Specialist process engineering company with a long heritage and international reach.

The Briggs Pharma team will be exhibiting at the upcoming Drug Delivery to the Lungs (DDL) conference in Edinburgh from the 7th-9th December. We are world renowned for designing, building, and installing current and next generation pressurised Metered Dose Inhaler (pMDI) Mixing Systems for the biggest pharmaceutical manufacturers. Whether it be the design of a HFA conditioning […]

Briggs of Burton is attending this year’s International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) UK Affiliate Conference! The ISPE is a national conference bringing together all corners of the pharmaceutical industry. This year’s event is at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds on the 10th of November 2022.  Briggs of Burton is a global partner for turnkey pharmaceutical […]

We are delighted to share that Briggs of Burton has won the “Business Growth & Strategy” award at the Make UK Midlands & East Regional Dinner last night!   Briggs of Burton are at the forefront of supporting both UK Manufacturing and Engineering by delivering large EPC projects for the biggest beer, distilled spirits, food and pharmaceutical brands […]

Rachael Ward and Louise Jones picked up the runner-up award on behalf of Briggs of Burton for the ‘Transformation Project of the Year’ category at the ERP Today Awards yesterday. Up against 67 other companies, ERP Today applauded Briggs’ digital transformation journey with SAP S/4 Hana Cloud for its positive impact and value created for all stakeholders globally. Following […]

“Be Safe” is a core value at Briggs of Burton.​ It’s deeply embedded in our culture and part of ‘The BRIGGS Way’ in all that we do. “Every day the people we influence return home safe and well​.” We are pleased to share that Briggs of Burton has won a RoSPA Gold Award for the 5th consecutive year. The award is a testament to our […]

On behalf of Briggs of Burton, we are deeply saddened at the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Her legacy bears testament to her inspirational and unfaltering sense of duty, as well as her selfless commitment to our country and the Commonwealth. Our thoughts are with the Royal Family as we mourn her passing […]

Briggs of Burton are at the forefront of supporting both UK Manufacturing and Engineering. We support some of the biggest beer, distilled spirits, food and pharmaceutical brands globally by delivering large EPC projects. Briggs have been shortlisted for not just one but two categories this year. Last year, we achieved runner’s up for the Business Growth and Strategy category. This […]

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 […]

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 […]

It was great to see so many of our team attend the Briggs Group Awards event at the Branston Golf and Country Club in person or virtually last week. A big thank you to everyone for supporting us and we hope you all had a great time coming together as BR1GGS. The award’s event celebrated the […]

ERP Today have officially announced that Briggs of Burton and Sapphire are finalists for the “Transformation Project of the Year” category. With award categories covering individual distinction, project excellence and product innovation, the ERP Today Awards provide a powerful opportunity to demonstrate innovative leadership, customer success and responsibility. The application highlighted the successful partnership between Sapphire Systems and Briggs’ to […]

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 […]

Ardgowan Distillery announced the appointment of Briggs of Burton in October 2021 last year to lead the design, build and engineering of their carbon negative distillery. Now, both Ardgowan and Briggs have joined forces with Heriot Watt University’s International Centre for Brewing and Distilling (ICBD) exploring new carbon reducing technologies. Close to 500,000 tonnes of carbon […]

Briggs of Burton are proud winners of the prestigious Manufacturer of the Year category at Insider Media’s “Made in the Midlands” awards. The awards evening hosted at the Macdonald Burlington Hotel in Birmingham celebrated the region’s top manufacturers. Above all, the evening recognised products, innovations, and ideas over the past 12 months. Our team attended […]

Briggs of Burton have created a dedicated training centre at their headquarters to support the next generation of innovative engineers. The Briggs Engineering Graduate Training Scheme, which has now been recognised by all three of the industry’s leading professional bodies, aims to make a career in engineering accessible to all as it looks to recruit […]

As 2021 comes to an end, we would like to thank you all for your continued support this year. Briggs’ success is underpinned by our team, and it is only through their commitment and resilience that we can continue to successfully deliver world class turnkey engineering projects. To celebrate our fantastic year, here is a […]

Celebrations took place at Briggs of Burton‘s Global Technical Centre this month as we officially went live with our fully integrated SAP S/4HANA Cloud system. Briggs of Burton were the first UK based company this year to sign up to the integration of SAP’s new RISE offering giving us a comprehensive and intelligent business-transformation tool in line with our growth […]

It was great to capture the inauguration of Ardgowan Distillery Company Limited by Martin McAdam and Jessica Skelton into Briggs of Burton‘s customer project wall at the Global Technical Centre in Burton on Trent. Briggs, designs, engineers, and builds distilleries around the world, and are delighted to work with Ardgowan on their new distillery in Inverkip, Scotland. The project takes a […]

Its been a Movember to Remember at Briggs of Burton this year! Our team has raised an impressive £10,250 in helping to change men’s health for the better! Our Movember team went above and beyond by: – Growing some impressive moustaches (which one is your favourite?) – Accumalating over 1,000 km of exercise activity throughout the month – Leading […]

Briggs of Burton PLC is to start work on a new multi-million pound greenfield Scottish distillery which is leading the way for sustainable production in the whisky industry with an innovative new modular design. Global turnkey engineering firm Briggs of Burton, which provides solutions for leading blue-chip companies across the world, will lead the process […]

Briggs of Burton started its Briggs Community and Sponsorship fund last year during lockdown to help charities and local organisations, deliver much needed support in the local community.  Since then, the company which has its newly opened Global Technical Centre in the town, has supported a wide range of clubs and causes from children’s sports clubs, and engineering talks in schools to veteran charities and mental […]

ITN Productions has partnered with the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) to produce a broadcast quality, industry defining programme “Encouraging Innovation” exploring the new trends within the industry, the technology that is constantly evolving and how the industry itself is encouraging innovation. Anchored by ITN Productions presenter Sharon Thomas the programme features compelling content on […]

Briggs of Burton have been selected as approved systems integrators in Siemens UK & Ireland’s Solution Partner Programme for their specific process knowledge, technology capability and ability to deliver Siemens’ holistic solution. Briggs of Burton have an extensive history in designing and building industrial process systems across the Brewing, Distilling, Food and Pharma industries for […]

Have you ever wondered who helps the biggest blue chip companies produce more beer, spirits, food and pharmaceutical products? Inside Food and Drink feature Briggs of Burton’s story (https://lnkd.in/dcgvG4EW) this month providing an insight into the brand’s rich history, global growth and expertise in designing, building and offering sustainable engineering solutions to their global customer base. So […]

Briggs of Burton has been shortlisted for the regional “Business Growth and Strategy” category at the Make UK Manufacturing Awards. The annual awards, which represent manufacturing firms, recognise UK businesses which are showing dynamic business growth through an actively managed growth strategy. Members of the Briggs team will now join other shortlisted companies at the […]

Briggs of Burton win gold at The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) awards, which is now the fourth year in a row! Briggs were recognised for their team’s positive health and safety culture, the demonstration of robust occupational health and safety management systems, and outstanding control of risk with very low levels […]

Briggs of Burton are pleased to announce that they are Silver Partners at the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS). Briggs are looking forward to connecting with everyone in the Distilled Spirits market across North America from producers, suppliers and associations. Reay Dicks, Vice President of Engineering at Briggs of Burton, Inc. said […]

Our global team celebrated the inspiring and diverse female workforce at Briggs of Burton Group who help to deliver engineering excellence everyday. The ladies across the business celebrated International Women in Engineering Day on the 23rd June 2021 by raising the profile of Women in Engineering by taking part in selfies and group photos from […]

Briggs of Burton, Inc. officially opens a new Sales and Engineering office in Louisville, Kentucky further strengthening their position in North America. The move follows a global rise in Bourbon sales and a demand from global spirit producers in the region looking for Briggs of Burton’s expertise in providing sustainability, energy recovery and water saving […]

After doubling our turnover, and achieving our best yearly performance to date, we have transformed our headquarters into a brand-new Global Technical Centre. We have a long standing history with Burton on Trent’s brewing heritage and have offices in the USA and China. With the refurbishment and major extension to our current site, we are […]

Check out our new article on Hard Seltzer News –(https://hardseltzernews.com/briggs-of-burton-outfits-hard-seltzer-breweries/). If you bring the hard seltzer recipe, we can bring the hard seltzer brewery process design, engineering, and equipment. Briggs of Burton, DME Process Systems Ltd. and Ziemann Holvrieka together can help you develop a complete system specifically designed for hard seltzer production and can deliver turnkey projects, engineering services, manufacturing of […]

At the end of 2020, McMillan Coppersmiths and Fabricators were busy manufacturing and shipping four shiny copper pot stills, spirit safes and condensers for the Shanghai Bacchus Project in Chengdu, China.  We caught up with Will Roden, Electrical Engineer, who is currently on site and has shared some fantastic photos showing off both the project scale […]

On behalf of the Briggs Directors and our teams around the world, we would like to thank you for your support and business over the last year.

A huge congratulations to Grace Yow, Senior Process Engineer at Briggs of Burton who has recently had her technical article published in the Chemical Engineer magazine. Grace has been instrumental to our ongoing growth in the Pharmaceutical sector and has led a number of interesting engineering projects for our global blue-chip clients. Alongside, Viktorija Barinova, […]

We are delighted to announce that the Briggs Engineering Graduate Training Scheme is fully accredited under the IChemE ACTS programme, and will be delivered from our Global Technical Centre in Burton on Trent. A huge thank you to our Technical Director, John Hancock who has led this initiative from the start and ensured we gain […]

It is always great to hear about how our engineers go above and beyond and demonstrate their engineering spirit. This week we caught up with Mark Hickman who is normally on site coordinating the installation of our global engineering projects. Mark kindly shared some photos and recent success of completing London Marathon, albeit virtually! Mark […]

Briggs of Burton are proud to announce that we are nearing the end of a significant investment at our headquarters in Burton on Trent with the introduction of a brand new Global Technical Centre. This is coupled with our international sales office in Rochester, NY and most recently in Shanghai boosting our opportunities in North […]

The Briggs of Burton team are pleased to feature in the Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA) Technical Quarterly Safety Focus -Volume 57, Number 2 this month. Reay Dicks, Vice President of Engineering at Briggs Inc wrote the following article: “Health and Safety Considerations During Construction and Commissioning of a Brewery” The article highlights […]

Briggs of Burton are proud to be supporting the supply chain for leading food manufacturers in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Briggs of Burton, a business unit of the CIMC Enric Tank and Process B.V. within the division of CIMC Enric Holdings Ltd. Liquid Foods, has acquired 100% of the shares of the Scottish copper still equipment supplier McMillan (Coppersmiths & Fabricators) Ltd. McMillan (Coppersmiths & Fabricators) Ltd and its predecessor Archibald McMillan & Co Ltd […]

A message from Robert Buxton, our Managing Director. At this time of concern over COVID -19, Briggs of Burton would like to assure you on our commitment to working in the best interests of our customers, colleagues and suppliers. These are unprecedented and challenging times affecting all areas of our societies, with the situation changing […]

Lynda Wheat featured in the Burton Mail this week following her involvement at the New Baptist Church on Derby Street opposite the Briggs of Burton head office in Burton upon Trent. Lynda dedicates every Thursday lunchtime to support the local soup kitchen with preparing, serving and most importantly engaging with the visitors, and has done […]

Briggs of Burton were pleased to continue their support for the International Centre of Brewing and Distilling (ICBD) at Heriot- Watt University this week. Scott Davies and Andrew Mieleniewski provided a brewery design workshop to the 2nd Year Brewing and Distilling students. The session involved several team activities to get the students thinking about equipment […]

The Briggs of Burton Brewing and Distilling Team are looking forward to attending the Brau Beviale 2019 Conference in Nuremburg on the 12th – 14th November. We will be exhibiting alongside CETP’s sister companies Ziemann Holvrieka and DME Process Systems Ltd. If you have a Turnkey Brewing or Distilling project come and find us in […]

Briggs of Burton’s Pharma team will be attending the world’s largest pharmaceutical exhibition, CPhI Worldwide in Frankfurt. If you have are looking for a turnkey process engineering provider for your next project you can find the Briggs of Burton Pharma team at stand 110B13.

Briggs of Burton have invested in leading Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) for the Briggs Manufacturing team following recent legislative changes. In February 2019, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) changed its enforcement expectations regarding exposure to welding fumes, following new scientific evidence that exposure to welding fumes can cause lung cancer, and possibly kidney cancer.

Andrew Mieleniewski recently presented at the Africa Brewing Conference in Ethiopia alongside Jens Eiken from DuPont on: “Saving Money (and the planet) in your brewhouse- Process optimisation in mash conversion and cereal cooking.”

Briggs of Burton were pleased to be awarded the RoSPA Gold Award for the second consecutive year in recognition of their health and safety practices by working with their staff, customers and contractors to promote safe working practices.

Briggs of Burton are proud to be working with the Everards team on the design and build of their new brewery as part of the Everards Meadows development in Leicestershire. Both companies pride themselves on their rich history in the brewing industry and look forward to the future developments at this site.

Briggs of Burton’s engineering team recently supported a STEM Inventor Day at Firfield Primary School to celebrate British Science Week 2019. Three of our team members; Parm Nanuwan, Thomas Barnett and Jessica Simmons led the day with several engaging STEM activities including Spaghetti Towers and Draw an Inventor. Proudly promoting engineering and helping the students to […]

Briggs of Burton are proud to have received the Learning Unlimited’s “Employer of the Month” award for their dedication and investment towards the Learning Unlimited Apprenticeship programme.

Briggs of Burton were honoured to have hosted and presented the joint IBD & BFBi Engineering Symposium on the 7th February 2019 at the Derbyshire County Cricket Club (DCCC). Our talented speakers Ian Murfin, Adam Kellett and John Hancock presented their technical expertise around “Fluid Flow & Solid/Liquid Separation” to support the IBD members in […]

Briggs of Burton were honored to take part in such an exciting and challenging project and look forward to sampling some of spirit laid down by the Bently Heritage (BH) team in the future.

Briggs of Burton will again be sponsoring the IBD BFBi Engineering Symposium 2019, on February 7th at Derbyshire County Cricket Club (DCCC). The focus of the seminar is to provide an Engineering Seminar on “Fluid Flow & Solid/Liquid Separation” to support the IBD members in their examinations.

Seasons Greeting from Briggs of Burton. Picture shows several members of the Briggs of Burton team supporting the SaveTheChildren Christmas Jumper Day.    

Briggs of Burton recently attended the first Learning Unlimited National Apprenticeship Awards ceremony and were proudly nominated for Newcomer of the Year.

Briggs of Burton are proud to have been associated with Chivas Brothers and to have worked closely with their engineering team to expand a number of their Scottish malt distilleries.

Several members of the Briggs of Burton team will be at Brau Beviale, 13 – 14 November 2018, in Nuremberg. If you are attending and would like to catch up, then stop by our sister company Ziemann Holvrieka’s stand in Hall 9 / 9-363.

Briggs of Burton recently attended the China Brew China Beverage Exhibition from the 23rd October-26th October 2018 held in Shanghai’s New International Expo Center.

Burton business who has been a major employer for nearly 300 years in the town is leading the way in workplace safety