News by year
17th December 2008
The Ulster Rugby Academy has this week announced a partnership with Phoenix Natural Gas.
15th December 2008
Phoenix Supply has today confirmed a 22.1% reduction in its tariffs with the lower rates applying from 8th January 2009. The price cut is due to the fall in the global wholesale cost of gas over recent weeks.
26th November 2008
Scrabo Children’s Centre at Ards Hospital has received a powerful boost from the Energy for Children Charitable Trust, the natural gas industry Charity set up to raise money for local disadvantaged children.
10th November 2008
Phoenix Natural Gas today revealed it has written to Mike O’Brien, the Minister of State for the Department for Energy and Climate Change, calling on the government to vigorously oppose the formation of a natural gas cartel.
24th October 2008
David Strahan, General Manager of Phoenix Supply Ltd comments:
21st October 2008
You may be used to popping into your local Gordons Chemist to pick up a prescription, get advice or a cure for an ailment but now, thanks to a scheme from NIE Energy, you can also find out about free gas central heating systems on offer.
29th September 2008
The Welcome Centre at St Peter’s Square in West Belfast has received a warm gesture from Phoenix Natural Gas. The Welcome Centre is run by 20 dedicated volunteers and staff, staying open most days between 8am and 10pm.
10th September 2008
Phoenix Supply today announced that exceptionally high wholesale gas costs have resulted in it having to increase tariffs.
8th September 2008
Minimising the impact of construction work on roads is never easy, however continuing to play its part Phoenix Natural Gas has re-launched its ‘Dial Before You Dig’ charter with a new option – Click ‘Dial Before You Dig’.
19th August 2008
The Energy for Children Charitable Trust, set up three years ago by the local natural gas industry, has announced that it has provided Ballymurphy Asperger’s Youth Group with funding to buy some much-needed new facilities for the children involved.
10th July 2008
A fifteen-year-old boy who suffered terrible injuries in a traffic incident two years ago has received a welcome boost from a local charity.
23rd June 2008
Residents at the Mill village development in Comber have celebrated being the first householders in the town to be connected to the newly extended natural gas network.
3rd June 2008
NIE Energy, in conjunction with Phoenix Natural Gas, have this week launched a new energy scheme.
24th April 2008
On 1st May 2008 the natural gas price will increase by 28%. This is as a result of one reason: the wholesale cost of gas has reached record highs since Phoenix reduced tariff prices in March 2007.
21st April 2008
Pupils at St Kevin’s Primary School recently got a visit from representatives of the Carbon Trust and Phoenix Natural Gas.
31st March 2008
Cairn Lodge Boxing Club in West Belfast has welcomed substantial funding from the Energy for Children Charitable Trust – the Charity set up by the natural gas industry with the aim to help local disadvantaged children.
29th February 2008
For a third year Phoenix Natural Gas and the University of Ulster have set a tough challenge to budding artists at the University’s School of Art and Design.
4th February 2008
Large numbers of local aspiring young athletes had the opportunity to sample life in the fast lane at last weekend’s Irish Indoor Athletics Championships held at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast.
3rd January 2008
Roan Craig (7), who attends Roddensvale Special School, has received a welcome boost from the Energy for Children Charitable Trust – the Charity set up by the local natural gas industry to raise funds for disadvantaged children.
6th December 2007
The Energy for Children Charitable Trust – set up two years ago by the local natural gas industry – has announced that it has provided work place administration facilities for the pupils at St Louise’s College on the Falls Road.
29th November 2007
Just one of the reasons for Energy Managers from across the Greater Belfast business sector to come together today at the annual ‘Gas Energy Management’ event, hosted by Phoenix Supply and Invest Northern Ireland at Belfast Castle.
22nd October 2007
Energy Saving Trust research has revealed the important role that key influencers within communities can play in reducing energy consumption and costs. It highlights a real opportunity for influencers to focus communication right to the heart of each com
16th October 2007
The Energy for Children Charitable Trust – set up two years ago by the local natural gas industry – has announced that it has provided work place administration facilities for the pupils at St Louise’s College on the Falls Road. Year 12 students are now
28th September 2007
Going Green: Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Nigel Dodds has announced a new joint initiative between renewable energy grant programme Reconnect and Phoenix Natural Gas.
27th September 2007
Today some 200-business delegates from across the UK, Ireland, Europe and as far as the US will converge at the Hilton Hotel, Templepatrick for the 11th Annual Gas Industry Conference hosted by Phoenix Natural Gas.
12th July 2007
Belfast pupils scoop top award under the guidance of engineers from Phoenix Natural Gas.
19th June 2007
Phoenix Natural Gas have again shown their support for Bike2Work Week.
11th June 2007
Phoenix Natural Gas and Northern Ireland Electricity launch their new 'Snug Plus' scheme.
7th June 2007
Local gas charity ‘Phoenix Energy for Children Trust’ has recently provided the funds to give our local children’s hospice an opportunity to experience the many benefits of having music therapy.
4th June 2007
For the third year in a row Phoenix has been recognised for its positive impact on local society by being presented with the Big Tick Award by 'Business In The Community'.
20th April 2007
Denver Wasson of Phoenix Natural Gas has won the Irish section of this year’s Young Persons Paper Competition. As is tradition the competition is comprised of various regional pulmonary rounds were the winner of each then goes through to the final.
8th April 2007
A group of Bangor teenagers from Rathgill Learning & Resource Centre have just arrived back from an action packed training week in Scotland, made possible thanks to funding from local gas industry charity the ‘Phoenix Energy for Children Charitable Trust'
21st March 2007
Phoenix Natural Gas confirms a 14.6% reduction in its tariffs. These lower rates will apply from 31st March.
26th February 2007
It has been announced that funding from local Charity the ‘Phoenix Energy for Children Charitable Trust’ has recently provided Fleming Fulton School with a new interactive sensory classroom.
19th February 2007
Large numbers of local aspiring young athletes had the opportunity to sample life in the fast lane at last weekend’s Irish Indoor Athletics Championships held at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast.
5th February 2007
PHOENIX NATURAL GAS LTD BELFAST has been presented with a British Safety Council Sword of Honour following a ceremony at the historic Goldsmiths’ Hall, London on 24 November. The company operates as a downstream transmission and distribution gas business.
31st January 2007
At the CBI’s Energy Forum today delegates heard from the CBI’s Energy Policy Adviser, the local Energy Regulator & local electricity and gas companies on the prospects for the local energy market.
12th January 2007
The KJET programme pioneered so successfully last year at Lisburn YMCA has received funding so that the Lisburn North Community Association can continue its development across the city.
18th December 2006
Pic Caption: Miss Northern Ireland, Catherine Milligan, and Phoenix CEO Peter Dixon get into the festive spirit.
7th December 2006
One of the cornerstones in the development of the local natural gas industry has been the growth of an indigenous trade and now after 10 years there are over 300 individual natural gas installation businesses in the north.
28th November 2006
Phoenix is able to confirm that agreement has been reached in principle with Ofreg to extend the recovery of the network investment from the current date of 2016 to 2046.
22nd November 2006
University of Ulster Student Fin Clements has been announced as the winner of this year's 'Energy In Art' competition, a unique initiative between Phoenix Natural Gas and the University of Ulster.
10th November 2006
Grand Opera House Theatre Director John Botteley and Phoenix Natural Gas CEO Peter Dixon join together to celebrate the launch of the Phoenix Art Gallery at the newly reborn Grand Opera House.
30th October 2006
Little Jill Nelis (aged 6) from Dundonald who suffers from brittle bone disease and scoliosis has received a welcome boost from a local gas charity. Every day she lives with the threat of bone fractures that she picks up all too often.
13th October 2006
In August of this year thieves broke in to the Mount Eagles home of unwell 2-year-old Stephen Og Leckey and stole his precious heart monitor.
10th October 2006
Experts at Phoenix Natural Gas have revealed that in the 10 years since the industry established itself here, local natural gas customers have helped prevent over 1.6 million tonnes of Carbon Dioxide from entering the atmosphere.
4th September 2006
Midland White City Boxing Club in North Belfast has welcomed substantial funding from the Phoenix Energy for Children Charity that has helped to purchase a new
world-class boxing ring
3rd August 2006
The organisation ‘Parents Education as Autism Therapists’ (PEAT), based on the Springfield Road, has welcomed substantial funding from the Phoenix Energy for Children Charity that has helped purchase a large amount of Picture Exchange Communication System
6th June 2006
Ashfield Girls Secondary School in East Belfast has received the substantial four figure-funding sum they required to help secure their new status as an ICT specialist school.
8th May 2006
A large number of teams from throughout the local natural gas industry got together at the end of April to play a highly contested 6 a-side football tournament to raise money for the Phoenix Energy For Children Charity.
24th April 2006
Lisburn Home-Start has received a welcome funding boost from the Phoenix Energy for Children Charity with the news that all of the children supported by the initiative are to get a fun activity day out to Carnfunnock Country Park in Larne.
24th April 2006
The Special Olympic section of North Down Athletic Club has received a vital boost with the news that it has been awarded funding from the Phoenix Energy for Children Charity.
4th April 2006
The Olympus Girls Club has received a musical boost from the Phoenix Energy for Children Charity after it was announced that they had been successful in applying for funding support
20th March 2006
Lindsay House Children’s Home in Dunmurry has celebrated the news that it is to receive funding support from the Phoenix Energy for Children Charity.
28th June 2005
The race is on as the Natural Gas Industry challenges itself, through the ‘Phoenix Energy For Children’ challenge to attempt to raise £100,000 by next year.