Whilst comparing Hobbyweld to SGS Gases please remember SGS is an independent family run business built up from nothing.
Hobbyweld is now a division of Air Products and is ultimately owned by an American conglomerate .
Due mainly to the issues in Ukraine the cost of new cylinders are now well above the deposits we charge.
The figures you have quoted are set by the individual distributor but are not far from the true cost of a new cylinder.
(Might be worth noting, we buy about 2000 new cylinders each month)...
We are supplying Spain through our sister company Argoco Espana but have not got any distributors in France as yet.
We have distributors in northern Spain if you fancy a drive south;
https://argoco.es/distribuidores
Hi.
A small explanation of our gas supply!
Firstly all Argon, Oxygen and Nitrogen come from huge Air Separation plants operated by the big international gas companies, so the quality is the same whoever is selling the product.
We buy these gases as liquid, typically at minus 200 centigrade .
The...
We offer a £10 cashback for your first 10litre purchase or £20.00 cashback for your first 20litre purchase.
Just PM me when you have bought a cylinder then post a copy of the invoice together with your bank details to our office address and we will credit your bank account.
SGS Gases Ltd
Poplar...
We will always help end users who have any issues with distributors.
The best option would be to phone us and we would sort the problem for you.
It should be noted that most of our 1000 distributors use modern computerized accounts systems that require an invoice number in order to process the...
The cashback offer for members first cylinder is still on.
When we set up the business we had discussions with HMRC and it was decided that as our cylinders are with the end user for prolonged periods of time then vat on these deposits would be appropriate.
The full deposit including vat is...
SGS Gases always refund 100% of the deposit no matter how long the cylinder has been with the customer.
The cylinders you are looking at from Poland are only filed to 150BAR not the 200 BAR we fill to .
Nobody in the UK will fill these Polish cylinders so you are relying on that company abroad...
The only issue you may get with taking a cylinder back to a different distributor for refund or even refill is that many of the distributors use computerized accounts packages that require an invoice number to be able to raise a credit, this can apply to refills but there is usually a way around...
5%CO2/Argon mix will give you much better results on thin steel.
Any of our SGS Gases distributors would be able to supply you and you can get a cashback from us on your first cylinder for being a member of this forum.
Alan
SGS Gases Ltd
Prices do vary from one distributor to another and around the country.
Also those prices do look like Pure Argon rather than CO2/Argon mix.
Alan
SGS Gases Ltd
Slightly off topic but relevant, we are looking for distributors in France and somebody to head up a French subsidiary if anybody fancies the challenge and has the experience!
Alan
SGS Gases Ltd.
alan@sgsgases.co.uk
01934 751265
All SGS compressed gas cylinders are filled to 200 BAR. You may have confused us with other companies who fill to 137 BAR.
We now do cylinders from 10 litre right up to 50 litre and have over 100,000 cylinders in circulation.
Alan
SGS Gases