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What is OFTEC?

OFTEC (Oil Firing Technical Association) is the trade body and Competent Person Scheme for the oil heating industry across the UK and Ireland. OFTEC-registered technicians can self-certify installations of oil boilers, tanks and renewable-liquid-fuel appliances. The scheme is recognised under Building Regulations for notifiable oil-heating work. Around 11,000 technicians are currently registered.

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Yolist. (2026). What Is OFTEC? Yolist UK Business & Trade Glossary. Retrieved June 9, 2026, from https://yolist.uk/glossary/oftec

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