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built trusted relationships with OEMs over the years, and this will always be a solid revenue source for the business. There’ s currently a lot of activity in the energy sector with ongoing investment in energy transition, grid infrastructure upgrades, and demand for data centers. Energy is an exciting opportunity for us, and our existing relationships with top suppliers and companies like Siemens and GE position us well to grow in this market.
“ Food and beverage is also a longterm growth market for us, as we already serve some of the biggest machinery manufacturers in the industry,” Pinaki adds.“ We’ re targeting defense and security in light of the UK’ s accelerated demand and investment over the past 12 months, and the medical sector is also a considerable segment tied to our growth plans. Lastly, we specialize in what we refer to as the high technology sector, which includes specialist projects and unique work for startups. For instance, we recently worked with a startup called EBar, which is transforming bar service at live sporting events. Now the fastest growing automated self-serve drinks solution in the UK, we supported EBar with the complete electronics and mechanical build, as well as full assembly of the state-of-the-art model.”
Having recently joined as CEO, and with ambitious plans for the business, we ask Pinaki for more details about his growth strategy.“ I’ ve been in the role of CEO for six months [ at the time of writing ], and I’ m excited about the journey we’ re on,” he shares.“ My mission is to take the business from good to great, leveraging my global experience in M & A to consolidate what is a very fragmented industry in the UK. Such consolidation has never been done before in this industry, but it
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