F. F. Hitchcock Oil Acquires Superior Fuel

F. F. Hitchcock Oil Co., Cheshire, Conn., acquired Roberts Energy’s residential heating oil delivery business, marketed under the trade name Superior Fuel (along with its companion brand Amodeo Fuel) based in Waterbury, Conn., Cetane Associates announced.

Superior Fuel, founded in 1947 by Salvatore Lantieri, provides heating oil delivery and HVAC installation and maintenance services to its Connecticut customers. In 2018, its second-generation owners divested the fuels delivery division to Roberts Energy.

Frank Roberts, President of Roberts Energy, commented,

F. F. Hitchcock Oil is a family-owned and operated business serving residential, industrial, and commercial customers throughout the west-central Connecticut region. Their multi-division operation includes heating oil and propane delivery, as well as HVAC services. The transaction closed on January 10. Cetane Associates (www.cetane.net) served as arranger and financial advisor to Superior Fuel.