History of Flogas
The evolution of energy services.
Flogas Limited was incorporated in September 1977 and commenced trading in August 1978. The company was founded by Tom Cleary, Patrick Mercer, Eugene Quigley, and John Sheehan, who brought extensive experience in the LPG industry in Ireland. They were joined by a number of private investors and DCC Limited as founding shareholders.
Over the following decades, Flogas grew from a local LPG supplier into one of Ireland's leading energy providers, expanding its operations across Ireland and Great Britain while continuously diversifying its product offering.
Key Milestones
1983 – Flogas joined the Unlisted Securities Market in Dublin and London and was re-registered as Flogas plc, becoming the first Irish company to use the plc designation.
1984 – Flogas entered the British LPG market through the acquisition of Portagas Limited from the Redland plc Group.
1985 – The company expanded further in Britain with the acquisition of Go-Gas Company Limited in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
1989 – Giltron Limited acquired the Glasgow plant, and Flogas reached an agreement with Shell to acquire Ergas, an Irish subsidiary of the Royal Dutch/Shell Group.
1990 – Flogas was admitted to the Official Lists of the Dublin and London Stock Exchanges, cementing its position as one of the largest independent suppliers of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in Ireland and Britain.
1995 – Flogas became a wholly owned subsidiary of DCC plc.
2004 – Flogas entered the domestic natural gas market in the Republic of Ireland.
2009 – The company expanded into the commercial natural gas market in the Republic of Ireland.
2014 – Flogas entered the commercial natural gas market in Northern Ireland.
2019 – Flogas expanded into the domestic electricity market in the Republic of Ireland, offering dual-fuel services to customers. The company also acquired the electricity business of Just Energy.
2021 – Flogas acquired Naturgy Ireland from Naturgy Energy Group S.A., adding an industrial and commercial portfolio, along with a renewables portfolio, significantly strengthening its position in the Irish energy market.
2024 – Flogas opened the Republic of Ireland's first dedicated unmanned, self-service Bio-CNG refuelling station, supporting the transition to renewable transport fuels.
Today, Flogas is one of Ireland's leading energy providers, supplying Liquid gas (LPG), natural gas, electricity, renewable energy solutions, and sustainable transport fuels to homes, businesses, and industrial customers across the island of Ireland.