# OFTEC

The UK's competent-person scheme for oil-fired heating. OFTEC-registered technicians are assessed to install and service oil boilers and tanks, and can self-certify their work with building control.

- Type: Certification scheme
- Traders with an OFTEC entry in the public data we track: 79
- Data collected up to: 27 Jun 2026
- Official register: https://www.oftec.org/find-a-technician
- Page: https://mytrustedtraders.com/certifications/oftec

Counts reflect collected public entries, not official membership totals. Absence from this data does not mean a trader is unregistered.

## Where holders are

- Haywards Heath West Sussex: 6
- Worthing West Sussex: 5
- Gloucester Gloucestershire: 3
- Luton Bedfordshire: 3
- St Neots Cambridgeshire: 3
- Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire: 3
- Bedford Bedfordshire: 3
- Cambridge Cambridgeshire: 2
- Milton Keynes Bedfordshire: 2
- Northampton: 2

## Trades that hold it

- Plumber: 45
- Heating engineer: 32
- Electrician: 1

## OFTEC holders with review evidence

A slice of holders that also have customer reviews on MyTrustedTraders. This is not the register itself.

- **Therm Heat Ltd**: hvac · Camberley, Guildford · 1,180 reviews. https://mytrustedtraders.com/traders/therm-heat-ltd-2
- **NJ Lees Plumbing and Heating**: plumber · Worthing, Brighton · 755 reviews. https://mytrustedtraders.com/traders/nj-lees-plumbing-and-heating
- **L.C.A Plumbing & Heating**: plumber · Luton Bedfordshire · 712 reviews. https://mytrustedtraders.com/traders/lca-plumbing-heating-plumbers-luton
- **Plumbgas Services Limited**: hvac · Stafford · 662 reviews. https://mytrustedtraders.com/traders/plumbgas-services-limited-2
- **Amesbury Plumbing & Heating Ltd**: plumber · Salisbury · 500 reviews. https://mytrustedtraders.com/traders/amesbury-plumbing-heating-ltd
- **B & G Jenkins**: hvac · Swindon · 384 reviews. https://mytrustedtraders.com/traders/b-g-jenkins
- **LCH Plumbing and Heating**: hvac · Worcester · 307 reviews. https://mytrustedtraders.com/traders/lch-plumbing-and-heating
- **Henley Plumbing & Heating Ltd**: hvac · Waterlooville, Portsmouth · 238 reviews. https://mytrustedtraders.com/traders/henley-plumbing-heating-ltd
- **The Boiler Wizard**: hvac · Driffield · 219 reviews. https://mytrustedtraders.com/traders/the-boiler-wizard
- **Chubb Heating South East Ltd**: hvac · Gravesend, Dartford · 200 reviews. https://mytrustedtraders.com/traders/chubb-heating-south-east-ltd-2
- **Douglas Renewables**: electrician · Roslin · 197 reviews. https://mytrustedtraders.com/traders/douglas-renewables
- **Hydronics Limited**: hvac · Barnstaple · 196 reviews. https://mytrustedtraders.com/traders/hydronics-limited-2

## Common questions

### What is OFTEC?

The UK's competent-person scheme for oil-fired heating. OFTEC-registered technicians are assessed to install and service oil boilers and tanks, and can self-certify their work with building control. (Certification scheme.)

### How many traders hold OFTEC?

We track 79 traders with an OFTEC entry, based on register and listing data collected up to 27 Jun 2026. This reflects the public entries we have collected, not necessarily the scheme's complete membership.

### How do I check whether a specific trader holds OFTEC?

Check the official register at https://www.oftec.org/find-a-technician, or look the trader up on MyTrustedTraders. Profiles show the credentials we have found for them, alongside reviews and other public evidence.