A brief history
For decades, CORGI (Council for Registered Gas Installers) was the UK gas registration body every homeowner knew. The friendly logo with the little dog was a reassuring sight on a heating engineer's van. In April 2009, CORGI's role as the gas registration body was replaced by the Gas Safe Register — a change mandated by the Health and Safety Executive.
Why did it change?
The HSE reviewed the gas registration scheme and decided a new body — Gas Safe Register — would administer the Approved Code of Practice for gas work. The change was driven by a desire to improve oversight and modernise the scheme. CORGI as a brand still exists in some forms (home emergency cover, etc.) but is no longer the legal gas registration body.
What stayed the same
The legal requirement for all gas work to be carried out by a registered engineer remained. The principle of independent registration, ID cards, and public access to check engineer credentials all continued under Gas Safe Register.
What you need to check today
Every gas engineer must be on the Gas Safe Register. You can check any engineer's registration at GasSafeRegister.co.uk by entering their licence number. They must carry and show their Gas Safe ID card. The card shows their qualification categories — make sure it covers domestic gas appliances.
If someone claims to be "Corgi registered"
CORGI registration as the gas safety scheme has not been valid since April 2009. Any engineer claiming current Corgi gas registration as evidence of legal authorisation to work on gas is either mistaken or misleading you. Always verify Gas Safe Register status.
Verdict
Gas Safe Register is the current and only legal standard. Check every engineer's registration before work begins. All Corby Boiler Installations engineers are fully Gas Safe registered — you can verify our registration number on the Gas Safe website.