With locally-owned Brunswick Valley Gas (BVG) being recently sold to international gas and engineering company Elgas, there’s many who may not know there is a locally-owned option.
Amy Vidler from Swap a Bottle told The Echo that now that Noel from BVG has retired and sold his business to Elgas, they are distributing in the Byron Shire, offering a local alternative for gas bottle deliveries.
The Murwillumbah-based company had supplied BVG their gas cylinders for almost ten years and Swap a Bottle have been in business for over 25 years.
Local supplier
‘We started in the back corner of an LPG depot in Burleigh Heads, and now 16 years later, we own our very own LPG fill facility in Murwillumbah,’ Amy told The Echo.
‘We had a great relationship with Noel at BVG and still do! We even bought one of his trucks off him. Previously we had a handshake agreement that we wouldn’t go looking for customers in his “area” so we all had the opportunity to gain a great customer base and build our businesses.’
Elgas are an overseas-owned company so their profits don’t stay here.
No contracts
‘No household customer is under any contract or obligation from any gas company,’ explained Amy.
‘People can choose and pick who they like – we just want the customers to understand they have an option to stay with a local small business if they choose!
‘We offer a good price and great service. And importantly for families – we charge no rental fees. That won’t change’.
To find out more about Swap a Bottle visit their website at: swapabottlegas.com or call 1300 727 013.
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