The manufacture of industrial gases is highly energy-intensive.

Very large quantities of electricity are required to run air separation plants to produce oxygen, nitrogen and argon.

Carbon dioxide and hydrogen are both produced from natural gas whereas propane is produced by refining crude oil.

The Environment and Energy Surcharge is applied to recover exceptional movements in energy costs. It is increased or decreased in-line with current costs. 

For propane and refrigerants, the surcharge is applied per kilogram of product supplied, for other cylinder gases it is charged per cylinder of gas supplied.

This charge is made for each transaction and covers the costs associated with maintaining our sales outlets and processing your transactions when you do business with us. These costs vary depending on whether you require delivery or if you prefer to collect.

In the case of delivery, the charge includes an element to cover delivery costs.

For collections, the charge includes an element to cover the costs of maintaining our extensive network of BOC trade outlets and Partners. 

Some costs are the same for all transactions as these cover the processing of the order and invoice.

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BOC has a rental charge for all cylinders.

We ensure the quality and safety of our cylinders by performing regular tests, making repairs and replacing cylinders as necessary.

Cylinders and valves are regularly upgraded in line with new technology.

Cylinder rental also gives you the flexibility to swap empty cylinders for full cylinders at any of our locations, take more cylinders as and when you need them and return them when you don't.

BOC has developed options to suit a range of customer requirements and offers monthly, annual, 3-yearly and 5-yearly rentals.

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BOC is committed to providing the highest levels of service to our customers. However, every week we are unable to deliver around 300 orders that customers have placed with us. This is because the customer either declines to accept the delivery when we arrive at their site or is not present to receive it. When this happens, we can’t collect empty cylinders either.

Not only do these failed deliveries bring unnecessary cost to our business, they can also cause delays for other customers and may lead to product shortages.

Accordingly, with effect from 1st January 2017, BOC reserves the right to levy a failed delivery charge equivalent to our standard delivery fixed charge.

Please be assured that we will continue to make every effort to complete deliveries as per the customer order and our service teams will always seek to contact the customer to make the delivery possible. The failed delivery charge will only be raised when through act or omission of the customer, the order is not able to be fulfilled.

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During our time as the provider of dispense gas and services for the brewers and on-trade customers of Ireland, BOC has proudly developed a reputation for reliable and trustworthy service.

Recently, we have experienced a significant increase in the number of non-BOC related call outs and other activities. Unfortunately, this level of activity is unsustainable and affects our ability to maintain the high level of service we currently provide to you.

Following a review, we have identified three key activities where a call out by BOC could have been avoided. These are: no fault found on arrival; non-BOC equipment related issues in the beer store/cold room and a range of other activities such as, gas system re-sites and second system requests.

To address this, we are enhancing our Customer Service Centre support capability to more accurately identify and resolve problems over the phone. There will of course be circumstances where an issue cannot be resolved over the phone and a call out is necessary.

To encourage a reduction in the overall number of non-BOC related call outs and other activities, it has now become necessary for us to introduce direct charges for some services.

In many instances, charges can be avoided by proactive management of activity around your beer store, cold room and gas dispense equipment.

These charges will be applied directly to your BOC account.

Full details about charges for Sureserve customers

Month	Per kg
11 May '24	€0.959
March '24	€1.145
February '24	€1.145
January '24	€1.145
December '23	€1.145
11 November '23	€1.145
7 October '23	€1.145
9 September '23	€1.001
5 August '23	€0.824
8 July '23	€0.774
10 June '23	€0.641
6 May '23	€0.637
8 April '23	€1.263
4 March '23	€0.880
4 February '23	€0.959
7 January '23	€0.824
10 December '22	€1.783
5 November '22	€0.841
17 September '22	€2.002
6 August '22	€1.644
8 July '22	€0.649
10 June '22	€0.604
13 May '22	€0.316
6 April '22	€1.806
7 March '22	€1.024
7 February '22	€1.059
February '22	€0.517
January '22	€0.49

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Month	Per kg
11 May '24	€0.05
March '24	€0.93
February '24	€0.93
13 January '24	€0.93
9 December '23	€0.61
11 November '23	€0.57
7 October '23	€1.04
9 September '23	€0.40
5 August '23	€0.72
8 July '23	€0.38
10 June '23	€0.81
6 May '23	€0.79
8 April '23	€1.18
4 March '23	€1.70
4 February '23	€1.13
7 January '23	€4.63
10 December '22	€1.24
5 November '22	€2.34
8 October '22	€6.47
17 September '22	€5.37
6 August '22	€3.89
8 July '22	€1.99
10 June '22	€2.37
13 May '22	€1.61
April '22	€4.80
December '21	€2.30

Month	Cryospeed Argon (Pure & Industrial) (per ltr)	Cryospeed CO2 (per kg)
15 Apr '24	€0.09	€0.33
7 Apr '23	€0.09	€0.27
1 Jan '23	€0.09	€0.20

Month	Per kg for Drums	Per kg for Cylinders
May '23	€0.248	€0.470
Dec '21	€ 0.13	€ 0.24

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Product	Description	Surcharge (per cylinder)
327-L	Stainshield Universal	€ 46.18
327-WN	Stainshield Universal	€ 570.03
91-L	Alushield Universal	€ 40.16
91-WN	Alushield Universal	€ 561.26
94-L	Alushield Light	€ 26.65
96-L	Stainshield Light	€ 69.58
97-L	Alushield Heavy	€ 61.42
97-WN	Alushield Heavy	€ 810.96
99-L	Stainshield Heavy	€ 33.13
99-WN	Stainshield Heavy	€ 432.28

Product code	Product Description	Surcharge (excl. VAT)
24-E33	Argoshield Light E33	€1.40
24-E50	Argoshield Light E50	€2.12
24-V33	Argoshield Light V33	€1.40
24-W	Argoshield Light W	€1.55
24-WW	Argoshield Light WW	€23.14
24-WZ	Argoshield Light WZ	€48.93
25-E33	Argoshield Heavy E33	€2.32
25-E50	Argoshield Heavy E50	€3.52
25-W	Argoshield Heavy W	€2.48
25-WW	Argoshield Heavy WW	€37.24
25-WZ	Argoshield Heavy WZ	€35.75
28-E33	Argoshield Universal E33	€1.79
28-E50	Argoshield Universal E50	€2.71
28-V33	Argoshield Universal V33	€1.79
28-W	Argoshield Universal W	€1.98
28-WW	Argoshield Universal WW	€35.43
28-WZ	Argoshield Universal WZ	€40.68
30-E33	Specshield 20% Co2,Ar E33	€2.35
30-E50	Specshield 20% Co2,Ar E50	€3.56
30-V33	Specshield 20% Co2,Ar V33	€2.35
30-W	Specshield 20% Co2,Ar W	€2.50
30-WW	Specshield 20% Co2,Ar WW	€36.76
30-WZ	Specshield 20% Co2,Ar WZ	€53.43
322-WW	P/Shield Ar+15%Co2 WW	€33.46
335 W	Specshield 2.5% Co2,Ar W	€1.47
346-W	Pureshield Argon 8% CO2 W	€1.78
346-WW	Pureshield Argon 8% CO2 WW	€26.70

Product code	Surcharge (excl. VAT)
40-LB	€2.10
40-VB	€2.10
40-LK	€11.22
40-VK	€11.22
40-WL	€168.30
40-WV	€168.30

Buy Industrial Compressed Carbon Dioxide online

Product Code	Product Description	Surcharge (excl. VAT)
569-E	Suregas CO2	€1.04
569-B	Suregas CO2	€2.10
569-SB	Suregas CO2	€2.10
569-K	Suregas CO2	€11.22
564-V	Suremix 30 (30% Carbon Dioxide; 70% Nitrogen)	€0.46
564-N	Suremix 30 (30% Carbon Dioxide; 70% Nitrogen)	€2.17
565-V	Suremix 50 (50% Carbon Dioxide; 50% Nitrogen)	€0.83
565-N	Suremix 50 (50% Carbon Dioxide; 50% Nitrogen)	€3.98
566-V	Suremix 60 (60% Carbon Dioxide; 40% Nitrogen)	€1.04
566-N	Suremix 60 (60% Carbon Dioxide; 40% Nitrogen)	€4.84

Gas	Product Code	Surcharge per Cyl (excl. VAT)
Carbon Dioxide	201-C	€0.28
	201-E	€1.11
	201-LF	€2.22
	201-VF	€2.22
Nitrous Oxide	141-D	€3.62
	141-E	€7.25
	141-F	€14.49
	141-G	€36.24

Buy Medical Gas online

Product Code	Product Description	Surcharge (excl. VAT)
225740-WL	20% Carbon Dioxide/Oxygen Food Fresh	€ 21.52
282106-L-C	20% CO2/Nitrogen Food Fresh	€ 1.30
225740-L	20% CO2/O2 Food Fresh	€ 1.43
444004-L	20% CO2/O2 Food Fresh Ireland	€ 1.17
150773-L	25% Carbon Dioxide/Nitrogen Food Fresh	€ 1.37
661-L	25% Carbon Dioxide/Nitrogen Food Fresh	€ 1.37
150782-L	25% Carbon Dioxide/Oxygen Food Fresh	€ 1.83
150782-WL	25% CO2/Oxygen Food Fresh	€ 27.39
444013-L	25% CO2/Oxygen Food Fresh Ireland	€ 1.50
662-L	30% Carbon dioxide / Nitrogen Food Fresh	€ 1.68
150774-L	30% CO2/Nitrogen Food Fresh	€ 2.06
150774-WL	30% CO2/Nitrogen Food Fresh	€ 30.84
444005-L	30% CO2/Nitrogen Food Fresh Ireland	€ 1.68
150781-L	30% CO2/Oxygen Food Fresh	€ 2.24
663-L	40% Carbon dioxide / Nitrogen Food Fresh	€ 2.54
150776-L	40% CO2/30% O2/N2 Food Fresh	€ 3.27
150775-L	40% CO2/Nitrogen Food Fresh	€ 3.10
150775-WL	40% CO2/Nitrogen Food Fresh	€ 46.53
154281-L	40% Nitrogen/CO2 Food Fresh	€ 2.09
664-L	50% Carbon dioxide/Nitrogen Food Fresh	€ 3.92
154512-L	50% CO2/Nitrogen Food Fresh	€ 4.36
154512-WL	50% CO2/Nitrogen Food Fresh	€ 65.46
153612-AK-C	AK 20kg CO2 VLSI DIN6h	€ 6.60
270010-F	F 5kg CO2 CP Grade	€ 1.65
111304-F	F 5kg CO2 CP Grade DIP TUBE	€ 1.65
563-LB	Food Fresh CO2 Size LB	€ 2.10
563-LK	Food Fresh CO2 Size LK	€ 11.22
563-VB	Food Fresh CO2 Size VB	€ 2.10
563-VK	Food Fresh CO2 Size VK	€ 11.22
563-WL	Food Fresh CO2 Size WL	€ 168.30
563-WV	Food Fresh CO2 Size WVL	€ 168.30
270008-J	J 25kg CO2 CP Grade	€ 8.25
270008-J-C	J 25kg CO2 CP Grade	€ 8.25
111422-J	J 25kg CO2 CP Grade DIP TUBE	€ 8.25
270182-L	L 2000lt CO2 Research Grade	€ 1.48
270182-L-C	L 2000lt CO2 Research Grade	€ 1.48
160624-L-C	L 25kg CO2 Pharmaceutical Grade	€ 8.25
159744-L	L 35kg Laserpure Carbon Dioxide	€ 11.55
150102-V	V 500lt CO2 Research Grade	€ 0.37
160624-V-C	V 5kg CO2 Pharmaceutical Grade	€ 1.65
160624-WL-C	WL 375kg CO2 Pharmaceutical Grade	€ 123.75
111095-Y	Y 14KG CO2-CP	€ 4.62

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