EUROPE massively in those four years to the point that I am required and expected to absolutely improve both the top line and the bottom line of the company . This has been driven by the changing demands and expectations of our customers , our business and the regulator and the wealth of opportunities now available given the disruption brought about by digital technology .”

SGN is responsible for ensuring a safe and reliable gas supply to 5.8 million homes , looking after 74,000km of gas pipeline across the south of England and Scotland . Starting this year , SGN Natural Gas will construct new gas pipelines in Northern Ireland . Quail says : “ If you smell gas , we have to be at your home within an hour and we achieve that over 97 percent of the time .” SGN is also undertaking an extensive update to its infrastructure , replacing the ageing pipes across the network . At the same time , it ’ s going through

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