smart products from Dunraven Systems Limited will soon be featured on RPM Fuels & Tanks.



Ofgem announces £500 million of repayments to be made to customers

Industry regulator, Ofgem has announced that it will refer power companies to the Competition Commission if they continue to stall repayments, reportedly worth £500 million to customers. According to the Telegraph, energy firms owe £300 million in rebates to pre-payment meter customers and £200 million to non-gas customers who “missed out on good deals”.

After sharp rises in fuel bills, the regulatory body investigated into six major energy companies, British Gas, Eon UK, npower, EDF Energy, Scottish and Southern Energy and Scottish Power.

The results of the investigation found that there wasn’t any anti-competitive behaviour between the firms, but it did decide that some of the pricing was unfair and so demanded that customers are to receive compensation. According to Ofgem’s chief executive, Alistair Buchanan, not all the money has been returned: ”We've seen progress but it's certainly not the endgame. We've seen encouraging signs since the end of our initial investigation but we demand more and quicker action for those customers currently losing out.”

The price cuts Ofgem have demanded are soon to be passed on by Centrica, owner of British Gas. Phil Bentley, managing director of British Gas said: ”We are fully confident we will meet all Ofgem's requirements for transparency and fairness in our pricing.”

Martin Brough, utilities analyst at Dresdner Kleinwort, said the Ofgem demands are not as servere as they could have been. Energy firms have the opportunity to recover losses in the profits from other segments of the retail business.

Mr Brough said: ”This doesn't mean that the price cuts will impact on long term profitability. It's not as sweeping as it could have been. If it had said all prices are excessive and profit margins are excessive, that would have been significant. But at least Ofgem is discussing this in a rational manner rather than answering a political question about whether large profits are acceptable.”

Energy analyst at Inenco, Ian Parrett, also commented on the issue, stating that energy companies should prepare for more intervention into their profit-making: ”It's the first step from Ofgem, but there's still some way to go. There are some fairly large profits in the energy sector and it would be a shame if the money was recovered from other parts of the business.”

Ofgem to encourage UK households not to lose out on fuel aid

Energy firms have come under fire from regulator Ofgem and consumer champion Which? for the way they have dealt with the Warm Home Discount Scheme, giving low income households as little protection from the increasing fuel bills as possible.

Six energy companies, EDF, npower, E.ON, Scottish and Southern Energy, British Gas and Scottish Power have all been relishing huge increases in profit (£125 from the typical standard tariff), which could be due to the rise in fuel bill prices. Ofgem has stated that from October the average wholesale price will cost £605 per customer, compared to £570 in June.

EDF have announced a price increase for gas and electricity, with gas rising 15.4% and electricity 4.5% in November.

For those wishing to apply for the Warm Home Discount Scheme, it could be a long wait. According to the Financial Mail, energy companies are limiting the money they’re prepared to pay out under the scheme. Bar a group of 6,000 pensioners in receipt of pension credit, those who believe they’re eligible to apply under the scheme will have to wait and hope they are high enough up the queue to benefit.

The first set of payments under the scheme are due to be paid to households at the beginning of next year, giving the Government and Ofgem ample time to protest and demand all of those who are eligible for the £120 rebate should receive it.

Not only have these companies been feeling the heat from Ofgem, Which? have also been putting pressure on them for their disregard of informing customers of their cheapest tariffs.

Which? found that in nearly a third of cases, six major energy suppliers failed to inform and offer callers information on their cheapest tariffs. Of all the firms who were part of this investigation, Southern Electric came out the worst with only three out of the 12 calls made by Which? mentioning the cheapest tariff.

Ofgem are currently working on tariff reform proposals to encourage energy suppliers to simplify their tariffs. 



Oil industry 'should be consulted on tax changes'

The First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond stresses that companies in the oil industry should be consulted before any new changes to offshore taxation is implemented.

Alex Salmond has been reported saying that the "cack-handed" decision to charge a windfall tax on oil companies "has done great damage".  Without any consultation the supplementary charge on production has risen from 20% to 32%, which Mr Salmond has suggested has led to fewer fields being developed.

The First Minister has suggested that consultation on any new proposed changes will generate greater certainty and restore investor confidence in the industry.

Before the UK's largest oil and gas conference, Offshore Europe, the First Minister met with Malcolm Webb, chief executive of the industry body Oil & Gas UK, and Gordon Ballard, co-chairman of the organisation's board in Aberdeen.

Speaking before the conference, Mr Salmond said: "The Chancellor's shock decision to increase the supplementary charge on the North Sea oil and gas profits, without any consultation, has done great damage.

"The decision was described by Chief Secretary Danny Alexander as 'absolutely right' despite clear evidence that it would lead to fewer new fields being developed and greater reliance on more expensive foreign imports.

"What needs to happen is a new initiative, and I am now calling on the Chancellor to establish a procedure for a statutory consultation period of a year before applying changes to oil and gas taxation, in order to restore much-needed certainty and confidence and undo the damage caused by the Treasury's cack-handed conduct."

A Treasury spokesman commented: "The government is committed to stability and predictability in the tax system, and has introduced a number of measures to improve the way tax policy is consulted upon and legislated.

"However, it is also important to have the flexibility to respond to priorities, such as the record pump prices faced by motorists."