Who owns Calor?
Calor is owned by SHV Energy (the Netherlands).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: About us - SHV Energy. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- SHV Energy reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1935
- Category
- Energy › Oil & gas › LPG & gas distribution
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Calor
Calor says on its own site that it has supplied rural Britain with energy since 1935, selling LPG cylinders and bulk LPG for off-grid homes and businesses and BioLPG. Calor Gas Limited (00303703) is registered at Warwick and its Companies House record shows Calor Group Limited as its owner.
Ownership timeline of Calor
- Current owner SHV Energy [1] reported
Where Calor sits in SHV Energy
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in lpg & gas distribution, and who owns them
The 11 brands in lpg & gas distribution on Brandtree belong to 7 owners. The largest is Superior Plus, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Canwest Propane | Superior Plus | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Butagaz | DCC | 🇮🇪 Ireland |
| Sharp Energy | Chesapeake Utilities | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Blue Rhino | Ferrellgas | 🇺🇸 United States |
| AmeriGas | UGI | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Ultragaz | Ultrapar | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Kamps Propane | Superior Plus | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Superior Plus Propane | Superior Plus | 🇨🇦 Canada |
About the owner: SHV Energy
SHV Energy is a privately held company headquartered in Netherlands. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
SHV Energy's own About us page (read via the Wayback Machine) says it is a global distributor of off-grid energy such as LPG and LNG, serving 30 million customers with 16,700 employees, and that it is a wholly owned subsidiary of SHV, a family-owned multinational. It lists its brands as Calor, Ipragaz, Liquigas, Primagaz and Supergasbras. Companies House shows Calor Gas Limited held by Calor Group Limited and SHV Energy Holdings UK Limited.
🇬🇧 Calor and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 543 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 282 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Calor among them.
- British Gas — Centrica 🇬🇧
- Castrol — bp 🇬🇧
- Ceres Power — Ceres Power 🇬🇧
- Certas Energy — DCC 🇮🇪
- Cruachan Power Station — Drax 🇬🇧
- EET Fuels — Essar Oil UK 🇬🇧
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Calor?
The parent company of Calor is SHV Energy, a privately held company headquartered in the Netherlands.
Is Calor British or Dutch?
Calor originated in the United Kingdom in 1935, but it is owned today by SHV Energy, which is headquartered in the Netherlands. So Calor is a British-origin brand under Dutch ownership.
Is Calor still owned by SHV Energy?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Calor is still owned by SHV Energy. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] About us - SHV Energy — SHV Energy, Official document; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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