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Our UK plant, in Washington, Tyne &amp; Wear, followed in 1989 and we have been manufacturing and exporting batteries from both countries ever since.<\/p>\n<p>Each year we export of <a href=\"\/Products\">hundreds of millions of hearing aid batteries<\/a> to more than 85 countries around the world.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re proud of our <a href=\"\/Innovation\">long-standing position at the cutting edge of battery innovation<\/a> \u2013 we\u2019ve been responsible for some of the most ground-breaking advances in hearing technology, including the launch of its first ever zinc-air hearing aid battery in 1977, which remains the preferred chemistry for today\u2019s hearing aid batteries.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, in October 2014, we launched our first range of mercury-free products in Europe, once again leading the way in battery innovation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year we\u2019re celebrating 110 years in operation and taking a look back at our proud history of innovation. 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