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Consumer information together with the history and background information on some of the companies highlighted in this site.

Highlights in this section include the history of the British Gas and energy market with exploration in the North Sea and a glossary of the energy markets.

You are now able to book a safety visit from a British Gas engineer online ensuring that you can select a time that fits in with your busy schedule.

Details of British Gas Plumbing Apprenticeships

Details of British Gas Phone Numbers

Homecare from British Gas can be accessed with a priority contact number.

Details of Scottish Gas Apprenticeships awards

Electrical emergency contact numbers for your local electricity distributor

Read about the British Gas apprenticeships for the gas servicing and repair and heating installation

A description of the main energy industry participants in the UK and where they are from

Telephone numbers for British Gas Customer Services

The economic advantages of being a gas and then oil exporter drove the rapid development of the British industry in the North Sea.

a gas and electricity industry jargon buster

British Gas started in the 19th century and the Gas Light and Coke Company.

In the 1990s a range of alternative suppliers entered the market

During a ten-year national conversion programme every appliance in the country had to be converted from town gas

In the 1940s and 1950s, the UK gas industry was runing as it had been for the previous hundred years.

British Gas has been raising prices in recent years. What can you do?