United Kingdom laid their gas market demand run by county councils and small private firms in the early 1900s. In 1948 that all changed with The Gas Act 1948 brought in by Clement Attlee’s Labour government. The act nationalised the UK gas industry and 1062 privately owned and municipal gas companies were merged into twelve Area Gas Boards each a separate body with its own management structure. Each Area Board was divided into geographical groups or divisions which were often further divided into smaller districts. These boards simply became known as the “Gas Board”, a term people still use when referring to British Gas.

In January 1973, British Gas was restructured by the Gas Act 1972 which centralized the company creating the British Gas Corporation and turning the area boards into regions of the new company.

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