Private equity deal creates 20 jobs at Liverpool-based Gas Tag

Gas safety technology company Gas Tag has unveiled plans to double the size of its team with the help of a recent multi-million pound investment.

The Liverpool-based company will create 20 jobs to bring its headcount to over 40 staff, on the back of a £20m deal last month with private equity house Waterland.

The roles available include project managers, account managers and software developers, all based at Gas Tag’s HQ in St Paul’s Square.

The firm uses the latest technology to help landlords, housing associations and local authorities tackle illegal gas fitters and meet gas and fire safety regulations.

Once a physical gas tag is installed on a property’s gas outlet, software tracks and records all the gas appliances and any gas works carried out. It can only be used by qualified Gas Safe-registered engineers.

Gas Tag operations director John Roche said: “The investment into the business allows us to scale at pace and, in order to do so, we will need to continue identifying and attracting the very best talent to join the Gas Tag team.”

“Gas Tag is unique in providing housing associations, local authorities and landlords with a real time, proactive approach to gas and fire safety.”

He continued: “We are already looking beyond gas and adding further game-changing products aimed at safety compliance. Constant innovation and new product development is central to our long-term business strategy.”

The company was founded by Paul Durose and Stephen Ullathorne. A number of MPs and industry figures have backed Gas Tag since its launch earlier this year, believing its technology could bring about a revolution in gas safety.