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David Brooks
BRX Limited
The TechnoCentre
Coventry University Technology Park
Puma Way
Coventry
West Midlands
CV1 2TT
UK
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T: 0247 6236231
F: 01926 401462
Mobile: 07711 493808
Email: 
Web: www.BRX.ltd.uk
Member since: April 2007
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Key Skills & Services: |
David is an experienced manufacturing P&L Managing
Director / CEO with a proven track record of success within B2B,
engineering, metals, forging, CNC machining, sub-contract assembly
& commercial market sectors.
• On business development, strong operational leadership with
environment, quality, internal controls, budgets and KPI business
excellence metrics.
• On strategic development, restructuring programmes, managed
exits from investments, strategic and tactical planning, acquisitions,
relocations and disposals.
• On operations and logistics, supply chain management, outsourcing,
process re-engineering, lean manufacturing, multi-site control,
metrics, revenue growth, waste and cost reduction plus profitability
initiatives.
• On human resources, team management, BS EN ISO 9001 and
IIP implementation, cell empowerment, Nagare operation, people training,
health and safety, mergers and acquisitions, contraction and expansion.
• Results orientated & profit-focused with business improvement
and profitability turnaround skills.
Business Consultancy
Business-Aligned Operating Strategies
Capital & Overhead Budgets
Project Management Tools
Business / Engineering R&D
Sub-Contract Assembly & Machining
Quality / ISO 9001 Accreditation
Environmental Policies & ISO 14001
Business Relocation & Divestment
Outsourcing Contracts & Partners
Business Process Re-engineering
Manufacturing Change Management
Strategic and Creative Thinker
Supply Chain Development
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Career Background: |
Electric car development as a research engineer;
environmental development on water treatment, incineration and composting
as a Project Manager; tig welding and joint integrity for conventional
and nuclear boiler applications as Engineering Manager; ten years
in the Advanced Technology Division of Northern Engineering Industries.
MD of first one and then three manufacturing factories for HRP
limited. MBO of the manufacturing subcontract service factory and
the valve product manufacturing factory in the Midlands was followed
by purchase of the remaining manufacturing company to enable Group
distribution focus.
As owner manager developed very traditional SME manufacturing businesses
into a branded value added supplier, Leslie Group increasing revenues
from £0.5m to a peak of £7.5m: Leadership, management
and motivation of the associated multi-functional team of between
70 to 170 personnel. Operations covered forging to 1,000 tonnes
force of brass, copper and aluminium, conventional and CNC machining,
assembly and distribution of Tocoflo catalogue product.
The Yardley factory was an exemplar site for the Dti ‘Inside
UK Enterprise’ initiative. Two competitor manufacturing business
units from IMI plc were part of the business growth initiative.
Business profitability was maintained despite two decades of great
change taking advantage of tools such as rapid prototyping and forge
simulation. The UK manufacturing business was successfully sold
in 2005, the product portfolio comprising a catalogue range on water,
oil and refrigeration fittings plus active OEM growth in UK, European
and American markets. Outsourcing contacts in Eastern Europe, India
and China had been developed.
Throughout the last decade, David had been active in European Commission
sponsored project partnerships on innovation and technology transfer
for SME’s. After sale of Leslie Group Limited, David launched
an environmental service company, Deansberry limited to provide
carbon engineering support, in addition to BRX limited to provide
market research and business development support.
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Industry sectors: |
Chemical and Mechanical engineering, batch manufacturing,
engineering Research and Development, refrigeration and airconditioning,
water, gas, oil and automotive industry plus architectural, OEM and
BM markets. |
Qualifications: |
C.Eng. Chartered Engineer Status – British Engineering Council
BSc (Hons 2:1) Chemical Engineering – Newcastle University
PhD Electrochemical Engineering
Diploma in Business Excellence
European Computer Driving Licence
Professional Memberships:
Director & President – Confederation of British Metalforming
Member – Institution of Chemical Engineers
Member – IoD Institute of Directors
Fellow – Chartered Management Institute |
Comments: |
In addition to provision of top-level business research,
development support & management consultancy, David has established
partnerships with R&D tax credit specialist, industrial energy
efficiency provider, utility purchase brokerage, administration
error recovery specialists for account systems and property portfolios.
David covers the following geographical areas West Midlands, Worcestershire,
Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and
Derbyshire.
Stress control-
Outside the work role, David’s personal interests are modest
gardening and an old car (1938 MG TA), now in its seventh year of
rebuild. Keeping fit three times a week also helps David tackle
the seasonal skiing expedition, but otherwise he is quite happy
reading on a sun drenched beach.
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