Langley acquires GKN Hydrogen
August 5, 2024
Langley Holdings, Retford, UK, has acquired GKN Hydrogen, based out of Pfalzen, Italy, from Dowlais Group. GKN Hydrogen, with subsidiaries in Germany and the US, will become part of Langley’s Power Solutions Division.
Anthony Langley, Chairman & CEO, Langley Holdings, stated, “This acquisition underscores Langley Holdings’ strategic focus on sustainable energy solutions and commitment to a greener future.”
Formerly part of GKN Powder Metallurgy, the company has brought together materials science and engineering to create advanced metal hydride compounds. This technology captures and stores hydrogen in a solid state form at 16X the density of compressed hydrogen gas without degradation for up to thirty years, according to company literature.
Hydrogen is converted back to a gas when required by heating the hydride to 60ºC. The company has proven the system over 7,000 charge / discharge cycles with 99% efficiency.
Langley Holdings, established in 1975, is a privately owned engineering and industrial manufacturing group, principally producing capital equipment for diverse global markets. The Group operates in three principal areas: Power Solutions, Print Technologies and Other Industrials.
The Group’s operations are based in Germany, Italy, France, the UK, and Norway, with eighteen production facilities in Europe, the UK, and the USA. The group has more than ninety sales and service subsidiaries worldwide and employs around 5,500 people.
