DCC expands fuel card business

DISTRIBUTION and support services group, DCC has expanded its energy division again, with the £9.5 million (€10m) takeover of British business, Cooke Fuel Cards.

Cooke — which is based in Burnley — sells about 105m litres of motor fuels every year to 5,000 commercial vehicle fleet operating customers, via the fuel card system.

The company markets the cards under a number of leading brands, including BP, Shell, Diesel Direct and Texaco. The company’s full-year results for 2008 are likely to show it made an operating profit of about £2.7m (€2.9m).