- Cadent spending over £90 million on new gas pipes in North London region
- 390kms of ageing iron gas mains to be renewed across the region
- Work will keep gas flowing for decades to come
Cadent, the UK’s biggest gas network, is investing over £90 million to upgrade 390kms of ageing metal gas pipes in the North London region this year (2017/18).
The company, which delivers gas to over two million homes, businesses and community facilities, across North London and parts of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey and Essex, is replacing ageing metal gas mains with new hard-wearing ultra-tough plastic gas mains that will last for decades and require little or no maintenance.
Steve Mason, who heads up Cadent’s gas mains replacement programme in North London said: “Our job at Cadent is to keep the energy flowing to homes and businesses across the region.
“This major investment will help ensure that local people continue to enjoy safe and reliable gas supplies for cooking their meals, heating their homes and powering their businesses for decades to come.”
The announced figures are part of a major, nationwide programme to upgrade gas mains, developed in conjunction with gas industry regulator Ofgem and the Health and Safety Executive.
Teams from Cadent and contractors work closely with local authorities to schedule work to times that minimise inconvenience. Customer teams ensure letters are sent to every property affected by each project before work starts.
Near the start of work, they also knock door-to-door, to explain the work and learn if people have specific issues to accommodate.
If anyone has enquiries about gas mains replacement work in their area they can call the customer team on 0800 096 5678.
To find out more about how Cadent replaces gas mains and how that affects residents and businesses, see
www.bettergaspipes.co.uk.
Breakdown of the 2017/18 gas mains replacement programme for the North London region by town/local area :
| Town/Local area |
Metres to be replaced in 2017/18 |
| Acton |
6514 |
| Addlestone |
1632 |
| Amersham |
1821 |
| Ascot |
1390 |
| Ashingdon |
1638 |
| Barking and Dagenham |
21134
|
| Barnes |
793 |
| Basildon |
7312 |
| Beaconsfield |
1832
|
| Benfleet |
1942 |
| Billericay |
5186 |
| Bourne End |
510 |
| Bracknell |
6392 |
| Brent |
9569 |
| Brentford |
310 |
| Brentwood |
1196 |
| Buckinghamshire |
354 |
| Canvey Island |
9321 |
| Chadwell Heath |
727 |
| Chadwell St Mary |
83 |
| Chalfont St Giles |
221 |
| Chalfont St Peter |
909 |
| Chepping Wycombe |
37 |
| Chertsey |
613 |
| Chigwell |
4366 |
| Chingford |
6546 |
| Corringham |
1844 |
| Dagenham |
934 |
| Doddinghurst |
607 |
| Dunmow |
55 |
| Ealing |
5268 |
| East Sheen |
1811 |
| Eastcote |
2268
|
| Eastwood |
604 |
| Edgware |
7476 |
| Egham |
636 |
| Feltham |
1867 |
| Flackwell Heath |
1113 |
| Grays |
7318 |
| Great Missenden |
121 |
| Great Wakering |
4538 |
| Greenford |
8979 |
| Ham |
148 |
| Hanwell |
5920 |
| Harefield |
2391 |
| Harrow |
3394 |
| Havering |
729 |
| Hawkwell |
1663 |
| Hayes |
9824 |
| High Wycombe |
10361 |
| Hillingdon |
334 |
| Hockley |
1637 |
| Hornchurch |
1780 |
| Horndon on the Hill |
183 |
| Hounslow |
10789 |
| Hullbridge |
1682 |
| Hutton |
1892 |
| Hyde Heath |
504 |
| Ickenham |
1971 |
| Ilford |
15845 |
| Ingatestone |
972 |
| Isleworth |
780 |
| Iver |
1031 |
| Kew |
501 |
| Kingston Upon Thames |
153 |
| London |
32910 |
| Loughton |
6591 |
| Maidenhead |
3933 |
| Marlow |
596 |
| Mortlake |
131 |
| North Harrow |
613 |
| Northolt |
614 |
| Northwood |
4331
|
| Park Royal |
350 |
| Penn |
39 |
| Pinner |
1046 |
| Prestwood |
1465 |
| Purfleet |
95 |
| Rainham |
3016 |
| Rayleigh |
2672 |
| Rayners Lane |
4879 |
| Richmond |
4316 |
| Rochford |
4005 |
| Romford |
14369 |
| Ruislip |
8453 |
| Shenfield |
2871 |
| Slough |
9267 |
| South Harrow |
3595 |
| South Ockendon |
1895 |
| Southall |
3811 |
| Southend-On-Sea |
54 |
| Staines |
12 |
| Stanford Le Hope |
1312 |
| Stanmore |
1115 |
| Stanwell |
4104 |
| Stoke Poges |
4806 |
| Sudbury |
12 |
| Sunbury On Thames |
402 |
| Sunningdale |
224 |
| Thorpe Bay |
28 |
| Thurrock |
3400 |
| Totteridge |
228 |
| Twickenham |
5746 |
| Tylers Green |
693 |
| Upminster |
1280 |
| Uxbridge |
1092 |
| Walthamstow |
1955 |
| Warley |
456 |
| Wembley |
4292 |
| West Drayton |
2400 |
| West Ealing |
697 |
| West Thurrock |
1808 |
| Wexham |
335 |
| Whitton |
186 |
| Wickford |
9043 |
| Windsor |
3663 |
| Woking |
94 |
| Woodford Green |
2053 |
| Assorted remaining work across the areas |
7914
|
| Grand Total |
390859 |
Cadent, formerly known as National Grid Gas Distribution, maintains, repairs and upgrades 131,000km of pipes across the North West, Midlands, the East of England and North London.