Certas News

To support the tireless efforts of the UK’s blue light services, fuel supplier Certas Energy is offering free hot drinks to all NHS and emergency service workers visiting its petrol stations across the country. Workers can receive their free hot drink by presenting their work ID or Blue Light Card at any forecourt operated by […]

As the UK’s largest fuel distributor, we want to reassure all our customers we’re here, fully operational and that we are continuing to serve our customers safely and reliably with heating oil, fuel and lubricants. We’ve put a range of new measures in place to ensure we can continue to look after our customers over […]

Issue date: Tuesday 24 March 2020 Continuing to deliver fuel to our customers The UK government has classified oil supply and distribution (as well as supply of food and necessary goods), as essential services and therefore we will continue to service our customers and deliver their fuel. Given the current circumstances, please be aware that […]

Certas Energy are proud to announce their sponsorship of Affinity’s Festive Fuel Fund 2019. Affinity ran a charity competition in December 2019 that allowed their customers to vote for a local charity when they placed an order. Certas Energy donated 2000 litres of heating oil to the fuel fund competition. The winning charity of the […]

Joanna Bramley is one of only three female tanker drivers at Certas Energy. This is a number we would love to improve on. Find out what Joanna enjoys about working in this male dominated role and her advice to any aspiring female tanker drivers. “Having worked as a crane driver in the building industry for […]

As of 15th March 2020, it is required that anyone in Wales who is storing more than 200 litres of oil above ground level must be 110% bunded (provide a secondary spill containment, also known as bunding trays or oil bunds). All oil storage solutions must now feature a secondary containment system to catch any […]

Fairfields Farm is a shining example of an entrepreneurial success story within the UK agricultural industry. Owned by husband and wife team, Robert and Laura Strathern, the farm harvests potatoes, maize and rye on farmland across the Colne Valley, just north of Colchester, Essex. The farm grows 12 different potato varieties which are cold stored, […]

Hinkley Point C is one of Europe’s largest construction projects, will take ten years to complete with 5,600 workers expected on-site during the project’s peak. The nuclear power station will provide 6 million homes with low carbon energy and supply 7% of the nation’s electricity over its 60-year lifespan. Certas Energy has recently opened a […]

More than 1 million families in the UK rely on wood burners to warm their homes during the winter months. In an attempt to reduce pollution and create cleaner air, the UK government announced that polluting fuels burnt on open fires and household stoves will be phased out. The coal and wet wood ban in […]

Certas Energy, the UK’s largest independent distributor of fuels and lubricants, hosted a ground-breaking ceremony as work commences on the construction of a new HGV refuelling bunker site at the Port of Southampton. Working in partnership with leading port operator Associated British Ports (ABP), the HGV refuelling facility is the first of its kind to […]