High energy prices are the bane of British manufacturing – or are they? Alex Mardapittas, CEO of EMSc (UK), a manufacturer of voltage optimisation equipment, has rather more ambivalent views on the escalating cost of energy which is bringing his company steady international success.
When the Climate Change Levy was introduced in 2001, the cost of energy in the UK was startled into a leap from around 0.4 pence per kilowatt hour to around 1.5p/kWh. While many companies, not least high energy consuming manufacturers, choked and sputtered on the hike in running costs, Alex Mardapittas, CEO of EMSc (UK)…
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