n May 2024, the British Compressed Gases Association (BCGA), appointed Chris Street as President for a two-year term of office.
In this video, Chris talks about his own career path in the industry, and plans for the BCGA in the years ahead.
Chris began his career at Air Products in 1986 after graduating from The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. He later worked across Asia and Europe and completed his MBA on China before a move to Air Liquide - Calgaz.
He became owner and CEO of Scientific and Technical Gases in 2006, building the local specialty gases company into a major international which was bought by Air Liquide in 2014.
After almost a decade supporting the Calgaz business, Chris has been providing commercial expertise to the Air Liquide UK Biogas business since 2023.
Speaking at the recent BCGA Annual Conference in Manchester, Chris thanked out-going President David Hurren and urged the industry to think creatively and embrace new technologies to ensure it remains at the forefront of innovation.
He said: “David is a hard act to follow and has been driving many of the progressive changes we have seen, including the development of our pioneering Future Leaders’ programme, and his technical work with the hydrogen and technical renewables business.
“We are entering a new period of time and need to ensure that we help the leaders of tomorrow embrace new technology and keep ourselves relevant, and fully embrace renewable energies.
“We need to encourage inclusion and diversity, particularly diversity of thought to challenge the ways we work and bring in people who see things in different ways.
“It really is an exciting time for our industry.”