In recent BBC News article it was reported that the cost of home heating oil (in Northern Ireland) has risen by 60% in the last three years.

The article taken from a recent report by the consumer council is calling for the executive to take action and help families struggling to make ends meet.

The council’s Antoinette McKeown said in the report that “Home heating oil has risen 60% in the last three years and 68% of homes in Northern Ireland are reliant on it …That’s why we (in Northern Ireland) have the highest energy bills in the United Kingdom”

In some areas, heating oil is even being purchased in small drums aimed at emergency use as bulk buying is not an option for some due to the spiraling cost.

A filling station in west Belfast is selling home heating oil at the pump.

One customer told the BBC he could not afford to bulk buy oil, so bought it by the drum instead.

“We have to live off drums, we cannot get a bulk buy because it is just so dear,” he said.

“So you are constantly having to run and get drums. One drum of heating oil will get you maybe three days of heating out of it – at ¬£15 for 20 litres that is pretty dear.

Here at M.Large we both sympathise and empathise with what these people are experiencing and while we cannot offer them a quick fix alternative, we are in a position to change behaviour and influence this dependency on oil fuel.

For decades we have been actively involved in promoting all aspects of woodfuel burning by marketing machines to process and split raw wood to firewood and wood boilers to burn it as a fuel for heating. We continue to promote and advertise our wood fired heating products as we are passionate that wood is an economical and affordable heating fuel and the results gained by our customers speak for themselves.

Landlords should also take heed of the costs of oil heating when re-developing and consider the economies achievable by their tenants through an installed wood fired heating as a key selling feature and sure fire way to ensure a stream of regular tenancy.

Wood fired heating systems plus a range of firewood processors and forestry equipment are available from the sales team at M.Large on sales@mlarge or by calling +442890342838.

Full BBC Article here.

BY mlarge | PUBLISHED April 3, 2013 LEARN MORE