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Long before it powered factories, railways, and manufacturing plants, steam solved a different industrial challenge. Early steam applications helped remove water from flooded coal and tin mines, keeping Britain’ s industries running. Over the centuries, steam played a key role in industrialization, adapting to new demands, technologies, and ways of working.
Even today, steam remains vital for food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and manufacturing, but many people still see it as a relic instead of an evolving technology. Rob Baldwin wants to change that perception. As Managing Director of Byworth Boilers( Byworth), a third-generation family business his grandfather started in 1968, he leads new investments in technology, manufacturing, service delivery, and leadership. His goal is simple: keep this historic industry relevant for today’ s world.
“ Everyone thinks of steam trains, so people see the industry as stuck in the dark ages. If we do not push ourselves to bring
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