Emo (oil)

Emo Oil is an Irish oil distribution brand that is based in Portlaoise and is named after a village called Emo in County Laois, Ireland. While also having a market on the UK mainland, the brand is used by several divisions of DCC Plc.

Operations in the Republic of Ireland

Emo Oil operates out of several regional depots and petrol filling stations throughout the Republic of Ireland. It significantly expanded its operations in 1999 to include retail from filling stations with the purchase of the Burmah Fuels filling station network. Recently, Emo Oil has celebrated its 35th birthday.

Emo Oil supplies all grades of oil to several sectors including distributors, petrol stations, commercial enterprises and direct to home heating oil users through its Emo Direct operation. Their coverage currently includes Dublin, Limerick, Westmeath, Mayo, Meath, Offaly, Kildare and Laois. The company offers 24 hour delivery, co-operative drivers, aftercare services, online ordering and the option to pay through the post office (a service currently unique to Emo Oil). The current managing director of Emo Oil in Ireland is Portlaoise resident, Gerry Wilson.

Northern Ireland and Great Britain

In Northern Ireland, Emo Oil is a high profile brand name of DCC Energy Ltd, an energy company based in Belfast with several regional depots across Northern Ireland. DCC Energy Ltd uses several other brands alongside Emo (including Fuel Services, Cawoods Oil and the LPG brand, Flogas). All of these brands reflect the company's expansion through acquisition in the Northern Ireland market. The current managing director or Emo Oil in Northern Ireland is Donal Murphy.

In Great Britain, Emo Oil (GB Oils) operates out of several depots and offices across England, Scotland and Wales. Like the rest of the group, this newest division has grown out of acquisitions. Most notable for this are Shell Direct and Scottish Fuels. The current managing director of Emo Oil (GB) is Sam Chambers.

DCC is the largest oil distributor in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, with an approximate market share of 9%(including transport fuels) and 20% respectively, while in the Republic of Ireland DCC Energy has approximately 8% of the market [http://www.dcc.ie/dcc/operations/dcc_energy/ DCC Energy page] .

References

External links

* [http://www.emooil.com Emo Oil International website]
* [http://www.emo.ie Emo Oil in Ireland]
* [http://www.dcc.ie/ DCC Website]
* [http://www.dcc.ie/dcc/press/2000/280700-2.html DCC announce purchase of Emo Oil]