He added: “For customers wanting to put HVO to the test, we can supply a bunded tank on their premises, enabling them to trial this alternative fuel in their vehicle, plant and machinery fleets.” So, what exactly is HVO? For those not familiar with this increasingly popular fuel alternative, the clue is in its description. (On their websites, Scania, Volvo, Iveco, DAF, MAN, John Deere and Caterpillar all approve the use of HVO) Clean Air HVO Renewable Diesel/Gas Oil will also result in improved air quality as it reduces any notifiable particulate matter and nitrogen oxide emissions. As a replacement for regular diesel and gas oil a wide variety of OEM approvals means the fuel can be used without requiring any vehicle modifications meeting EN15940 standards required for paraffinic fuels. High flashpoint meaning it is safer for storage and handling compared to regular diesel. ![]() Manufactured from waste fats and vegetable oils makes Clean Air HVO renewable and sustainable. Great cold weather vehicle performance due to the higher cetane number which is up to 90 and a low cloud point gives a better starting performance, less chance of any waxing in extreme temperatures and a clean combustion. Up to 90% reduction in net CO2 greenhouse emissions meaning the fuel is significantly better for the environment than a regular diesel or biodiesel. Not surprisingly, some of our leading contractors in the construction industry are already switching to HVO and comments Rod: “We are expecting a surge of new customers in the months ahead, so we are fully stocked to meet that demand.” Industry users of heavy plant, machinery and equipment such as excavators, dumpers, loading shovels and screening plants will no longer be able to run them on red diesel and the permission to use red diesel for commercial heating and power generation will also be affected. From April this year, red diesel will no longer be available at a rebated rate for many commercial applications, and most current users of red diesel will have to switch to white diesel which will attract the full rate of tax. While promoting Nicholl Oils core products - Derv, Gas Oil, Petrol and Kerosene - to the haulage, quarry and fuel reseller markets, Rod will also be focused on introducing customers to HVO, hailed as a perfect replacement for diesel. The company has grown over the 60 years to become Northern Ireland's largest independent oil distributor. Nicholl Oils are well placed to help customers meet those issues with its Head Office located in Greysteel and depots in Belfast, Omagh, Coleraine, Dromore, Strabane, Newtownards, Ballymena, Mallusk, Cookstown, Dungannon and Enniskillen, all strategically positioned to ensure a provincewide delivery service. The timing of his appointment couldn’t have been any more appropriate, with two major issues facing the transport, quarry and construction sectors: the imminent removal of rebates for red diesel and the emergence of a more environmentally friendly fuel alternative HVO. ![]() The Carrickfergus man, who prior to his NI Trucks appointment worked at Scania dealers Road Trucks where he spent six years, has been in the industry since 1984 and that wealth of experience is already being put to good use in his new role which he took up at the beginning of the year. There, he had the dual role of Heavy Truck Business Development Manager, representing both NI Trucks in Northern Ireland and their sister company, Emerald Truck & Van, the Iveco distributor for Ireland.
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