Seems like a good deal on coal....

I bought 1 ton of Coyle Glo Therm Smokeless coal in 20KG bag. I tried it out in an open fire, very pleased with the result. I was comparing it with Golden Glow Eco coal in green bags. It had a slight bit more ash, the heat output was very good. The size of the coal was between the small and large ovids. I ordered it from Greers Coal Lisburn, Co. Antrim on a Friday and it was delivered Tuesday lunchtime. 1 ton including delivery was €440.00, so excellent value and quality.

All in the name of research for boards members!

When it’s so warm you won’t get a good idea of the heat but you will for ash output I guess

A lot of discussion about a drop in coal prices earlier this year. Anyone with understanding of the market and if there is still the possibility of a price drop before the cold weather hits?

Nobody can say with absolute certainty which way prices will go. They could go up and they could go down as with all commodities. Right now there has already been a price drop by most merchants to the tune of a euro or so per bag as many on this thread predicted. Check around and if you see a price you like then buy it if you're happy, a tonne in the bunker is worth two on the truck IMO.

Looking at the commodity price the price on the market (about $160 per tonne as of right now) seems to be rising back up steadily so to me a major price drop looks unlikely in the near future unless they are looking to clear old stock. Me personally I'll be buying fairly soon, would have bought sooner but I wasn't around to take a delivery, and I still have half a tonne from last year so no major panic on my end.

You can view the coal futures chart and some info on the current global demand here:

Thanks for that - very useful.

This is why Im asking - I appreciate the retail market wont follow the spot prices, but there seems be a disconnect between pricing. I appreciate there may be a lag as stocks are worked through and input costs (shipping, labour etc) have all risen substantially, but its been a good 6 months since this dramatic drop in the price of coal.

Using Coal Warehouse columbian coal as an example,

• Mar 2022 - €380/t
• Jan 2023 - €770/t
• Sep 2023 - €650/t

Where as the chart below would indicate prices are back to pre-2022 levels, but retail prices are still high. Is there price gouging happening or is there other factors I am unaware of here?

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Yeah, coyles are a very well established supplier. Buy a bag first if you can, but I reckon it'd be good stuff. £440 is around e520. I might try them for 2 ton for e1000.

Jumped on the glo therm. Works out about 10.35 per 20kg. Thanks to the subscriber for posting

So I just placed my order for 1 tonne of Coyle Glotherm Smokeless ovoids from Greers Coal UK. Worked out at €513 including delivery to East Cork. So that's roughly €20 per 40kg bag, cheaper if you take out delivery charges. So about €17 per bag cheaper than what I was paying at the Co-Op. Hopefully it's good coal 🤞

Just looking at the Greers website. A recognised premium brand Homefire Supertherm is a lot more expensive than the Coyles Glowtherm. Does this suggest that the Glowtherm isn't as good ?

Homfire supertherm is made by CPL in England. So it cost more due to shipping charges. Myself I know long buy any smokeless coal made my CPL because the large amount of ash it leave behind. Especially now they are including crushed olive stone in there briquettes. Which is all green washing.

If they reel want to be greener they would stop cured there briquettes at 300c they would let them cold cured instead like some smokeless briquettes make do.

Correct - its also referred to as bituminous or smokey coal. It not processed AFAIK, other than being washed and screen for sizing/grading. Don't quote me on that!

Hey, I received it but haven't really had the chance to use it yet. I'll update here when I do.

Buying multiple tons wholesale is way to go