Coutts Prize for Family Business 2007/8 – National Winner

Jesse Brough Metals International Ltd

Jesse Brough Metals International Ltd
Winner Best Family Business
Turnover Category £5 - 25m

Staffordshire based, Jesse Brough Metals International was founded in 1979. JBMI are aluminium refining manufacturers and recyclers of aluminium waste. They have established a strong position in the UK market and are engaging on a worldwide expansion, rolling out new technologies to smelters in Australia, Thailand and Iceland.

Roger Pedder, Chairman, independent evaluation committee, commented:


"As a successful second generation business, the evaluation committee members were impressed by:

  • The sheer passion of the family for the business; the enthusiasm and drive of the family leadership
  • The family's attitude to encouraging the next generation to gain outside experience before coming into the business
  • The thought being given to instituting a system for the key managers to create wealth of their own
  • The use of daily key performance indicators
  • The rapid growth and success of the business and the family's ability to build a strong market position in a changing niche market
  • The resilience and determination of the family to work through difficult trading periods and some sensitive family circumstances"

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