Guides
Guides for gas delivery businesses
Practical guides for running a bottled gas or LPG delivery business, from planning a round to getting paid for it. Useful whether or not you use Bottle.
Running the business
A gas delivery business without office staff
One owner doing all the admin, one or two drivers and no office: orders, rounds, getting paid, cash, stock, vans and the holiday diary.
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Growing the business
How to scale a gas business without hiring more staff
Growing from 2 vans to 5 without the office growing with it: what breaks first, and how orders, rounds, invoicing and cash can keep up.
AI
How to use AI to run a gas delivery business
What AI assistants are genuinely good for in a gas business, where they get things confidently wrong, and how to keep customer data safe.
Rounds
How to plan multi-drop gas delivery rounds
Patches, load weight against the van's plate, fitting the working day, and what to do when a round will not fit.
Cylinders
Cylinder deposit vs cylinder rent: what to charge
How deposits and cylinder rent work, when each suits, and how to keep track of the cylinders your customers hold.
Deliveries
Proof of delivery for gas cylinders
What good proof of delivery records, when to take a signature or a photograph, and how it settles a dispute quickly.
Getting paid
How gas distributors can get paid faster
Invoicing on time, clear invoices, agreed terms, taking payment at the door and chasing what is overdue.
Switching
Moving a gas delivery business off spreadsheets
What to gather first, what to clean up, what to bring across and what to leave behind when you switch.
For help using Bottle itself, see the product help guides.