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'Manufacturer of the Year' shortlist published
The shortlist for the UK's prestigious Manufacturer of the Year Awards has been announced and winners will be named during the glamorous awards dinner on September 20 2006.
The shortlist for the UK's prestigious Manufacturer of the Year Awards has been announced.
The winners will be named during the glamorous awards dinner on September 20 2006, the first night of this year's 'Manufacturer LIVE' event, being held at The Ricoh Arena in Coventry.
Always one of the most exciting events of the year, this year's ceremony will be hosted by the BBC's John Humphreys.
The Manufacturer of the Year Award will be chosen from a shortlist of 30, whilst the other categories and short-listed nominees are as follows.
* World Class Manufacturing Award.
Bentley Motors, Crewe, Cheshire.
Kostal UK, Goldthorpe, Yorkshire.
L G Philips Displays Blackburn, Lancashire.
* Skills and HR Award.
Cobham Defence Communications, Blackburn, Lancashire.
Gripple, Sheffield, Yorkshire.
Lotus Cars, Norwich, Norfolk.
Rencol Tolerance Rings, Bristol.
* Aerospace Industry Award.
Defence Aviation Repair Agency, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
Kembrey Wiring Systems, Swindon, Wiltshire.
Ross Ceramics, Ripley, Yorkshire.
* Design and Innovation Award.
Deepstream Technologies, Bangor, Wales.
Scotsman Beverage Industries, West Midlands.
Tynetec, Blyth, Northumberland.
* IT in Manufacturing Award.
Doncasters Group, Melbourne, Derbyshire.
Gripple, Sheffield, Yorkshire.
Hi-Technology Group, Hampshire.
James T Blakeman and Co, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
* Food and Beverage Industries Award.
KK Finefoods, Cheshire.
Scotsman Beverage Industries, West Midlands.
Sun Valley Foods, Hereford.
Faccenda Group, Northamptonshire.
* Logistics and Supply Chain Award.
Goodrich Large Engine Controls and Rolls Royce, Birmingham.
Gripple, Sheffield, Yorkshire.
Smith and Nephew, Hull.
* Leadership and Strategy Award.
Gripple, Sheffield, Yorkshire.
InterfaceFlor, Halifax, Yorkshire.
Sun Valley Foods, Hereford.
Magal Engineering, Reading, Berkshire.
* Chemicals and Pharmaceutical Award.
Industrial Copolymers, Preston, Lancashire.
Smith and Nephew, Hull.
* Automotive Industry Award.
Rencol Tolerance Rings, Bristol.
Sertec Birmingham, West Midlands.
Stoke Forgings, Walsall, West Midlands.
* Manufacturing Operations Award.
Baker Oil Tools, Aberdeen.
Gripple, Sheffield, Yorkshire.
SSD Drives, West Sussex.
The Manufacturer LIVE 2006 promises to be bigger and better than ever before, with more than 2000 manufacturers attending, and in a brand new location for 2006, it will again be a showcase for manufacturing best practice.
Attendees can enjoy presentations, workshops and seminars from prestigious speakers including Nick Brayshaw, B J Cunningham and Sir Clive Woodward.
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