Member Article

Bottled gas operation brings energy opportunities for firms

National LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) supplier, AvantiGas, is investing in the future of the local economy by expanding into the bottled gas market in Suffolk.

The company’s flagship filling operation and sales depot in Stanton was opened with a ceremonial filling of the first gas cylinder for new customer, Norfolk-based Monarch Catering, by the company’s managing director Neil Murphy and a tour of the site with local businesses.

With an estimated one thousand Suffolk businesses operating off the mains gas supply and many more reliant on the convenience and versatility of cylinder gas, the energy company identified an opportunity to store, fill and supply the greener, cleaner-burning fuel in cylinder form to the East of England.

AvantiGas is one of the largest LPG suppliers in the UK with a network of 15 distribution centres and two inland gas terminals. Part of international energy distributor and marketer, UGI Corporation, which serves over four million homes and businesses worldwide, its cylinder gas business aims to provide a direct, fully managed service, tailored to suit individual budgets and local SMEs.

AvantiGas Area Sales Manager, Mark Gallant, commented: “AvantiGas is a well-established LPG supplier in Suffolk so we know the market well and pride ourselves on our in-house expertise. Following a six month programme of investment to re-vamp our Stanton operations, we believe we can offer a new choice for local businesses owners looking to buy bottled gas.

“With the approach that nothing is too much trouble for our customers, we plan to transform the face of bottled gas supply in the East of England with our new depot and provide a truly competitive fuel alternative. We have the technology and expertise to provide a reliable, competitive, end-to-end LPG solution and it’s exciting to see this highly convenient, easy to use fuel source become an increasingly significant part of the energy solution for so many local businesses.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Approach PR .