British Gas

British Gas Trading Limited
Company type	Limited company (subsidiary of Centrica)
Industry	Utilities
Predecessor	1812 (as the Gas Light and Coke Company); 1948 (as the area gas boards); 1973 (as the British Gas Corporation); 1986 (as British Gas plc);
Founded	February 1997 (as a subsidiary of Centrica)
Headquarters	Staines-upon-Thames, England, United Kingdom
Area served	United Kingdom
Key people	Chris O'Shea ; (Chief Executive, Centrica Consumer); Matthew Bateman; (Managing Director, UK Home)
Products	Gas; Electricity; Boilers and central heating; Plumbing and drains; Renewable Energy; Home appliance services
Parent	HM Government (1812–1986); Centrica (1997–present)
Website	www.britishgas.co.uk

British Gas (trading as Scottish Gas in Scotland^[2]^[3]^[4]) is an energy and home services provider in the United Kingdom. It is the trading name of British Gas Services Limited and British Gas New Heating Limited, both subsidiaries of Centrica.^[5] Serving around ten million homes in the United Kingdom, British Gas was the biggest energy supplier in the country, until 2024 when it was overtaken by Octopus Energy as the UK's largest electricty supplier.[1] It remains larger for gas. It is considered one of the Big Six dominating the gas and electricity market in the United Kingdom.^[6] Their lines are open from 8am to 5pm on weekdays, and 9am to 6pm on weekends.

^ "See all our locations in the UK and Republic of Ireland" (PDF). Centrica. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016. 3. British Gas Head office, The Causeway, Staines
^ "Scottish Gas raises prices again". 27 July 2006. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
^ "Scottish Gas - Intellectual Property Office". GOV.uk. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
^ "ScottishPower, SSE, Scottish Gas, Outfox & Octopus". The Herald. 25 January 2021. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
^ "British Gas Legal Information", Legal information - British Gas, retrieved 2 March 2012
^ "Millions face rise in energy bills", Money: Business news, money advice, personal finance, property news, 11 October 2012, archived from the original on 14 October 2012, retrieved 11 October 2012

[1] "See all our locations in the UK and Republic of Ireland" (PDF). Centrica. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016. 3. British Gas Head office, The Causeway, Staines

[2] "Scottish Gas raises prices again". 27 July 2006. Retrieved 19 December 2021.

[3] "Scottish Gas - Intellectual Property Office". GOV.uk. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.

[4] "ScottishPower, SSE, Scottish Gas, Outfox & Octopus". The Herald. 25 January 2021. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.

[5] "British Gas Legal Information", Legal information - British Gas, retrieved 2 March 2012

[ukpower-6] "Millions face rise in energy bills", Money: Business news, money advice, personal finance, property news, 11 October 2012, archived from the original on 14 October 2012, retrieved 11 October 2012

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