GTC History
1995
GTC commenced operations in the Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) sector, designing and installing metered LPG networks for developments in locations outside the natural gas supply area, throughout the UK
1996
With deregulation of the natural gas transportation market, GTC successfully secured a license as a Public Gas Transporter (PGT).
1998
GTC became the first IGT since deregulation to install a new natural gas distribution network to serve a complete village. The village, Papworth Everard near Cambridge, is home to the famous Papworth Hospital and Trust who welcomed the availability of this less expensive and more efficient fuel.
1999
GTC expanded to include the non-domestic development sector (industrial and commercial), successfully securing contracts to serve major developments around the UK. Acquired gas networks from Eastern Pipelines Limited.
2002
By 2002 GTC had successfully installed 2,500 networks, laid in excess of 700 kilometres of pipeline, connected 100,000 customers and transported over 2.4 billion kW/h of gas per annum.
2003
GTC achieved the Lloyds Gas Industry Registration Scheme (GIRS) accreditation for Design, Project Management and Audit. This ensures infrastructure is built to gas industry standards, to provide safe and secure gas supplies.
2004
Transco final connections agreement signed enabling live connections to Transco mains to be made by GTC in all but the highest-pressure categories and unusual material cases. GTC acquired gas networks from Scottish Power and Mowlem Energy, adding over 56,000 household connections to GTC's portfolio. The new GTC headquarters opened in Woolpit, Suffolk.
2005
GTC responsible for a further 26,000 household connections via the acquisition of Utility Grid Installations Ltd.
2006
The Gas and Electricity Markets Authority grants GTC’s subsidiary business, The Electricity Network Company Limited, an electricity distribution licence” extending GTC’s energy network provision capability to increase electricity as well as gas throughout mainland UK.
2007
Priestley Road, Bournemouth, GTC's first electricity site successfully energised. Launch of GTC in-house construction department to install our networks, providing essential accountability and continuity for house builders.
2008
GTC reached another milestone of 500,000 homes and commercial premises contracted or connected to a GTC network.
GTC obtained NERS accreditations in Project Management and Design. NERS is a Lloyds Registered scheme for designing and constructing electricity infrastructure ensuring high technical, quality and safety standards are met. We also obtained partial WIRS accreditation to enable us to launch the GTC Multi Utility package.
In March, GTC acquired Power On Connections - the UK’s leading independent electricity connections provider. Power On Connections provides electricity infrastructure for new connections on complex high voltage projects that traditionally could only be undertaken by the host incumbent Distribution Network Operator (DNO). For more information please see Power On Connections.
2009
Following our successful water market entry in 2008 based on our partial WIRS (Water Industry Registration Scheme) accreditation for construction, GTC was awarded full WIRS. This is recognised by all water utilities and Water UK, and compliments the accreditations for gas and electricity GTC already held, and represents the same high standards for quality and safety. With GIRS, NERS, and WIRS GTC can offer a full Multi Utility provision, and is listed as a Multi Utility provider on the Lloyd’s Register.
2010
GTC worked closely with Ofgem to overcome the issue of electricity boundary metering and has actively contested the 2005 ruling as a barrier to true competition. GTC was delighted with the Ofgem decision on the 1st April which meant that underground points of isolation solutions - such as link boxes in public highways could be used to facilitate low voltage connections to DNO networks.
On 8 December 2010 – GTC part of International Energy Group (IEG) changed ownership to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. was established by Brookfield Asset Management as its primary vehicle to own and operate high quality, long life infrastructure assets on a global basis. For more information, please see Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.
2011
GTC is always investigating new technological solutions which will support house builders and developers to achieve their environmental obligations working towards the challenging government target of zero carbon homes in 2016. With this in mind GTC has increased the product range by offering new renewable solutions:
- Gas SMART meters on our networks.
- Solar Photovoltacis (PV) system.
New GTC website launched.