Dunphy rewarded for 'outstanding achievement'

For Dunphy Combustion, investment in innovation has led to a full international order book and sees it at the forefront of sustainable technology.

Not only that, but the Rochdale-based company has won a Queens Award for Enterprise for outstanding achievement in innovation for the continuous development of a range of industrial burners with low contamination which are now helping the company's export drive.

It's purpose-built Technology Centre in Rochdale has led to the largest single UK investment in renewable technology by a non-utility company and allows it to maintain cutting edge R&D.

It has continued to design, manufacture, and install high quality gas burners for boilers used in factories, breweries, and hospitals worldwide. And has impressive orders in international markets for its high quality gas burners for boilers in a number of fields. Including one with Elyo to supply multi-fuel burners for an energy centre at the London 2012 Olympic Games site.

MD Malcolm Dunphy MBE told ThisIsManufacturing you have to decide if you want to be a market leader and whether the investment will pay off.

He believes that there are many benefits reaped by those manufacturers who prioritise innovation. They find themselves leading the market in products and being the first to introduce innovative processes and equipment. For many, Dunphy included, this is directly concerned with green technologies, which reduce waste and use consumables more efficiently.

"The incentive to invest in the latest technology is to keep moving forward," dded Dunphy.

The benefits of such innovation can enable companies to give greater response to customer demands and provide faster turnaround times. Investment often leads to improved product design and quality. It also opens the door to product diversity.

What manufacturers who invest heavily in innovation also find is a more streamlined relationship with suppliers and customers.

Dunphy stresses, however, that "the biggest asset for any company is your people."

Invest in them chances are business will thrive, rather than survive.