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INDUSTRIAL AFFILIATES Preparatory work is already underway
and the first phase of planting will
resume at Crom in the autumn.
A new energy strategy for Northern
SGN NATURAL GAS PUTS Ireland, currently in development, will
run until 2050 and take account of the
UK government’s commitment to net
DOWN LOCAL ROOTS BY zero carbon emissions by that deadline.
Offsetting energy-related emissions is
expected to form part of the approach,
and by planting a new tree for every
PLANTING 7,000 TREES domestic gas meter installed SGN
Natural Gas says it is contributing to the
realisation of this target.
Danny O’Malley, Director of SGN
Natural Gas, said the company was
committed to enhancing biodiversity
in its network area and supporting
the creation of new natural habitats
accessible to local communities.
He said: “We’re extremely pleased to
be gifting a total of 7,000 trees to help
create a native woodland in the heart of
our network area.”
“Woodlands can be enjoyed by
so many as both a recreational and
educational resource, bringing
together people of all ages and
encouraging healthy outdoor activities
from walking to bird watching, which
can have a positive impact on mental
health and well-being as well as
CAROLYN TRIMBLE FROM INDIWOODS INSPECTING
ONE OF THEIR NEWLY PLANTED WOODLANDS WITH the rich environmental dividends
SENNEN, HER SPRINGER SPANIEL delivered for our countryside.”
Bringing natural gas to the west of
SGN NATURAL GAS has announced trees will be planted in the network Northern Ireland marks the culmination
an initiative to plant 7,000 trees in the area by the end of 2022 and, as a result, of one of the most significant energy
heart of its new network area in the SGN Natural Gas will have planted a infrastructure projects ever undertaken in
west of Northern Ireland. new tree for every domestic gas meter the province. Representing an investment
The company is providing 4,000 trees installed by that date. of over £250 million, the project has the
in the initial phase of the project. The Woodland consultancy IndiWoods, potential to meet the energy needs of up
wooded wonderland will be located on which has planted over one million to 40,000 homes and businesses across
approximately 2.5 hectares at Crom, trees in Northern Ireland during the Counties Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry/
in Co Fermanagh. An additional 3,000 past 16 years, is overseeing the project. Londonderry over the next 40 years.

SPRINGERS INTO ACTION featured on the cover of Gi, came to the
North West for the first time in July.
Over two days, they worked in
gas network, Cadent. Their sniffing Skelmersdale, Huyton, Blackburn,
expertise adds to a range of methods Stockport, Oldham and Middleton,
used to fix issues with water getting looking for previously hard to
into underground gas pipes. discover points through which water
Just half an eggcup of water is was getting into gas pipes.
enough to block a customer’s service The clever canines amazed even
pipe and as these pipes often run for the most experienced engineers by
long distances underneath footpaths, tracking down small hairline fractures
ACE DETECTIVE SNIFFER dogs have verges, gardens, and driveways, it is in the underground gas pipes.
started leading engineers to the source hugely disruptive if engineers need David Leah, a repair team leader for
of the tiniest of cracks in gas pipes in to dig them up to find the source of Cadent in Manchester and Stockport,
North West England. water ingress. said: “When we dug down to where
Former police explosives and Police dog sergeant instructor Steve the dogs detected something, it was
drugs dogs Nelly, Midge and Milly Foster’s specially-trained English spot on – or a foot away at most. It was
are now hard at work for the region’s Springer spaniels, who previously unbelievable. The dogs are going to be

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