Janet O’Rourke and James Boyle have built an eco‑fuels brand now sold in every county in Ireland, after spotting an opening in the market for products made from sawdust and compressed wood, when peat briquettes were phased out
James Boyle and Janet O’Rourke run All-Star Eco Fuels in Claremorris, Co Mayo. Photos: Conor McKeown
Eight years ago, Janet O’Rourke and James Boyle set up a business producing eco-fuels. Their office was a spare bedroom and the factory a former calving shed on the family farm just outside Claremorris in Co Mayo.
Every week, they loaded up the van and went door to door of businesses selling what they believed was an alternative to briquettes, which were being phased out at the time.