Ep 9: Brandauer, a state-of-the-art industrial revolution in metalforming

Ep 9: Brandauer, a state-of-the-art industrial revolution in metalforming

Jonny Walks

09/12/2020 6:31AM

Episode Synopsis "Ep 9: Brandauer, a state-of-the-art industrial revolution in metalforming"

Birmingham’s famous Jewellery Quarter is our destination for this fascinating episode on metal manufacturing. We take our appliances for granted. We press buttons, switch on the power and expect our laboursaving devices to do the rest.But the industrial processes behind the manufacture of this equipment carries thousands of hidden parts made of metal and plastic, built by different companies across multiple borders.This episode focuses on C. Brandauer & Co Limited, a state-of-the-art metal-stamping components business, which despite its ultramodern systems has been in existence since 1862! It’s a tradition which harks back to the Midlands’ earliest industrial heritage.But what are the challenges facing the company now? How are they navigating the pandemic? Are they making more of something and less of something else since Covid began? And in exporting to 22 countries, what effect does Brexit have on them?LISTEN to a compelling conversation with CEO Rowan Crozier. Jonny Gould’s SME Walkabout is brought to you in association with BOOST&Co.

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