By Nancy Brumback, Contributing Writer

General manager Peter Ferraro (left) and service manager David Lambert help Al’s Oil carry on a tradition of success.

Al’s Oil is locally owned and family owned, supplying homeowners and commercial customers with fuel oil and personal service for over 60 years. Peter Ferraro, general manager of Al’s Oil, which is part of the Flynn Company and is located in the Flynn Plaza on Route 20 in Shrewsbury, stated, “We are a company that cares about our customers,” adding, “We offer personalized service and we welcome you to become a part of our family.”

The company offers a variety of oil delivery options and payment plans and will work with all of their customers to tailor those plans to their needs. Said Ferraro: “When customers call us, they will get off the phone knowing that we care, and we follow up quickly if there are any problems.”

Al’s is one of the largest independent residential heating companies in New England, and serves customers within about a 30-mile radius of its Shrewsbury headquarters. Offering the lowest prices for full service oil delivery, Al’s is proud of the quality of its fuels and the services it provides. The company aggressively searches the market for the best prices, but does not sacrifice the quality of the fuel it purchases.

Ferraro noted, “We have our own fleet of oil trucks and operate our own equipment with our own drivers, allowing the drivers get to know their customers.”

Oil delivery options include an automatic, computerized delivery schedule based on Al’s estimate of usage and weather conditions, or customers can keep an eye on their tank and call for a delivery. Payment options include spreading heating costs out over a 10-month budget period, payment for each delivery, and a prepaid, fixed-price plan. The company offers a discount on bills paid within 10 days and offers senior citizen discounts as well as discounts for those who have served in uniform.

In addition to delivering fuel oil, Al’s installs heating and cooling systems. The company has long installed oil-fired heating systems and now can provide natural gas systems as well as air-conditioning systems, handling such brands as Buderus, Peerless and Mitsubishi ductless air-conditioning equipment.

Al’s technicians also service existing heating and cooling systems, with 24-hour-a-day emergency service available.

“The best investment homeowners can make is to regularly service their heating systems,” said David Lambert, the company’s service manager. A buildup of soot in a boiler system can make it inefficient, requiring more fuel to heat the water. As a boiler cools off during the summer, the soot can react with the humidity in the air to produce sulfuric acid and lead to corrosion.

Al’s commercial sales division, Flynn’s Petroleum LLC, supplies both heating oil and diesel fuel for fleets and can deliver fuels to all sizes of tanks, from 500 gallons up to as large as 20,000 gallons.

When supplying diesel fuel, the company offers both on-road and off-road options, including direct fueling for vehicle fleets and fueling construction equipment at remote job sites.

Al’s Oil is located at 307 Hartford Turnpike (Route 20) in Shrewsbury, in the Flynn’s Plaza building. For additional information on oil delivery plans, pricing, installation and service, call 508-753-7221 or check the company’s website, www.alsoilservice.com.

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