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Fiery innovation
Dunphy Combustion’ s burners heat factories worldwide while cutting emissions beyond regulatory requirements
Dunphy Combustion( Dunphy), a respected family-owned business based in Rochdale, specializes in designing, manufacturing and servicing industrial combustion equipment. The company supplies industrial burners, digital burner control systems, packaged boiler plant rooms, and associated gas boosters. Exporting these solutions worldwide, and every stage of the process – from initial design and manufacturing to installation and ongoing maintenance – is handled inhouse. Sharon Kuligowski, Managing Director, shares insights into Dunphy’ s background.
“ My father, Malcom Dunphy, established the company in 1964. He began his career as an electrical engineer at SuperJet Oil and Gas Burners, which was one of four burner manufacturers in Rochdale and among 60 in the UK at that time. Using his electrical engineering skills, he began servicing burners and eventually decided to create and sell one of his own. This was during a significant transition in the industry, moving from coalfired boiler systems to heavy fuel oil and diesel gas oil. In the 1970s, there was another major shift with the adoption of natural gas, which marked a pivotal moment in the start
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