DCC buys UK fuel group

Business support services group DCC, has acquired Southern Counties Fuels Holdings Limited (SCFH), a oil distribution business operating in the south east of England, for €9.75m.

SCFH sells heating and transport fuels to a broad range of domestic, commercial, agricultural and transport customers and operates from 8 depots with a fleet of 60 road tankers and 135 employees. Its business will be integrated within DCC Energy’s existing oil distribution business in Britain.