Traditional Fuel Merchants Serving Norfolk & North Suffolk
A Century of Warmth: The Larkins Family Story
At Larkins Fuel Merchants, we believe that high-quality service matters just as much as a high-performance fire. Our family has been keeping households warm across Norfolk and Suffolk for four generations, moving proudly from the steam-era railway sidings of 1922 to the premium, clean-burning eco-fuels of today.
When you order your winter supplies from us, you get a dedicated, face-to-face service looked after entirely by Martin and Nigel. We handle every step of your delivery ourselves. We take real pride in hand-carrying and neatly stacking every individual bag exactly where you want it stored. Loading our trucks directly from our yard here in Old Buckenham, we provide a reliable, high-care run to make sure your home is perfectly topped up and prepared all year round.
📖 Read the full Larkins Story: From 1922 to Today
🍂 Autumn & Winter Update: Peak Delivery Rounds Active
As the autumn chill arrives across Norfolk and Suffolk, our yard is fully prepared for the seasonal trading months ahead. Please note our seasonal market pricing updates:
- 🔥 Autumn & Winter (September Onwards): Standard market increases traditionally apply as peak winter heating demand begins across our regional rounds. We have sometimes successfully extended our lower rates until 30th September depending on suppliers, but we always advise ordering early to avoid disappointment.
- 📦 Premium Solid Fuels: Certified Ready to Burn Traditional Hardwood Blend bulk bags, compact log nets, and high-heat Newburn Smokeless Coal fully stocked in our yard.
- 💪 Full Hand-Stacking Service Included: No roadside pallets left abandoned on the kerb. Martin and Nigel handle the heavy manual labour, carrying and neatly stacking every individual bag straight inside your log shed, garage, or loose into your bunker.
Explore Our Premium Supplies Range
All our fuels and home supplies are ideal for modern Ecodesign appliances, multi-fuel stoves, traditional open hearths, and domestic water softeners:
🔥 Smokeless Coal & Briquettes
Enjoy a clean burn and powerful heat output across our authorised smokeless coal range. We stock eco-friendly Ecoal briquettes, cost-efficient Newburn, intense high-heat Excel, and premium Oxbow Newheat to suit your home fireplace setup perfectly.
🪵 Kiln-Dried Hardwood Logs
Enjoy powerful heat output with British hardwood logs dried below 15% moisture, available in bulk or individual bags. We supply a blend of ash, beech, and oak that burns cleanly in all wood burners.
📦 Curated Value Bundles
The smartest way to stock your woodstore while securing maximum multi-buy savings. Our pre-packaged winter fuel packs combine premium kiln-dried hardwood logs or authorized smokeless coal briquettes with our high-heat fire-starting essentials cleanly.
✨ Firelighting Essentials
Ensure an effortless, one-match start for your home grate every single evening. We stock premium, chemical-free firestarters including ultra-dry kindling boxes, odourless woodwool Flamers, and extra-long 17cm KindleFlamers for a rapid, clean ember bed.
🧂 Water Softener Salt
Protect your home’s plumbing and central heating boilers from hard water scaling. We supply high-purity Q-Salt block wraps, tablet bags, and granular salt to keep your domestic softening systems running at peak operational efficiency.
The Larkins Stacking Service: Included as Standard
Our family handles all the heavy lifting for your household across our scheduled delivery rounds:
- 💪 Stacking Service: We shoulder and hand-stack every individual bag exactly where you need it—shed, garage, utility room, or loose in your bunker.
- 🚛 Nimble Delivery Trucks: Our small 3.5-tonne delivery trucks are chosen specifically to reach narrow historic cottage lanes and quiet residential closes that completely block large national courier lorries.
- 📜 Approved Fuel Expertise: We are proud members of the Approved Coal Merchants Scheme. Whether you require smokeless coals to replace old traditional house coal or honest advice on running a new eco-stove, we offer expert, friendly guidance.
🗺️ Our Scheduled Weekly Delivery Rounds
Use our interactive schedule map to check your regular drop-off day, required zone bag minimums, and specific arrival details across our regular areas—including Attleborough, Wymondham, Hingham, Watton, Long Stratton, and Diss, alongside their surrounding villages:
📦 Collections in Old Buckenham (NR17 1PE)
If you prefer to collect your winter fuel or water care supplies directly from the yard, please note that all collections are by appointment only.
⚠️ Please call or text ahead before you travel. As we are often out on deliveries keeping our neighbours warm, checking in first ensures your bags are ready and waiting for fast vehicle loading, and makes sure Martin is on site when you arrive.
Ready to Secure Your Delivery Slot?
Experience the local, traditional family service that Norfolk and Suffolk homes and businesses have trusted since 1922. Let our family handle all the heavy manual labour for you.
📞 Call Office: 01953 861145
📱 Text / Call Martin: 07585 547289
🛒 Order online 24/7 for automated route allocation!