Manufacturing Today Issue - 220 January 2024 | Page 92

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of fuel sourcing and platform management during that period . Regarding our operations in the UK , we have made significant efforts to merge the businesses we acquired into our organization . As part of that , we have centralized our sales , production , and supply chain activities at our Preston site ,” he reveals .
Hydrogen heat
Building a greener future being Baxi ’ s core mission , Jan discusses the implications of the UK Government ’ s energy transition agenda on the company ’ s operations . “ The government ’ s agenda aligns with the expectations we hold due to our strong presence in European countries . Similar discussions and local perspectives on subsidiary management and market transformation are prevalent in Germany , the Netherlands , and Italy . We can offer many efficient solutions across those countries and are currently discussing heat networks , heat pumps , hybrid systems , and hydrogen . But what remains for us to do is to bring that discussion into the UK to understand what the market here requires and what fits the government ’ s ambition , which overlaps with our view on the future . While we have been predominantly manufacturing boilers for the last decade , we firmly believe that
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