Welcome New Members

 

As a new syndicate member we welcome you and hope you find the syndicate beneficial. We have been running now since 2008 and currently have around 45 households in the syndicate, mainly from Hargrave but a few from Ousden, Chevington, Chedburgh and elsewhere.

My name is Paul Rogers and I have run the syndicate since it was set up in 2008, having put the idea of a syndicate forward, in true democratic style, I got the job! As you can appreciate, I make nothing out of this and do this voluntarily and it is not a precise science getting the best price at the right time. I spend considerable time with my finger in the wind trying to gauge the best time to buy. All I ask is, don't get angry with me if we place an order and then 2 weeks later the price falls.

To try to keep the administration down to a minimum I like to do everything electronically, mainly via eMail and this website. From time to time some people don't get my eMails as they have been filtered out as spam so to prevent this from happening, please add hargrave.oil@gmail.com to your safe senders list or add to your contacts/address book.

How I operate:

I decide on a date when I intend to place an order based on when we ordered last, the weather, the price trend etc. etc. and post that on the Order Dates page. You will need a user ID and Password to access this page which will be emailed to you once you have registered.

One to two weeks before that date I will eMail everyone with the date I intend to order and ask for you to reply with your order requirements. (At least the day before the order date please.) I will also try to give you an idea of what the price will be, based on the Oil Price Trend.

I ask that you reply every time as this is the only way that I know for sure you have received my initial eMail. If you do not need any at this time a simple "None for us this time" reply is perfect. Otherwise just let me know how many litres you would like. Remember most of the suppliers have a minimum delivery amount of 500 litres for syndicates.

On the order day I do the phoning around and haggling until I get what is the best price on the day. This could be with any supplier if they have a good price and can deliver in a sensible time scale.

I then eMail a spreadsheet with the details of everyone who needs oil which contains your Name, Address, Post Code, Telephone Numbers, email address and the quantity required to the supplier. The supplier takes it from there contacting you for pre-payment and agreeing delivery dates if required.

I will then eMail everyone who has ordered telling you the name of the supplier, the price and the expected delivery date range.

There you have it ! - you have a full tank.

Paul Rogers  e-mail: hargrave.oil@gmail.com Tel: 01284 850416