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 for 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 Chief Executive of Emo Oil (GB) is Paul Vian.
DCC is the largest oil distributor in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, with an approximate market share of 12%(including transport fuels) and 20% respectively, while in the Republic of Ireland DCC Energy has approximately 10% of the market.
In 2011, DCC Energy bought Maxol Direct, the Home Heating side of Maxol. Re-branding is currently taking place.
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