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panel design and manufacture. There has historically been limited consolidation, which creates a clear opportunity to build scale with engineering depth. We see strong structural growth in the energy
sector, from grid modernisation and renewable integration to hydrogen, containerised energy systems, wind and solar. Our UK facility has already experienced significant growth in this space, and we believe the opportunity expands materially across Europe - particularly Scandinavia and the Benelux region, and in the United States. PP C&A is targeting regions with advanced automation ecosystems and strong OEM bases. Establishing manufacturing footprint in these geographies enables localised service whilst leveraging group-wide engineering capability. The gap we are addressing is simple. Machine builders increasingly need resilient, scalable outsourcing partners, who can operate across borders and invest in technology at pace. Few providers in our segment have both the ambition and the strategy to deliver this at scale.
AI is transforming advanced manufacturing and automation. Where do you see AI having the most immediate impact within PP C&A, internally in operations, or externally in customer solutions? Both, and deliberately so. Internally, the most immediate impact is in engineering productivity and workflow
optimisation. We are co-developing a bespoke AI platform with a Silicon Valley partner, focused initially on accelerating engineering processes and unlocking capacity. The anticipated 36 per cent efficiency gain is transformational in terms of output, responsiveness and cost control. However, this is not purely an internal efficiency play. Our intention is to evolve this into intellectual property that can be deployed more broadly - offering customers similar productivity and capacity benefits within their own environments. That creates value beyond contract manufacturing; it becomes a digital enablement partnership. For customers, the impact is improved total cost of ownership, faster project delivery, and greater focus on their core competencies. AI enables us to shift from being a strategic production partner to being a technology-enabled strategic partner.
You’re already established in the industry. What leadership lessons are you bringing into this role, and what will you do differently at PP C&A to achieve this next phase of growth? My background is rooted in international expansion and M&A-led growth. The key lesson I bring is that scale must be strategic, not opportunistic. Growth without clarity erodes value. At PP C&A, we have defined clear strategic pillars: focused market segmentation, operational
excellence, digital transformation and international expansion. The first months of my tenure were spent shaping that roadmap and aligning the leadership team around it.
What we are doing differently is preparing the organisation for scale before scale arrives. We are investing in internal business acumen programmes covering sales, marketing, operations and M&A, so that our people understand not just what we are doing, but why.
Sustainable growth is not about ambition alone, it is about capability, culture and clarity of direction. If we get this right, doubling the business becomes a milestone on a longer journey rather than an end in itself.
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