Gas firm Cadent considers permanent closure of Hinckley HQ - a 'hammer blow', says union 1,000 members of staff were based there before the pandemic Updated Cadent manages more than 81,000 miles of pipeline (Image: Joseph Raynor/ Nottingham Post) Never miss another Leicestershire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Gas firm Cadent is considering closing its headquarters in Hinckley where around 1,000 staff are normally based.