Martin Burnham is a qualified metallurgist and Chartered Engineer with over 30 years of experience in the metals industry. As Chairman of Independent Forgings & Alloys (IFA) and MD of IIDEA Ltd, he is a well-known figure in Sheffields manufacturing circles and sits on the board of the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturers Research Centre.
In 2001, he led a management buyout of a struggling forge to establish IFA, growing the business from £2 million to £20 million in sales over the next decade.