SGN Natural Gas - Newsletter Issue 2 - May 18

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Wel comet oI s s ue2ofournews l et t erwhi chi sai medatkeepi ng al lofours t akehol der supt odat eondevel opment swi t ht he SGN Nat ur alGasnet wor k,aswel lass har i ngnewsofour mos tr ecentmi l es t ones .

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St r abanei sal r eadypavi ngt hewayf ort hes ucces s f ul del i ver yoft hi sexci t i ngal t er nat i veener gypr ovi s i onf or t her egi onwi t hagr owi ngnumberofbot hdomes t i cand bus i nes sconnect i onshavi ngal r eadybeenmadei nt he Co.Tyr onet own.

Ourdedi cat edSGN Nat ur alGast eam,al ongwi t hourcont r act or s ,have beenpul l i ngoutal lt hes t opst oens ur ewemeetours t r at egi cai msandobj ect i veswhi chi ncl udecont i nued pr oact i ve,pos i t i vecommuni t yengagementacr os st hebui l dar eai nt heWes t .

Locali nf or mat i ons es s i onscont i nuet opl ayavi t alr ol ei nourongoi ngeffor t st oengagedi r ect l ywi t hl ocal r es i dent s ,bus i nes s es ,ci vi cl eader s ,pr oj ectpar t ner sandal lofourot hers t akehol der s .Thes es s i onst odat e havebeenhel di nt hehear toft hecommuni t i esweai mt oconnectandass uch,t heyhaveenabl edust o ans werawi der angeofquer i esf r om not i ficat i onsonf ut ur er oadwor kst ot i mel i nesf orconnect i ons .Wear e f ul l ycommi t t edt or ol l i ngoutt hes es es s i onsatr egul ari nt er val si nt heweeksandmont hsahead.

I ti st her ef or ever ypl eas i ngt or epor tt hatt hef eedbackt odat ehasbeenext r emel ypos i t i ve.

Iwoul dl i ket ot aket hi soppor t uni t yonceagai nt ot hankmot or i s t sandt hewi derpubl i cf ort hei rcont i nued pat i enceandcooper at i ondur i ngt hes i gni ficantongoi ngdevel opmentwor kst oens ur et hatt hous andsof homesandbus i nes s esi nt heWes t er nar eahaveacces st onat ur algasovert henextf ew year s .

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Si gni ficantwor ki scont i nui ngont hegr oundt oens ur e homesandbus i nes s esi nal lei ghtt ownswi t hi nt he net wor kar eacanavai loft hemanybenefit sofnat ur al gasass oonaspos s i bl e.

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St r abanei sal r eadypavi ngt hewayf ort hes ucces s f ul del i ver yoft hi sexci t i ngal t er nat i veener gypr ovi s i onf or t her egi onwi t hagr owi ngnumberofbot hdomes t i cand bus i nes sconnect i onsi nt heCo.Tyr onet own.

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Wear ef ul l ycommi t t edt or ol l i ngoutt hes es es s i onsatr egul ari nt er val si nt heweeksandmont hsahead.

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Hecont i nued:“ Wear edel i ght edt obeannounci ngt hi sl at es ts i gni ficantmi l es t onef ort heSGN Nat ur al GasNet wor kandanaddedboos tf ort hel ocaleconomyi nSt r abanes oear l yi nt henew year . “ Thedeci s i onbyMcCol gan' st os wi t cht onat ur algast opowert hei rf oodpr oduct i onf aci l i t yi sahuge vot eofconfidencei nt hewel ldocument edbenefit sofnat ur algaswhi chi ncl udehel pi ngbus i nes s es r educet hei rcar bonf oot pr i ntandenabl i ngt hem t obeevenmor ecompet i t i vei ngl obalexpor tmar ket s . ” Jami eaddedt hat201 8woul dbeaver ys i gni ficantyearf ort hepr oj ectover al lbutf orSt r abanei npar t i cul ar now t hatnat ur algasi sr eadi l yavai l abl ei nanumberofs t r eet sandes t at esacr os st het own. “ Wear el ooki ngf or war dt oconnect i ngani ncr eas i ngnumberofdomes t i ccus t omer sands omeof St r abane' smos tdynami ccompani est ot henew net wor ki nt hever ynearf ut ur e.Wear ecur r ent l yhol di ng as er i esofi nf or mat i ons es s i onsi nt het ownt ohel pgui del ocalr es i dent sandt hebus i nes scommuni t y s ucces s f ul l yt hr ought heconnect i onpr oces s . ” Gr ai nneHampt on,Managi ngDi r ect orofMcCol gan' sQual i t yFoods ,al s owel comedt heannouncement byt hef ami l yr unbus i nes swhi chpr oduceschi l l edandf r ozenf oodf orl eadi ngr et ai l er sandf oods er vi ce oper at or sacr os st heUKandI r el and.

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