In 2018, CPL announced its plans to build the UK's first commercial-scale Hydrothermal Carbonisation Unit at Immingham. The plant was to be constructed in partnership with the University of Nottingham and The Energy Research Accelerator using technology developed by Spanish firm Ingelia.

The second part of the company that would eventually form Homefire Group, British Fuels Limited, was first incorporated on February 19, 1955. Up until 1985, the company was first known as T.E. Jones & Co. (London) Limited. It was then renamed Cawoods Coal Limited in 1985. In 1987 Cawoods was renamed British Fuel Company Limited. Six years later, in 1993, the word company was dropped and the company became known as British Fuels Limited. Homefire (CPL Distribution Limited) in the Twenty-First Century During its long history, the companies that would later form Homefire Group had been known under a variety of names, including:Homefire has the strongest brand on the market and it has been established in the UK domestic heating market for more than 45 years with our customers valuing its outstanding performance and high quality. With the UK Government proposing to restrict the sales of wet wood and house coal as part of its Clean Air Strategy, it is now more important than ever to burn the right fuel on the right appliance. CPL is already ahead of the game having manufactured Homefire smokeless fuels and Homefire kiln dried logs for many years. Wide Range of Products . Homefire has an extensive product range, especially in the kiln-dried log and smokeless coal industry. This being said, they struggle with briquettes and currently cannot hold a candle to Lekto’s briquette selection .

Television & Radio Ads. Being large in size, Homefire can afford to buy expensive TV and radio ad space, something unheard of for speciality wood fuel suppliers. The turn of the millennium brought diversification to the group. It was during this time that garden products were introduced into Homefire's range. In 2005, Homefire re-branded its delivery fleet, attempting to reflect a more modern corporate image.

In 1995, the company bought Coal Products Ltd. from the British Coal Corporation, further cementing Charringtons as a powerful industry player. The company ended its existence in 1997 when it was acquired alongside British Fuels Ltd. to form CPL Distribution Limited (which was later renamed to Homefire Group Ltd.). History of British Fuels Ltd.