got a reply from the new gas place and the prices are very good i asked for a quote on 2 mid sized bottles one pur argon and one argon/co2 mix and the reply was--
if you require two bottles then you would require two licences @ £40.00 each and refill price of £29.00 incl vat for each type of gas total would be £138.00
Thanks for your interest
very good i think
hope this helps out some midlands welders
cheers gaz