Dublin-based group buys BP supply business

A fuel supply business operated by BP and used by customers for heating, cooking and industrial processes was sold for £40.5m (€51m) today to Dublin-based DCC.

A fuel supply business operated by BP and used by customers for heating, cooking and industrial processes was sold for £40.5m (€51m) today.

BP’s liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distribution arm operates from 13 UK locations and has a fleet of 62 delivery vehicles supplying 87,000 tonnes a year of LPG for tanks and through a range of gas cylinders.