This national honour - the most distinguished accolade for UK businesses - celebrates Dunphy’s significant contributions to low-carbon, high-efficiency hydrogen burners and its development of digital control systems that are shaping the future of industrial heating across global energy, manufacturing, and construction sectors.
“This is a tremendous honour and a proud milestone for everyone at Dunphy,” said Sharon Kuligowski, Managing Director at Dunphy Combustion. “To be recognised with the King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation 2025 is a reflection of our team’s dedication to advancing clean, future-ready energy solutions.”
Innovative Hydrogen Combustion Technology Supporting Net-Zero Goals
At the heart of Dunphy’s innovation is a commitment to clean combustion. Its hydrogen-compatible burners, advanced fuel-blending systems, and intelligent digital control platforms enable safe, efficient combustion while helping hard-to-abate industries decarbonise. These technologies are already operational across power plants, pharmaceutical facilities, food processing units, and major infrastructure projects worldwide.
This achievement directly supports the UK government’s Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy and broader ambitions to develop a sustainable hydrogen economy. It also marks the continuation of a proud legacy - Dunphy previously received Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in 1998 and 2010, underlining its sustained leadership in low-NOx burner technology and innovative engineering over six decades.
“This award recognises our commitment to driving meaningful change in industrial energy systems through clean combustion technology,” added Kuligowski. “By developing hydrogen-ready burners and advanced digital control systems entirely in the UK, we are helping industries at home and abroad reduce emissions, improve efficiency, and futureproof their operations. We’re incredibly proud that our innovation is being recognised and is playing a key role in the UK’s net zero ambitions.”
A North West Manufacturing Success Story and Regional Impact
Based in Rochdale, Dunphy is a proudly independent, family-owned business with over 60 years of manufacturing excellence. It designs, manufactures, and tests all its combustion and control equipment in the UK, supplying systems to more than 60 countries worldwide.
As the only North West-based combustion engineering company to receive this year’s King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation 2025, Dunphy also exemplifies the region’s role in the green industrial revolution - combining traditional engineering expertise with forward-looking sustainability goals.
About the King’s Awards for Enterprise and Dunphy’s Legacy
The King’s Awards for Enterprise, established in 1965 and previously known as The Queen’s Awards, are the UK’s highest official recognition for British businesses that demonstrate outstanding innovation, international trade, sustainable development, or promoting opportunity through social mobility. Winners are selected by His Majesty the King on the advice of the Prime Minister.
As a 2025 winner, Dunphy Combustion will be entitled to use the King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation 2025 emblem for five years, a mark that signifies the company’s leadership in innovation and impact.
