In the Driving Seat: Neill Briggs, Technical Director, and Ian Briggs, Design Director, Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) Ltd
This month our ‘In the Driving Seat’ article features, for the first time, not one, but two people – brothers Ian and Neill Briggs, Directors of BAC, who have recently relocated their company that produces the amazing BAC Mono single-seater supercar to Liverpool
Name
Neill Briggs (on right in photo)
Company
Briggs Automotive Company
Position
Technical Director
Apart from that
Niche Vehicle Network member
SMMT member
Association with NAA
3 years
Business Excellence Programme member
2012 Innovation Company of the Year
Personal
Married to Jane (Senior Head of Buying at Shop Direct in Speke), expecting our first child end of March
Motorsport, snow boarding & family
Favourite football team
BAC supports Everton and Liverpool Football Club.
I support Widnes Vikings (Rugby League)
Musical performer
China Crisis (based in Kirby, Liverpool)
Movie
The Great Escape
Books
Jeremy Clarkson: “I know you got Soul”
Best motoring moment
BAC Mono second fastest ever lap around the Top Gear test track, 1 min 14.3s, in series 20 episode 20, summer 2013
Best business advice you’ve ever received?
“Be the first or be the best”
Name
Ian Briggs (on left in photo)
Company
Briggs Automotive Company
Position
Design Director
Personal
I like anything to do with cars, motorsport, aircraft and design. I also enjoy skiing and mountain biking and radio controlled aircraft.
Favourite football team
Not really a football guy but if I had to pick it would be Liverpool as it’s our new location.
Musical performer
New Order
Movie
Aliens
Books
Chickenhawk
Best motoring moment
First drive of Mono
Best business advice you’ve ever received?
If you’ve not done it by the time you’re 40, you won’t do it!
