Lattice Group plc was a leading

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gas transmission business. It was listed on the

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and was a constituent of the

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History

The Company was established in 2000 when

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demerged its UK gas transmission business, formerly known as ''Transco'', and named it ''Lattice Group''.Grid and Lattice form utility supergroup
The Telegraph, 22 April 2002 In October 2002 Lattice Group merged with

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to form ''National Grid Transco''. In July 2005 National Grid Transco was renamed National Grid plc to provide 'a unifying identity across its operations'.

Operations

As well as the UK gas transmission network, Lattice Group owned a

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business known as ''186k''.

References

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