British Compressed Gases Association
organization
The British Compressed Gases Association is the UK's trade association for companies in the industrial, medical and food gases industry. BCGA was established in August 1971, succeeding the British Acetylene Association, which was formed in 1901.
Overview
The BCGA represents companies that manufacture, supply or distribute industrial, medical and food gases in the United Kingdom, including those providing related equipment, distribution systems, and health, safety, quality, inspection and training services. It represents over 100 member companies and functions as a safety and technical trade association, publishing best practice guidance documents for the industry.
Standards
The gases industry uses many standards and its members are represented at safety standards organisations such as BSI, the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Structure
The head Offices is based in Derby.
Its members include all the major gas suppliers in the UK and many SME's.
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Chronology, provenance and viewpoint should be read together before a broad social or political interpretation is accepted. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4969841. VIAF identifies the subject as 156559254. The Library of Congress control number is nb2004314316. 2 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1971 and 1901.
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