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of Gas Industry House, 1 Grosvenor Place, London. | '''British Gas Council''' of Gas Industry House, 1 Grosvenor Place, London. | ||
1916 The [[National Gas Council]] was established<ref>The Political Economy of Nationalisation in Britain, 1920-1950, By Robert Millward, John Singleton</ref>, made up of representatives of all the governing bodies of organisations in the gas industry, to deal with matters that concerned the whole of the gas industry.<ref>The Times, Nov 01, 1916</ref> | |||
1943 The gas industry proposed the formation of the '''British Gas Association''', a merger of the [[National Gas Council]] and the [[British Commercial Gas Association]]<ref>The Times Nov 03, 1943</ref> | |||
1946 The [[British Gas Council]] was founded incorporating the '''National Gas Council''' and the '''British Commercial Gas Association''' it worked to oppose nationalisation<ref> The Times, Sep 06, 1946</ref> | |||
1946 Formed as company limited by guarantee; represented members who distributed 95 percent of the gas in the UK<ref> The Times, Nov 19, 1946</ref> | |||
1949 After the nationalisation of the gas industry, a new [[Gas Council]] was established at the same address with the same chairman<ref> The Times, Apr 14, 1948</ref> which replaced the industry-funded '''British Gas Council'''<ref>The Times, Apr 30, 1949</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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==Sources of Information== | ==Sources of Information== | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:57, 25 July 2017
British Gas Council of Gas Industry House, 1 Grosvenor Place, London.
1916 The National Gas Council was established[1], made up of representatives of all the governing bodies of organisations in the gas industry, to deal with matters that concerned the whole of the gas industry.[2]
1943 The gas industry proposed the formation of the British Gas Association, a merger of the National Gas Council and the British Commercial Gas Association[3]
1946 The British Gas Council was founded incorporating the National Gas Council and the British Commercial Gas Association it worked to oppose nationalisation[4]
1946 Formed as company limited by guarantee; represented members who distributed 95 percent of the gas in the UK[5]
1949 After the nationalisation of the gas industry, a new Gas Council was established at the same address with the same chairman[6] which replaced the industry-funded British Gas Council[7]