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____________________ Ropsley Ltd ( PJD Group Ltd . and PJD Mechanical Engineering Ltd .)

Ropsley Ltd was formed as the holding company for the second management buyout ( MBO ) of PJD Mechanical Engineering . The business offers a range of repair , maintenance , manufacturing , upgrade , and new construction services to the power generation , environmental energy , and industrial process sectors in the UK .

Since then , the company has added several complementary businesses within the same service sector , including ACTTnow , HEGS PHE , Piper Services , and most recently , Green ’ s Power ( Green ’ s ). David Hayle , Managing Director , expands on this transitional growth : “ The transition to Net Zero has accelerated the evolution of the UK ’ s energy mix and related industries . We have successfully transitioned the business from its traditional roots of supporting coal into gas , energy from waste , chemicals , and
a whole range of sectors , primarily where steam is raised . During this time , we have expanded our services to cover a wider range of applications , while maintaining our highquality mechanical engineering .
“ In the UK , our competitive landscape is populated by two diametrically opposed types ; on the one side we have established global corporations , and on the other end of the spectrum , there are small and medium enterprises ( SMEs ) like PJD , with very little in-between . To fill that gap in the market , we embarked upon a selective SME consolidation strategy , supported by HSBC , to develop what we consider to be a unique offering in the market .
“ We had been aware of Green ’ s for a long time , and its products have been exported to power and industrial plants all over the world . Green ’ s is a venerable manufacturing business with over 200 years of history , including the

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