The Manufacturer's TMMX Awards shortlist revealed

The Manufacturer has revealed the shortlist for this year’s The Manufacturer MX Awards.

There has been a 23 percent increase in the number of entries compared with 2015, and all involved will now undergo the most intensive judging process of any British industry awards.

Shortlisted companies will receive site visit assessments in September in order for judges to thoroughly examine manufacturing processes.

The award ceremony will take place at The Vox in Birmingham, UK, on the 2nd of November.

Nick Hussey, CEO of the Hennik Group (which organises the TMMX Awards) said: “We are delighted to present such a robust shortlist of wonderful manufacturing businesses. In several categories, entries are double those of 2015, and the total number of companies entering is up by almost 25 percent, with many companies entering multiple categories. To me, this demonstrates the breadth of their all-round manufacturing excellence.”

The categories and nominees are as follows:

Apprentice of the Year

·         Josh Sloan, Coca-Cola European Partners.

·         Hayden Dormer, Hayward Tyler Group Ltd.

·         Kieron Simpson Smurfit Kappa.

·         Andrew Batsford, STADCO Ltd.

·         Reece Vann, The Autins Group.

·         Rishi Chohan, The MTC - Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre.

Customer Focus

·         Britain’s Bravest Manufacturing Company.

·         Coty Manufacturing UK Ltd.

·         McLaren Automotive.

·         Natures Way Foods.

·         Siemens.

·         The Autins Group.

·         The Sash Window Workshop.

Innovation & Design

·         Craftsman Tools Ltd

·         Drallim Industries Ltd

·         Electronic Temperature Instruments Ltd (ETI Ltd)

·         Fracino.

·         McLaren Automotive.

·         Tharsus.

·         Xaar PLC.

Leadership and Strategy

·         adi Group.

·         ARDEX (UK) Ltd.

·         Britain’s Bravest Manufacturing Company.

·         Coty Manufacturing UK Ltd.

·         Hayward Tyler Group Ltd.

·         Helipebs Controls Ltd.

Manufacturing in Action

·         Coca-Cola.

·         Gripple.

·         JCB.

·         Lontra.

·         McLaren Automotive.

·         Vantage Power.

Partnership with Education

·         GE Aviation.

·         Leyland Trucks.

·         Penny Hydraulics Ltd.

·         Siemens.

·         The Autins Group.

·         The MTC - Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre.

People & Skills

·         Amtek Plastics UK Ltd.

·         CRP Ltd.

·         Dura Automotive.

·         Hayward Tyler Group Ltd.

·         Lander Automotive Ltd

·         Xaar PLC.

Smart Factory

·         NEW CATEGORY - to be announced shortly

Supply Chain Excellence

·         Building Adhesives Ltd.

·         Coty Manufacturing UK Ltd.

·         Excell Metal Spinning Ltd.

·         Lander Automotive Ltd.

·         Nelsons.

·         STADCO Ltd.

Sustainable Manufacturing

·         Building Adhesives Ltd.

·         Caterpillar NI Ltd.

·         Coty Manufacturing UK Ltd.

·         Dura Automotive.

·         Encirc.

·         The Mereway Group of Companies.

Through Life Engineering

·         Building Adhesives Ltd.

·         Leonardo Airborne and Space Systems.

·         Loma Systems.

·         McLaren Automotive.

·         The Autins Group.

·         Warrior Doors.

World Class Manufacturing

·         Caterpillar NI Ltd.

·         Coty Manufacturing UK Ltd.

·         Dura Automotive.

·         Hayward Tyler Group Ltd.

·         Siemens.

·         ZF Lemforder UK Ltd.

Young Manufacturer of the Year

·         Emma Wilding, Jaguar Land Rover.

·         James Doughty, Jaguar Land Rover.

·         Matus Becka, The Autins Group.

·         Andrew Williams, Vaillant Ltd.

·         Justin Noble, Xaar PLC.

·         Martin Carrick, Xtrac Ltd.

·         Sarah Watkinson-Yulll, Yull Ltd.

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