BP Gas Light - a modern tragedy?
As many people will know, BP sold this business to MacGas in the UK who distribute the same 5kg and 10kg cylinders through Homebase and some BP petrol stations.
In French supermarkets there are several makes of lightweight transparent cylinders.
In the Netherlands the "BP" cylinders are distibuted by Benegas and are available at most caravan outlets and are becoming increasingly popular.
Caravan manufacturers in the UK modified their lockers to take the BP cylinders.
It seems that in the UK, since there isn't a Homebase in every village, we are stuck with Calor Lite - not very light, not transparent and a bolted connection out of the ark.
Betamax lost out to the inferior VHS system due to lack of marketing clout. Seems like we are also missing out in the UK due to Calor's stranglehold on the market but with an inferior product. Déjà vue?