Facts and Figures 

1. There are 21 million gas users in the UK.
2. CORGI was founded in 1970.
3. It became a legal requirement for any business working on gas to register with CORGI in 1991. 
4. CORGI registration is legally required in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Guernsey.
5. CORGI works to a tight remit from the Health and Safety Executive.
6. CORGI is a not-for-profit company. Funding from commercial activities is allocated to CORGI’s new charitable Trust. The CORGI Trust distributes funds to projects that further enhance gas safety such as research, promotional activities and education.
7. CORGI employs 294 staff with almost 150 Inspectors based around the UK.
8. There are around 55,000 installation businesses currently on the CORGI register, employing around 120,000 individual operatives.
9. CORGI is an abbreviation of Council for Registered Gas Installers.
10. CORGI also runs voluntary registration schemes for electrical, plumbing and ventilation work.
11. It costs £375 for an installer to join CORGI (£176 registration fee plus £200 assessment fee) plus a fee for any additional operatives (£55 per operative). To renew their registration, the annual renewal fee is £175 (and £53 per operative).
12. Each year in the UK, around 30 people die from Carbon Monoxide poisoning caused by faulty gas appliances.
13. To find a local CORGI registered installer or for general gas safety advice, call 0800 915 0485.
14. Carbon Monoxide is caused by “incomplete combustion” when an appliance (gas, coal, wood, oil) isn’t working correctly.
15. Carbon Monoxide is known as the “silent killer” because you can’t see, smell or taste it.
16. CORGI’s gas safety advice is:only use a CORGI registered installer, have your appliances checked annually, never block ventilation, check your installer’s CORGI ID card
17. Know the symptoms of CO poisoning: drowsiness, nausea, headaches and stomach aches.
18. Every CORGI registered installer is issued with a unique CORGI ID card every year. 
19. Always check your installer’s CORGI ID card - front and back – this way you can be confident they are who they say they are, and that they are properly trained to carry out the work. If you don’t see this card, don’t let them in.
20. To make sure your installer is safe, ask to see their CORGI ID Card and check: does the photo match?, is the card in date?, does the business name match up?, does it have the CORGI registered installer logo and their number?  does the card list the type of work that you want the installer to undertake?