Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers

What Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers does

The Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers (IGEM) is a UK-registered non-profit professional engineering institution founded in 1863 and headquartered in Kegworth, Derbyshire. It serves gas industry professionals, gas network operators, distribution and transmission companies, housing providers, and engineering students through a community of 4,000+ individual members and 300+ corporate members spanning 30+ countries. IGEM is licensed by the Engineering Council to award Chartered Engineer (CEng), Incorporated Engineer (IEng), and Engineering Technician (EngTech) registrations, and serves as the Standard Setting Body for gas operative competence under the UK Gas Safety Regulations, with its technical standards explicitly referenced by Ofgem, the Health and Safety Executive, and Gas Safe Register.

IGEM's core product is a library of more than 75 technical gas standards organized across eight series: Hydrogen (HY), Industry Guidance (IG), General (G), Legislation (GL), Gas Measurement (GM), Gas Safety (SR), Transmission and Distribution (TD), and Utilisation (UP). The standards are sold individually, as series packages, or via corporate multi-license agreements through an online portal. Adjacent knowledge products include the Hydrogen Knowledge Centre digital repository, the Gas International journal published 10 times per year, the Future Energy Networks policy initiative, the IGEMtv video platform, and the MyCareerPath CPD recording tool. Training is delivered through courses, conferences, webinars, and workshops aligned to the standards library.

Revenue is generated primarily through annual individual and corporate membership subscriptions, technical standards sales (one-time and corporate licenses), paid training courses and events, and journal subscriptions. Distribution is conducted via direct self-serve website enrollment, an online standards portal, and a Hosted Events Service for online delivery through Microsoft Teams and Zoom. Strategic relationships with major UK gas network operators (National Grid, Cadent, Northern Gas Networks, SGN), the Royal Academy of Engineering's National Engineering Policy Centre, the Institution of Engineering and Technology, and Gas Safe Register reinforce IGEM's position as the central professional and standards body for the UK gas sector.

Name

Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers

Legal name

Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers

Website

https://igem.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1863

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers is a UK non-profit professional engineering institution, founded in 1863, serving the gas industry through Engineering Council-licensed professional registration, more than 75 technical standards, training, and policy research for 4,000+ members and 300+ companies across 30+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Engineering Institution Services

NAICS

Natural Gas Distribution (221210)

SIC

Natural Gas Transmisison & Distribution (4923)

akta.pro primary industry

Gas Pipeline & Midstream Asset Management (EUAEAMAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gas Metering, Measurement & Custody Transfer (EUAAACAJ), Capital Planning, Portfolio Prioritization & Investment Optimization (EUAJAEAD)

Keywords

• Gas engineering standards
• Professional registration services
• Technical training courses
• Hydrogen energy research
• Industry membership organization

Headquarters

HQ city

Derby

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Membership Subscriptions: Annual subscription fees for individual members at various grades including Student (free), Associate, Graduate, Member Manager (MIGEM), Gas Technician, Licensed Gas Technician, Fellow. Revenue generated through recurring annual membership renewals.
2. Company Membership Subscriptions: Annual subscription fees for gas companies, contractors, and corporate partners joining as organizational members. Benefits include workforce upskilling, talent connection, and industry engagement.
3. Housing Partner Membership: Specialized membership package for UK social housing providers covering gas compliance and net zero goals.
4. Technical Standards Sales: Sale of IGEM technical gas standards including individual standards, series packages, and corporate multi-license agreements. Standards cover hydrogen, safety, transmission, distribution, utilization, measurement, and legislation.
5. Training Courses and Events: Revenue from expert-led training courses based on technical gas standards, conferences, webinars, section events, and workshops. Events range from technical training to professional review interviews.
6. Gas International Journal: Official journal published 10 times a year, circulated to 4,000+ members and approximately 400 industry corporations. Revenue from subscriptions and advertising.
7. Historic Gas Times Publication: Subscription revenue from Historic Gas Times newsletter published five times yearly as part of the Gi journal. Options include online and hardcopy subscription.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

IGEM is the UK chartered professional membership institution and standard-setting body for the gas industry, providing Engineering Council-licensed professional registration (EngTech, IEng, CEng), developing and publishing 75+ technical gas standards across 8 series, delivering training, events, and CPD pathways, publishing the Gas International journal, and operating the Hydrogen Knowledge Centre and Future Energy Networks initiative. It serves over 4,000 individual professionals and 300+ companies across the UK and Ireland gas sector.

Product overview

IGEM operates as a professional engineering institution offering a portfolio of interconnected products and services centered on gas industry standards, professional development, and knowledge dissemination. The core offering comprises Technical Gas Standards (eight series covering Hydrogen, Safety, Transmission/Distribution, Utilisation, Gas Measurement, General, Industry Guidance, and Legislation), supported by a Professional Registration service licensed by the Engineering Council for EngTech, IEng, and CEng status. IGEM provides events and training through multiple channels including conferences, webinars, training courses, and the IGEMtv video platform. Knowledge products include the Hydrogen Knowledge Centre digital repository and Gas International journal. Additional services include Future Energy Networks policy initiatives, a Standard Setting Body for gas training competence, Gas Industry Awards, and a Hosted Events Service for online delivery via Microsoft Teams and Zoom.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Annual Conference: IGEM's flagship annual conference bringing together leading experts from the gas industry.
• Gas International (Gi)
• IGEMtv
• Hydrogen Knowledge Centre
• Gas Utilisation (Gu)
• Historic Gas Times
• Gas Industry Awards
• YPPC Competition
• Lectures and Keynotes

Products and services

• Technical Gas Standards Catalogue The Technical Standards Catalogue comprises more than 75 standards organised across 8 series (HY Hydrogen, IG Installation/Gas, G General, GL Gas/Legislation, GM Gas Management, SR Standards/Recommendations, TD Technical Documents, UP Utilisation Procedures), available as paid PDF downloads and serving as the UK gas sector's authoritative compliance reference for design, installation, operation, and management.
• Engineering Council Professional Registration (EngTech, IEng, CEng) Engineering Council-licensed professional registration routes for Engineering Technician (EngTech), Incorporated Engineer (IEng), and Chartered Engineer (CEng), delivered by IGEM as one of the UK's licensed professional engineering institutions and providing formal competency recognition for individuals working across the gas sector.
• IGEM Individual and Corporate Membership Annual subscription-based membership for individuals and gas-sector companies providing access to technical standards, professional development resources, events, branch networks, and the Gas International journal; corporate tiers also offer multiple-user access for company workforces.
• Hydrogen Knowledge Centre

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,000+ individual professionals and 300+ companies across 30+ countries in the membership network
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Capital HydrogenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPrevious client for IGEM Hosted Events Service. IGEM facilitated online events for this hydrogen-focused organization.
• East Coast HydrogenminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPrevious client for IGEM Hosted Events Service. IGEM supported hydrogen initiative events.
• Cymru HousingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPrevious client for IGEM Hosted Events Service in the social housing sector.
• CadentcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor UK gas network operator. Cadent staff actively participate in IGEM committees and working groups. Head of Engineering featured in Fellow announcement.
• Northern Gas NetworkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK gas distribution network. Head of Systems Development chairs IGEM's Hydrogen Working Group, contributing to standards and industry direction.
• SGN (Scotland Gas Networks)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerUK gas network operator. Previous client for hosted events service and active IGEM member organization.
• HyDeployminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHydrogen blending project partner. Previous client for IGEM Hosted Events Service for hydrogen-related initiatives.
• National Engineering Policy Centre (NEPC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed by Royal Academy of Engineering. IGEM collaborates on policy responses including Invest 2035 Modern Industrial Strategy and engineering policy priorities papers.
• Royal Academy of EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIGEM participates in NEPC activities and collaborates on engineering policy initiatives and research.
• Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered on report assessing engineering risks and uncertainties of transitioning to hydrogen (Transitioning to hydrogen report, October 2021).
• Policy ConnectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK think-tank collaboration on Future Gas Series Part 3 - Uncomfortable Home Truths report (October 2019).
• Engineering Council (UK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK regulatory body for engineering. Licenses IGEM to award professional registrations: Chartered Engineer (CEng), Incorporated Engineer (IEng), and Engineering Technician (EngTech).
• Gas Safe RegistercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUK regulatory body for gas work. IGEM's Standard Setting Body works under Gas Safety Regulations. IGEM standards trusted by Gas Safe Register for competence criteria.
• OfgemcoreOthersUK energy regulator. IGEM technical standards are highly regarded and referenced by Ofgem in regulatory activities.
• Health and Safety Executive (HSE)coreOthersUK health and safety regulator. IGEM technical standards recognized by HSE for gas industry safety practices.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Energy Institute (EI): UK-based chartered professional body for energy professionals spanning oil, gas, and renewables, also licensed to award professional registrations. Directly competes with IGEM for members in gas and energy transition roles and operates in overlapping standards/training/certification areas.
• Energy & Utilities Alliance (EUA): UK trade association for the gas, water, and utilities sector that co-hosts the Gas Industry Awards with IGEM and overlaps on policy representation and sector convening. Directly comparable as a sector-body peer serving gas industry companies in the UK.

Others

• Gas Safe Register: UK's official gas registration body, which references IGEM standards for competence criteria and lists Gas Safe registered engineers. Closely aligned regulatory stakeholder rather than a direct competitor, but materially comparable in operating the competence registry on which gas professionals depend.

Broad incumbents

• Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE): UK chartered engineering institution providing professional registration, standards guidance, and training — a structurally comparable professional membership institution with overlapping member base on infrastructure and pipeline projects.
• Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET): UK's largest multidisciplinary engineering institution, also licensed by the Engineering Council to award CEng/IEng/EngTech. It competes with IGEM for engineering professionals in the gas sector and collaborates (Transitioning to Hydrogen report), making it the closest comparative professional body peer.
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE): One of the broadest UK engineering institutions, also Engineering Council licensed, with overlap on gas engineers and chartered registration paths. Comparable as a membership-institution business model with subscription revenue, standards, events, and awards.
• Royal Academy of Engineering: UK's national academy for engineering, currently collaborating with IGEM via the National Engineering Policy Centre. Comparable in convening engineering policy leadership, though it operates as an academy rather than a registration-granting institution.

Regional players

• Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE): Global member organization for oil and gas professionals, offering professional registration, technical papers, conferences, and training. Comparable membership-institution model to IGEM for upstream and midstream gas professionals, though with global rather than UK-centric scope.
• American Gas Association (AGA): US-based trade association for natural gas utilities that develops industry standards, runs training, and represents the gas sector — the closest international analogue to IGEM, but operating in the North American market with overlapping standards/advocacy activities.

Emerging players

• British Standards Institution (BSI): National standards body producing British Standards across energy, gas, and hydrogen. Comparable as a standards publishing organization, and a partial competitor as hydrogen/biomethane standards proliferate across BSI, ISO, and IGEM series.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles1 record

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