Prestigious award for Sparex Group MD

Jeremy Burgess managing director of Sparex Group has received the Michael Dwyer memorial prize in recognition of his outstanding progress in the agricultural engineering industry.

The Michael Dwyer Memorial prize is presented annually to a mid-career engineer who has made exceptional progress in the agricultural engineering industry.

Presenting the award Professor Mark Kibblewhite, President of IAgrE said, “Under Jeremy’s leadership the Sparex Group now has 18 companies in 17 countries and an annual turnover of £120 million.”

Jeremy began his career as a design engineer with Massey Ferguson at Coventry followed by promotions to Tractor Quality Manager and Regional Sales and Service Manager, East Asia Pacific.  Whilst at AGCO he saved a vast archive of Massey Ferguson heritage material and acted as curator for the Massey Ferguson collection of historic tractors and machinery.  He joined Sparex in 2012.

Jeremy’s interest in agricultural engineering doesn’t stop when work stops as in his spare time he can often be seen working on or driving his vintage tractors.