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Shropshire Gas and success – words that in recent years
have become synonymous for the Shropshire based company which
has gone from strength to strength. It is a real success story
which looks set to continue.
Malcolm Carter founded the company in Market Drayton in 1978.
Quick to exploit new opportunities, the company was the first
in the region to develop a ‘Service Care’ heating
cover plan. As a small local business we made 400 service
calls in our first year. Today our enterprise completes over
400 service calls each week.
Business evolution
Building upon success, the company relocated to its current
premises in 1985. Expansion followed to meet demand of new
areas being connected to the mains gas network – growth
that was exemplified by a five-fold increase in turnover.
In 1993 the company was awarded the largest local authority
gas maintenance contract in the area by Shrewsbury and Atcham
Borough Council. Today we are the preferred contractor to
both Severnside Housing and North Shropshire District Council
– with a combined housing stock of over 8,000 properties.
From this success Shropshire Gas has further expanded to employ
a dedicated team of ex-British Gas personnel with specialities
in every aspect of gas service. They are able to complement
each other, working together as a team to ensure our company’s
place as the region’s leading gas service provider.
This has provided a platform for rapid expansion of service
contracts to: homeowners, landlords, local authorities and
insurance companies.
Developing services for the public sector
In 2003 Severnside Housing selected Shropshire Gas as the
preferred partner for gas heating service and repairs. The
new partnership started trading with a five year contract
for the servicing and maintenance of Severnside’s 5,500
housing stock. In 2004 Shropshire Gas was selected by ‘Best
Value’ tender as the preferred contractor for North
Shropshire District Council. As a result, the company was
awarded a three-year contract (with an optional extension)
for the servicing and maintenance to a stock of over
2,500 homes.
Strategy for success
Today the company is a diverse business operated by directors
Malcolm Carter, James Walton and Thomas Murray. It provides
three distinct areas of operation:
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Emergency service repairs;
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Regular contract maintenance; and
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Heating and appliance installations.
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