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these costs are non-commodity costs like network charges and environmental levies. Although the UK Government’ s Spending Review and the Modern Industrial Strategy promises to help energy-intensive industries, these schemes don’ t apply to UK ceramics manufacturers, which are predominantly gasintensive, as electrifying the high-temperature processes required is economically and technically challenging, making manufacturers question the viability.
Indeed, Churchill’ s energy price, per piece, increased by 350 percent between 2018 and 2022. Since then, the business has managed its cost base by prioritizing investment in efficiency, automation, productivity, and skills focused on continuous improvement. When it comes to manufacturing, the business has invested over £ 2 million in energy efficiency projects, generating annualized savings but not enough to offset the rising costs. These
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