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Briggs of Burton Success Story: Corporate Video

At Briggs of Burton, it is our people who are the key to our story.

This is the message we conveyed at last night’s #BriggsAwards, showcased in our 2024 Corporate Video that summarises the people-first ethos of our operations here at BRIGGS and McMillan Coppersmiths and Fabricators.

Spotlighting Robert Buxton (our CEO), Stephen Baillie (Quality Inspector) and Sonia Ganatra MSc, Cert DDM (Senior Marketing Coordinator), we show how, at BRIGGS, our people contribute to our success through more than just their professional roles, but through their passions and achievements.

Watch the Corporate Video here:

“My father had a big influence on me, and he also worked at BRIGGS, and I’m immensely proud to follow in his footsteps.

I want to instil the same sense of pride in my family, and the BRIGGS team. Bringing people together, and really enjoying what we do.

Beyond our professional roles, our passions and achievements contribute to our collective success.

At Briggs of Burton, we’re proud of our contribution to delivering safe, efficient and sustainable production facilities across the globe, but it is our people who are the key to our story.“

– Robert Buxton, CEO of Briggs of Burton

We are more than just engineers, more than just a business. We are passionate people who each carry a great sense of pride in what we do.

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Briggs of Burton sponsors Forres Highland Games 2024

As a people-first business, we’re always looking to connect with our local communities here at Briggs of Burton.

Recently, the BRIGGS team had the privilege of attending this year’s 96th Forres Highland Games in Northern Scotland, which took place on Saturday 6th July.

An annual event held in July at Grant Park in Forres, Scotland, the Forres Highland Games is a community event that sees the support of local businesses from a wide range of sectors.

Joined by our local friends and project partners, BRIGGS team members Alistair McDermid, Process Engineer, and James Chadwick, Junior Sales Manager, thoroughly enjoyed spectating and representing BRIGGS and McMillan Coppersmiths at the community event that displayed such an array of Scottish culture. 

Commencing with a procession from the Forres & District Pipe Band, the day then followed with a fantastic show of Scottish tradition, sport and culture. From highland dancing and tug ‘o’ war, to solo piping and bike racing, the games were the perfect event to enjoy alongside some quality beer and food.

As engineering and copper distillation suppliers of many Scottish distilleries across Speyside and beyond, and an employer in the local community, we’re always thankful to support, sponsor and attend events such as the Forres Highland Games, alongside McMillan Coppersmiths. 

This year, BRIGGS proudly sponsored and featured a banner, whilst McMillan Coppersmiths sponsored one of the racing bikes in the Message Bike Race.

The entire day at Forres Highland Games made us incredibly proud to be part of the Northern Scotland community. Here’s to many more days like these!

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Briggs of Burton and McMillan Coppersmiths celebrate Football Shirt Friday

On Friday 26th April 2024, Briggs of Burton and McMillan Coppersmiths, celebrated Football Shirt Friday to raise money for the Bobby Moore Fund and Cancer Research.
All the money raised from Football Shirt Friday goes directly to support life-saving bowel cancer research

About Briggs of Burton

If you have eaten or drunk it there is a chance that Briggs of Burton has helped to produce it.

Briggs are the engineers behind supplying the equipment, engineering and automation to the world’s largest food, alcoholic beverage, and pharmaceutical manufacturers

Today Briggs employs over 350 colleagues across six sites in the UK, Scotland, USA, Mexico, China, and Australia. The team deliver turnkey engineering projects for leading household brands covering North America, Europe, Central America, Africa, Australia, and Asia. Briggs’ benefits from a global network of stainless-steel manufacturing facilities, including their own located in Burton on Trent and Prestonpans, Scotland.

Briggs is actively developing sustainable engineering solutions, focusing on their customer’s requirements towards carbon neutrality. 

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Local students join Briggs for National Manufacturing Day

Briggs welcomed over 40 students from the John Taylor Free School to its Global Technical Centre on Thursday 28th September. The event was part of Make UK’s National Manufacturing Day, a nationwide initiative to inspire and educate young people about engineering and manufacturing.

Leaders, engineers and apprentices from Briggs shared their insights and experiences with the students. They learned about Briggs’ offering, recruitment opportunities and apprenticeship scheme. Learning Unlimited and Chesterfield College also partnered with Briggs to advise the students on how to apply for opportunities and what skills and qualifications they need.

The students toured our Manufacturing facility, including our new Pharmaceutical Systems Assembly facility. They saw how Briggs designs, manufactures and delivers high-quality products and solutions for various industries.

Our lead engineers also hosted two STEM activities to challenge the students’ creativity and problem-solving skills. The first activity was building a car out of spaghetti and marshmallows. The second activity was designing and constructing straw pipelines that can transport water.

The event was a great success, with positive feedback from both the students and the teachers. One of the students said: “I really enjoyed the day and learned a lot about Briggs and engineering. I liked seeing how things are made and testing our own designs. I think I might want to be an engineer in the future.”

Briggs is proud to support National Manufacturing Day and to showcase its commitment to innovation, excellence and sustainability. We hope that by opening our doors to young people, we can inspire them to pursue a career in engineering and manufacturing, and to join us in shaping the future of our industry.

About Briggs of Burton

If you have eaten or drunk it there is a chance that Briggs of Burton has helped to produce it.

Briggs are the engineers behind supplying the equipment, engineering and automation to the world’s largest food, alcoholic beverage, and pharmaceutical manufacturers

Today Briggs employs over 300 colleagues across six sites in the UK, Scotland, USA, Mexico, China, and Australia. The team deliver turnkey engineering projects for leading household brands covering North America, Europe, Central America, Africa, Australia, and Asia. Briggs’ benefits from a global network of stainless-steel manufacturing facilities, including their own located in Burton on Trent and Prestonpans, Scotland.

Briggs are actively developing sustainable engineering solutions, focusing on their customer’s requirements towards carbon neutrality. 

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Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July to our team, customer and suppliers across the pond 🎉

Did you know we recently celebrated our 40th anniversary in North America? We can deliver turnkey projects for the brewing, distilling, food and pharmaceutical industries.
To get in touch with our team in Rochester, NY and Louisville, KY complete our contact form today

About Briggs of Burton

If you have eaten or drunk it there is a chance that Briggs of Burton has helped to produce it.

Briggs are the engineers behind supplying the equipment, engineering and automation to the world’s largest food, alcoholic beverage, and pharmaceutical manufacturers

Today Briggs employs over 300 colleagues across six sites in the UK, Scotland, USA, Mexico, China, and Australia. The team deliver turnkey engineering projects for leading household brands covering North America, Europe, Central America, Africa, Australia, and Asia. Briggs’ benefits from a global network of stainless-steel manufacturing facilities, including their own located in Burton on Trent and Prestonpans, Scotland.

Briggs are actively developing sustainable engineering solutions, focusing on their customer’s requirements towards carbon neutrality. 

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Briggs to host IBD / BFBI Engineering Symposium

Interested in learning more about Heating & Refrigeration?

Briggs of Burton are hosting the joint Institute of Brewing & Distilling and BFBI Engineering Symposium at our Global Technical Centre on the 23rd February. Attend this free event to learn more about the application of Heating and Refrigeration in the Brewing and Distilled Spirits industries.

Andrew Mieleniewski from Briggs of Burton will be delivering a talk on the ‘Application of Heat Pumps in Breweries & Distilleries.’

Book your space today for this free event – https://lnkd.in/dDVy4u69

About Briggs of Burton

If you have eaten or drunk it there is a chance that Briggs of Burton has helped to produce it.

Briggs are the engineers behind supplying the equipment, engineering and automation to the world’s largest food, alcoholic beverage, and pharmaceutical manufacturers

Today Briggs employs over 300 colleagues across six sites in the UK, Scotland, USA, Mexico, China, and Australia. The team deliver turnkey engineering projects for leading household brands covering North America, Europe, Central America, Africa, Australia, and Asia. Briggs’ benefits from a global network of stainless-steel manufacturing facilities, including their own located in Burton on Trent and Prestonpans, Scotland.

Briggs are actively developing sustainable engineering solutions, focusing on their customer’s requirements towards carbon neutrality. 

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Briggs’ Corporate Partnership with APM

Briggs of Burton have recently formed a corporate partnership with APM (Association for Project Management). As a corporate partner, Briggs are joining over 460 organisations from an array of sectors. Organisations that all share a passion for development of their project management knowledge and competencies.

APM is a great partner for Briggs as it formalises and enhances its Project Management Office (PMO) initiative. A number of our Project Managers already have APM qualifications and membership, which supports our decision to partner with them. APM is a recognised professional body and offers a route to Chartership. The association is also noted as best in class resources and training facilities.

APM Partnership Development Manager, Marcus Pathan visited Briggs this week to provide an introductory session to the team, with a focus on learning and development.

Peter Manning, Head of Project Management Office (PMO) said:

“It’s great to be part of the APM Corporate Partnership programme which will help our Project Managers to develop their skills, broaden their networks and keep up to date with the latest Project Management tools, ultimately benefiting our customers in the delivery of large EPC projects.”

About Briggs of Burton

If you have eaten or drunk it there is a chance that Briggs of Burton has helped to produce it.

Briggs are the engineers behind supplying the equipment, engineering and automation to the world’s largest food, alcoholic beverage, and pharmaceutical manufacturers

Today Briggs employs over 280 colleagues across six sites in the UK, Scotland, USA, Mexico, China, and Australia. The team deliver turnkey engineering projects for leading household brands covering North America, Europe, Central America, Africa, Australia, and Asia. Briggs’ benefits from a global network of stainless steel manufacturing facilities, including their own located in Burton on Trent and Prestonpans, Scotland.

Briggs’ are actively developing sustainable engineering solutions, focusing on their customer’s requirements towards carbon neutrality. 

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Congratulations to Mark Phillips on achieving his Fellow status from the IChemE

Congratulations to Mark Phillips for receiving his Fellow status from the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).

Mark has successfully achieved the highest grade of membership from the IChemE as a result of his significant contribution to chemical engineering, experience in a leadership position and demonstrating technical excellence throughout his career.

We caught up with Mark recently who shared his journey and his inspiration to becoming a Fellow :

What lead you on the journey to want to become a fellow?

I have been a member of the IChemE in one capacity or another since I started my chemical engineering degree at university.  The Fellow membership grade is the highest that the IChemE offer and so it was always something to aspire to, both personally and professionally.

What did the application entail?

In terms of the application, it is about demonstrating that you are in a position of senior responsibility in chemical (process) engineering and that you have a made a significant contribution to the profession for a sustained period of time.

Does it involve your role/ working activities at Briggs?

My work at Briggs has made a significant contribution to achieving Fellow membership.  I have been part of major project and proposal work within the Brewing & Distilling sectors over the years, and I have had the opportunity to lecture students on Process Engineering at university and present technical papers at international conferences.  I have also been very fortunate to work with great people along the way.

Who inspired you to become a fellow?

John Hancock became a Fellow of the IChemE a few years ago and so it has always been in the back of my mind since then.  I have worked closely with John for the 18+ years I have been at the company and to achieve the same membership grade as him is something that I am proud of.  Gareth Cure also championed engineers obtaining chartered status & further registrations and delivered presentations on how this was a route to progress within the company.

What are you doing to inspire the next generation of engineers?

I am a mentor and lead for the Briggs Engineering Graduate Training Scheme (IChemE Accredited Company Training Scheme – ACTS) that has the aim of developing engineers on a pathway to achieving chartered status.  I am always available to support and provide advice for engineers that are interested in achieving chartership and the process that it entails.

Congratulations again Mark, we look forward to seeing further positive developments with the Briggs Engineering Graduate Training Scheme!

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Briggs’ Engineering Director features in podcast

Briggs of Burton’s Engineering Director, George Crombie recently joined Thinking it Better’s ‘One Thought at a Time’ podcast.

George began his journey surrounded by engineering and crafting from a young age. Taking his passion of understanding how things are put together, he joined Briggs on a summer internship which led to his current role of managing large global engineering projects and overseeing all engineering activities for the group. You can read his profile here – https://www.briggsplc.com/leadership/george-crombie/ 

George highlighted Briggs’ growth over the last 5 years, delivering projects in the Brewing, Distilling, Pharmaceutical and Food industries. George spoke passionately about the Briggs team taking pride in supporting the creation of so many household brands. From breaking ground at a plant, to seeing a tangible product and being able to share it with family and friends is satisfying.

He continued to say:

“We can have the toughest day on the plant, but also be able to step away from that. With those same colleagues, friends and socialise with them. Have a sense of fun, look back at what you’ve done”.

Briggs always strives to encourage their team to separate the serious from the fun which helps them to deliver what we promise.

George adds that the team are always interested in the job they’re performing, which leads to a sense of pride. The team are eager to follow Briggs on a journey to deliver exciting projects. George, as an Engineering Director foresees a continuous plan to grow the company across sectors and bringing the team along on that journey.

To listen to the full podcast, follow this link: George Crombie | One Thought at a Time #10 – YouTube

 

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