DCC to acquire Shell Direct UK for €23m

DCC is continuing to expand its energy business in Britain, where it claims to be the top independent player in the sector.

DCC is to buy the business and assets of Shell Direct UK for a total of €23m, it announced yesterday.

Shell Direct supplies heating oils and transport fuels to domestic and commercial customers in Britain, and its acquisition consolidates it as a leading independent player in the market. The business will operate as a Shell-branded distributor trading as Emo Oil. It has 36 depots across Britain and employs about 500 people.