A West Midlands engineer, who has put the region on the international manufacturing map,
has been recognised in the New Year’s Honours List.
Rowan Crozier, CEO of metal pressing, stamping and tooling specialist Brandauer, has been
awarded an MBE for services to manufacturing and enterprise.
The engineer has helped steer the Birmingham company through the pandemic and towards
a record-breaking £9.3m year, sending millions of precision components to more than 26
countries every week.
He is also a passionate ambassador for developing the industry professionals of the future,
revolutionising the firm’s apprenticeship scheme, and working with In-Comm Training to
launch the UK’s first Precision Toolmaking Academy in late 2022.
"I am genuinely shocked to receive this award; you just never expect to be an MBE growing
up and certainly not for, in my opinion, just doing my job" commented Rowan Crozier, who is
also an Export Champion for the Department for International Trade.
"This is an accolade for my family and my teams at Brandauer and Support Staffordshire,
who have worked so hard to support me and help us emerge from the pandemic in a
stronger position than the one we entered. Importantly, both organisations have strong
platforms from which to maximise future opportunities.”
He continued: "It is especially refreshing for manufacturing to get the national recognition it
deserves. Industry is so important to the economic success of the UK and hopefully my MBE
shows our engineers of the future and their parents that you can achieve the highest
personal honour by following a passion for Science Technology Engineering and Maths
(STEM)"
In addition to his manufacturing role, Rowan has been a trustee for Support Staffordshire
since 2018, an organisation that provides support to over 1000 other charities and
community groups operating in Staffordshire, groups that in turn provide a wide variety of
essential services to local residents.
The group offers advice and guidance to other charities on vital matters such as funding,
training, new policies, and volunteer recruitment.
He shares his experience and knowledge with the board and has helped support them
towards a new strategy that will ensure the charity’s future sustainability.
Organised fundraising events, such as Horse Racing days, have also improved links
between businesses and the third sector in the area, generating more than £20,000 of vital
funding for Support Staffordshire in the process.
Rowan, who lives in Lichfield with his wife Zoe and children Tom and Evie, concluded:
“I nearly missed out on the MBE notification, as we had moved house, and it went to my old
address. Thankfully the new owners sent me a picture of the letter saying it looked important
and the rest is history!”
For further information, please visit www.brandauer.co.uk