Flogas goes nationwide with commercial Natural Gas

Flogas has announced plans to roll out a natural gas service for commercial customers throughout Ireland, following a successful pilot launch in the North-East. Nature's Best in Drogheda was its first customer and in the past six months, the company has saved 35% on its natural gas bills.

Established in 1987, Nature's Best employs over 200 people at its 60,000 sq. ft factory in Drogheda and is the leading producer of vegetable and fruit-based chilled convenience food products for the major Irish multiples. Aside from central heating and hot water, natural gas is essential to the company's production process as it is used to run the key cooking and cleaning machines.

At the announcement of the nationwide roll-out of the Flogas Natural Gas service to commercial customers following a successful pilot launch in the North-East were Michael Keogh, commercial sales, Flogas Natural Gas and Jennie Dockrell, team leader, of Flogas Natural Gas with Declan Tolan, financial reporting manager at Nature's Best. Nature's Best in Drogheda was its first customer and in the past six months, the company has saved 35% on its natural gas bills. (Click on the image to view a larger version)

Declan Tolan, financial reporting manager at Nature's Best, said, "Because we make all of our products fresh to order, we work around the clock, seven days a week, to meet our customers' requirements. Any downtime would have a negative impact on our business so it was critical that there was no disruption during the changeover. But as the change was simply on paper there was absolutely no interruption in gas supply at all."

A leading LP Gas supplier, Flogas entered the natural gas market following its deregulation a few years ago and has been supplying natural gas via the existing Bord Gais Networks pipeline to over 11,000 homes in the North-East, Midlands and the West.

"Like all companies in today's environment, the control of overheads is very important and we were delighted to have saved on our natural gas bills by over a third since changing to Flogas Natural Gas. It has made a real difference to our running costs", continued Declan Tolan.

Said Richard Martin, managing director of Flogas Ireland, "In these cost-cutting times, we're very pleased that Nature's Best has seen tangible benefits from the changeover to our natural gas service. Natural gas users now have a choice of suppliers and commercial customers switching to Flogas Natural Gas will save money by benefiting from a cheaper gas rate and thereby reducing their natural gas bills."

For details of how customers can switch from Bord Gais Energy Supply to Flogas Natural Gas, contact 1850-306-800 or visit the new website, www.flogasnaturalgas.ie, which also features a competition to win three trips to New York.