Manx Gas
Gas for the Island's residents and businesses is supplied by Manx Gas. The Douglas area is fed with natural gas, the result of a recently-completed multi-million pounds investment by the company. Other towns are provided with mains LPG/air gas and both tank and cylinder gas are also supplied. For motorists, Autogas is available, reducing running costs markedly.
Not only does Manx Gas provide for the Island's gas needs, it also maintains the 250 miles of pipeline infrastructure, services appliances and central heating systems, and sells new appliances from a centrally situated showroom. Agencies cover oxygen, acetylene, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, food preservation materials and balloon gas.
Manx Gas employs around 100 people in the Isle of Man and provides regular work for well over 100 CORGI-registered gas installers. About 200 local companies supply goods and services to the company.
Sixteen shops in the Island sell approved gas appliances, there are 34 agents for cylinder gas and Manx Gas has its own showroom in Douglas. The company operates a fleet of support vehicles, from bulk gas containers to cylinder delivery wagons, mains layers and customer service vans. It maintains more than 250 miles of underground pipelines.
In coming years, the Isle of Man Government wish to convert the whole Island to piped Natural Gas.