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Sugden
Offering some of the most efficient baking lines in the industry, Sugden is also
embracing sustainable practices.“ We use a special insulation system to maximize gas efficiency, with our lines emitting over 30 percent less gas than our competitors,” Chris states.“ We’ re constantly pushing ourselves to improve further. We’ ve switched repeat motion from pneumatic to servo systems to reduce our consumption of compressed air, and we’ re currently trialing electrical emitters rather than gas burners, which are proving to be successful so far and not too heavy on the electrical grid. As demand for more sustainable systems continues, we’ re hoping to receive some orders for fully electric lines later this year.
“ We’ re also aiming to be paperless by the end of 2025, with engineers then using computers to analyze drawings instead of printed drawings that may have since been
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updated. Although this requires significant investment, it’ s one that will pay off almost immediately by further streamlining our production process.”
From speaking with Chris, it’ s clear that he’ s experienced challenges within the business and is pleased to see Sugden returning to its industry-leading position. Considering the investments made in streamlining processes and enhancing efficiency, we’ re keen to hear what’ s next for the company.
“ Our financial year for 2025 begins in May, and the year for 2025 into 2026 looks like it will be a record-breaking one,” Chris states.“ We’ ve got a phenomenal order book and with the improvements we’ ve made to our operations, we’ re on track to execute these orders more efficiently than ever. After the turmoil and inconsistency of the pandemic and supply chain, it’ s great to be back in a good place, facing a record year, and I genuinely feel that the business is in the best place it has ever been since I took over the small mill in 2014.
“ We’ re also engaged in conversations about potential acquisitions, seizing opportunities to grow and gain more traction in the market,” Chris concludes.“ To support this growth, we’ ll hire additional people and apprentices while supporting the development of current staff. Although we’ re not entirely driven by numbers, it’ s good to have a target, and we have an ambitious plan to double our turnover by 2027-to-2028, which I believe we can achieve, especially with our new product range launching next year.” ■
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