Nicholls Oils buys Topaz heating

Nicholl Fuel Oils Group has acquired Topaz home heating business for an undisclosed amount, reports Belfast Telegraph.

Topaz, Ireland's largest petrol station chain, has 55 staff who work for the home heating business and will be transferred to the new owners.

The southern arm of the Topaz home heating business will be acquired by Dublin-based Capital Oil Supplies.

Nicholls employs more than 200 people and owns Oil Trans, Fleet Diesel, and Berngar as well as Web Oil and Brobot Fuels in England and Wales.