Certa (oil)

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Certa
FormerlyEmo
Company typePetrol station
Predecessors Tesco Ireland (unmanned service station business only), Emo Oil, Campus Oil, Jones Oil, CC Lubricants, Source Lubrication Solutions.
Area served
Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland (Under the Emo brand)
ProductsHydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), Kerosene, SFGO, Petrol, Diesel
Owner DCC Plc [1]
Website certaireland.ie
Emo station in County Sligo, Ireland Emo Ireland.jpg
Emo station in County Sligo, Ireland

Certa Ireland is an Irish fuel and energy brand that is based in Portlaoise, Republic of Ireland. They operate in Northern Ireland under the Emo brand. [1] Certa Ireland is owned by DCC Plc. The Certa brand was introduced in September 2022 out of the amalgamation of the former Irish brands, Jones Oil, Emo Oil, Campus Oil, CC Lubricants and Source Lubrication Solutions. [2] [3]

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They supply fuel, oil, lubricants, HVO and Solar PV solutions to residential and commercial customers.

Operations in the Republic of Ireland

Certa Ireland operates out of several regional depots and petrol filling stations throughout the Republic of Ireland. Emo significantly expanded its operations in 1999, to include retail from filling stations with the purchase of the Burmah Fuels filling station network.

DCC plc purchased the filling station operations of Tesco Ireland in 2020, which are now branded under Certa as part of its Pay @ Pump network. [4]

Certa Ireland supplies all grades of oil to several sectors including distributors, petrol stations, commercial enterprises and direct to home heating oil users. The current managing director of Certa Ireland is Orla Stevens.

Operations in Northern Ireland

In Northern Ireland, Certa operate the Emo Oil brand name.

In 2011, DCC Energy bought Maxol Direct, the home heating side of Maxol in Northern Ireland, [5] which was then incorporated into Emo Oil by 2012. [6]

Renewable Energy

In recent years Certa have expanded operations into renewable energy solutions, through the acquisition of Alternative Energy Ireland in 2023 [7] and its rollout of Hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO). Certa supply HVO to commercial businesses as well as at its forecourts at the pump after opening Irelands first biofuel station in Liffey Valley. It now sells HVO at 12 of its forecourts and depots.

In 2012 Certa announced the launch of a home heating product for oil burning homes that blends HVO and Kerosene to produce a lower carbon alternative for home heating. [8]

Sponsorships

Certa Ireland Women's Cricket Sponsor Certa Ireland Womens Cricket Sponsor.jpg
Certa Ireland Women's Cricket Sponsor

Certa are the title sponsor of the Ireland Women's Cricket team since 2023.

Certa sponsor the National Ploughing Championships and Bord Bia Bloom, both as Sustainability Partner.

References

  1. 1 2 "emo.ie". Emo Oil Ltd. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020. Emo Oil Ltd is a subsidiary of DCC plc.
  2. ↑ "About Us - CERTA Ireland". certaireland.ie. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "DCC Oil Ireland rebrands as Certa Ireland". RTÉ News . 7 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Plaza, Pedro (2 January 2020). "Ireland: Tesco transfers fuel network to DCC". Petrol Plaza. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "DCC Acquires Maxol Direct Northern Ireland". OilFiredUp. 8 October 2011. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "DCC's Maxol Direct Rebrands As Emo In Northern Ireland". OilFiredUp. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Certa buys Alternative Energy Ireland to fuel move to renewable energy". RTE. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "EcoMax: Next Generation Home Heating". Certa. October 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
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