An Interview with Ian Pearce at The National Manufacturing Debate 2015

Duration: 3 mins
Publication date: 29 May 2015

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Callum Bentley of The Manufacturer interviews Ian Pearce at The National Manufacturing Debate 2015, where they talk about this year’s theme “How do we develop the capability for effective reshoring in the UK?

Keywords:: NMD 2015

manufacturing

reshoring

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Callum Bentley

The Manufacturer, Editor

Callum joined the Henrik Group in 2013 as Editor of TM's publication, The Lean Management Journal, before taking over as Editor of TM in June 2014. he has a background in news for web and print, working for major regional news organisations in Australia. Callum has a passion for the automotive and aerospace sectors.
Ian Pearce

Brinsea Products Ltd, MD

Ian graduated from Newcastle University with a 2:1 degree in Psychology and after gaining experience in purchasing, sales and administration at the age of 28 he started working for his father’s fledgling egg incubator company. He set out to gain experience of every role within the company before moving into management with the initial goal of improving production quality and achieving ISO9000 status. Within three years he was running the business which has since expanded steadily and now employs 38 staff manufacturing egg incubation and veterinary products in their new factory in Weston-super-Mare. Ian initiated a product development strategy based on market requirements and built up export sales leading to 80% of Brinsea’s products being exported to distributors in 35 countries who in turn sell Brinsea products all over the world.Through Ian’s guidance and vision Brinsea has developed a comprehensive range of incubators and incubation products that suit all small scale bird and specialist bird breeding needs. Brinsea’s products have received widespread acclaim and are used by breeding centres as diverse as the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Slimbridge, the National Centre for Birds of Prey, the Roslin Institute and Bristol Zoo, to name just a few. Brinsea also manufacture a series of patented contact incubators suitable for birds of prey and these are used in specialist breeding programmes all over the world such as in India in the Endangered Vulture Breeding Programme.Ian is on the Bristol board of The Frederick’s Foundation, a registered charity set up to offer start-up businesses funding and advice. He also provides mentoring and coaching services to small businesses. In his spare time Ian plays bass in a Bristol based band and he is a member of a Bristol running club.
Ian Pearce

Brinsea Products Ltd, MD

Ian graduated from Newcastle University with a 2:1 degree in Psychology and after gaining experience in purchasing, sales and administration at the age of 28 he started working for his father’s fledgling egg incubator company. He set out to gain experience of every role within the company before moving into management with the initial goal of improving production quality and achieving ISO9000 status. Within three years he was running the business which has since expanded steadily and now employs 38 staff manufacturing egg incubation and veterinary products in their new factory in Weston-super-Mare. Ian initiated a product development strategy based on market requirements and built up export sales leading to 80% of Brinsea’s products being exported to distributors in 35 countries who in turn sell Brinsea products all over the world.Through Ian’s guidance and vision Brinsea has developed a comprehensive range of incubators and incubation products that suit all small scale bird and specialist bird breeding needs. Brinsea’s products have received widespread acclaim and are used by breeding centres as diverse as the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust at Slimbridge, the National Centre for Birds of Prey, the Roslin Institute and Bristol Zoo, to name just a few. Brinsea also manufacture a series of patented contact incubators suitable for birds of prey and these are used in specialist breeding programmes all over the world such as in India in the Endangered Vulture Breeding Programme.Ian is on the Bristol board of The Frederick’s Foundation, a registered charity set up to offer start-up businesses funding and advice. He also provides mentoring and coaching services to small businesses. In his spare time Ian plays bass in a Bristol based band and he is a member of a Bristol running club.

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