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Fiji Gas Ltd

Fiji Gas is the largest LPG end-to-end solutions provider in Fiji, from cooking to auto fuel, maintenance plans, design and project management of energy solutions.

The Chief Inspecting Engineer at the Colonial Sugar Refinery Company brought a blowtorch to Fiji. It was powered by Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). He thought the idea of gas in portable containers was a good one. Fiji Gas can trace its roots to this very humble beginning.

With three other expatriate colleagues he registered the Ready Gas (Fiji) Limited and a business was born.

In September 1956 the WLD Harvie organisation, an early shareholder, took over the running of the business with Sir Hugh Hall Ragg as chairman and director and Mr Roger Probert as its Company Secretary.

The early years were a struggle as LPG was an unknown source of fuel and people were suspicious of this new technology and its use in the home. The company needed to find a way to get used to cooking with gas and to see the benefits. A major breakthrough came when Ready Gas donated gas stoves to many schools in Ba and Lautoka. The stoves were used in home economic classes and students convinced their parents that gas was the best way to cook.

Finding a consistent gas supply was another major problem the fledgling company faced. The first supplies came from Indonesia but this proved erratic as did a supply from California. The LPG industry in Australia was getting started but in the early years it did not prove to be reliable source of competitively priced gas.

Oct 13, 2024
Full time
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Fiji Gas Ltd Walu Bay, Suva, Fiji
Reporting to the Board and overseeing 200 staff, the Chief Executive Officer’s primary purpose will be to lead and ensure growth and profitability of the company and to champion the shaping of the vision, goals and objectives of the company and ensure these are achieved through articulating and executing clear and relevant business strategies and plans. The role, which is based at the Fiji Gas Head Office in Walu Bay, Suva, includes the following accountabilities: KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Ensuring safety is the key priority in the business ; Leading and promoting the company’s vision and formulating a strong strategy and business plan which will shape the direction for the company; Developing and maintaining group wide objectives, policies and initiatives that support the strategic direction; Managing and directing the policies and operations to ensure the effective use of resources; Growing market share, exceeding sales targets and capitalising on...