Activities
The company is organised into three divisions: DCC Energy, DCC Healthcare and DCC Technology.[26] In November 2024 it announced following a strategic review it would focus on the DCC energy business and dispose of the Healthcare and Technology businesses.[27]
Certas Energy Retail Europe incorporated in Ireland own and operate 800 retail forecourts in France, Denmark, Norway, Ireland and Luxembourg principally under the brands Esso and Shell. The business also supplies a further 200 dealer owned sites.[28]
Certas Energy (GB Oils to 2013) based in the UK was created from the acquisition of local fuel distribution businesses supplying home heating oils, businesses, farms and petrol filling stations, including Bayford & Co in the north of England in 2009.[29] Bayford also owned the UK rights to the Gulf forecourt brand. It subsequently acquired Pace fuelcare from MRH in 2011.[30] The company is now a major supplier in the home heating market and has built up a chain of directly owned forecourts under its own and other established brands. It offers two petrol station forecourt brands to dealers;
Flogas Britain developed as a national supplier of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), either in bulk or bottled gas through a series of acquisitions starting with the purchase of Portagas in 1984, followed by Alta Gas in 2001, British Gas LPG in 2002, BP owned GB Gas in 2012 and Countrywide LPG in 2018. It is the main competitor to Calor gas in the UK.[33][34][35]
Certa operate in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. In addition to oil distribution for businesses and for home heating it operates the forecourt brand;
Swea Energi Holding AB (acquired in 2011) is a heating oil and fuel distributor operating in Sweden. Qstar Försäljning AB (acquired in 2014) operates a network of over 300 unstaffed petrol station forecourts in Sweden and is a supplier for 72 dealer owned sites operated under the Bilisten brand.[37]
Flowgas Sverige AB supplies LPG with around half of the market supply in Sweden.[38]
- Gulf, typically for larger sites. Early adopter of unstaffed 24/7 operation.[31]
- Pace, aimed at local dealers. Smaller independents may retain Power, Regent, Scottish Fuels, UK or other minor branding signage from the companies acquired.[32]
- Certa, Comprising former Tesco Pay@pump stations acquired in 2020[36]
