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As we want to bring our supply chain to the center of our operations, we’ re currently building another factory, with a longer-term goal to launch an e-commerce offering.”
Aside from investments in its facilities and processes, Byworth is also continually investing in its people.“ We’ re really proud of our apprenticeship program, and although we’ ve always had a handful of apprentices working in the business over the last 20 years or so, we’ ve accelerated the scheme over the last five-to-six years,” Rob explains.“ We’ ve made the program more robust and partnered with a local college to refine the courses offered, ensuring they are both challenging and relevant. We currently have around 16 apprentices across the business, as well as four employees doing degree-level apprenticeships.
“ Apprenticeships are a fantastic thing for us to offer our people, and they help with recruiting and retaining talent, especially given the skills shortage in the
UK. Most of our people are keen to learn and challenge themselves, and we’ re passionate about supporting them as together, we’ re pushing the boundaries of what’ s possible in our industry.”
To close our conversation, Rob shares his vision for Byworth’ s future.“ We want to be a long-term partner to our customers throughout their boiler’ s lifecycle,” he concludes.“ UK manufacturers are increasingly facing new and existing challenges, but it’ s important that we pick up a bigger share of the cost as we continue to place customers at the heart of everything we do. Over the next five years, we’ ll challenge our internal manufacturing processes to drive further efficiency, scale new technologies, and create an upgraded, more reliable product that serves customers both today and tomorrow as we move towards greener solutions.” ■
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