Cadent Gas

Cadent Gas is a British regional gas distribution company that owns, operates and maintains the largest natural gas distribution network in the United Kingdom, transporting gas to 11 million homes and businesses across North West England, West Midlands, East Midlands, East of England and North London.^[2]

Cadent Gas Limited

Company type	Limited company
Industry	Natural gas
Founded	October 1, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-10-01) (as National Grid Gas Distribution Ltd.)
Headquarters	Coventry, England, United Kingdom
Area served	North West England, West Midlands, East Midlands, East of England and North London
Key people	Steve Fraser, Chief Executive Officer
Products	Gas distribution
Owner	A consortium including: Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, CIC Capital, Allianz Capital Partners, Hermes Investment Management, Qatar Investment Authority, Dalmore Capital and Amber Infrastructure[1]
Number of employees	6000+
Website	www.cadentgas.com

Structure and activities

Cadent Gas Limited represents four of the eight gas distribution networks in the United Kingdom. Following production and importation, all gas in the UK passes through the National Gas national transmission system, before entering the distribution networks. The distribution network providers, one of which is Cadent Limited, are responsible for the safe and efficient transportation of the gas to the end consumer, on behalf of the chosen supplier.

The company does not produce or own the gas that passes through their pipeline networks but 50% of UK gas customers are served by their pipeline system.

The company also manages the national gas emergency service free phone line on behalf of the gas industry in the UK, taking calls and giving safety advice on behalf of the industry.^[3]

The company invests in raising awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning through community and school initiatives as well as improving services to protect and support customers in vulnerable situations.

In 2017/18 Cadent Gas Limited replaced and improved 1,625 kilometres (1,010 mi) of mains pipe.^[4]

History

• 1986: Transfer of assets of British Gas Corporation to British Gas plc (integrated gas company for UK), with trading of shares in British Gas plc commencing in December
• 1997: Demerger of Centrica from British Gas
• 2000: Demerger of Lattice from British Gas
• 2002: Merger of National Grid and Lattice Transco.
• 2005: Sale of four gas distribution networks, and adoption of National Grid as the single name for principal businesses^[5]
• 2016: Creation of National Grid Gas Distribution Ltd as part of National Grid
• 2017: Sale of a majority stake of National Grid Gas Distribution in March, with operations beginning under the Cadent brand from May^[6][7]
• 2019: Sale of National Grid's remaining stake in Cadent^[8]
• 2022: A major outage took place on the Cadent Gas network in Stannington, Sheffield, affecting thousands of properties for more than a week amid below-freezing temperatures; Sheffield City Council declared a major incident. The outage was caused by a burst water main flooding the complex local gas main network.^[9]