About Us

Our Heritage as a Calor Gas Dealer

The Calor dealership initially operated from the company’s Gold Street premises, however as sales increased and the business grew, it soon became impossible to operate from the limited space available.

In October 1977 the Calor Gas operation moved to the Kingsthorpe site. In the early days, business tended to come from village areas without a mains gas supply. Sales increased in the mid 70’s with the advent of the National Electricity power cuts and Bell were appointed a Main Dealer, responsible for distributing gas to various outlets.

In particular, winter heating in factories and the use of Calor gas to operate forklift trucks developed into a major part of sales. This was enhanced in recent years by the increase in demand from mobile catering vans and a boom in outdoor leisure activities such as boating, caravanning and outdoor cooking.

Due to our large capacity we also supply gas for catering at local events such as the Northampton Balloon Festival and Silverstone F1 GP.