MX2008 Short List Unveiled
This year 20 UK manufacturers have been short listed for the 13 prestigious IMechE Manufacturing Excellence Awards. Short listed companies will now be visited by teams of assessors to verify their processes and practices. After this the Finalists Companies will be announced and will present to the MX Judging Panel on 3-4 June 2008 at IMechE, 1 Birdcage Walk, London. The Awards will be presented at a glittering awards ceremony on 26 June 2008 at The Dorchester in London. The leading companies will also be in contention for the National Skills Academy for Manufacturing Award for Manufacturing Excellence for Best SME and the Manufacturing Advisory Service Award for Manufacturing Excellence Overall Winner
PricewaterhouseCoopers Award for Customers Focus
Chassis Systems – Telford, Shropshire
Hozelock – Sutton Coldfield
Leyland Trucks – Preston, Lancashire
Naylor Drainage – Barnsley
Perkins – Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Rolls Royce – Glasgow
Springfarm Architectural Mouldings – Belfast, Northern Ireland
Wrightbus – Ballymena, Northern Ireland
ZF Lemforder – Solihull
Autodesk Award for Product Innovation
Altro - Letchworth, Hertfordshire
Hozelock – Sutton Coldfield
Naylor Drainage – Barnsley
Perkins – Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Powerlase – Crawley, West Sussex
Wrightbus – Ballymena, Northern Ireland
InnovationXchange Award for Process Innovation
Converteam – Glasgow
Corus Distribution & Building Systems – Wolverhampton
Meggitt Plc (Formerly Dunlop Aerospace Braking Systems) – Coventry
Hozelock – Sutton Coldfield
Leyland Trucks – Preston, Lancashire
Perkins – Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Phoenix Beattie – Ashington, Northumberland
Rolls Royce – Glasgow
Warwick Manufacturing Group Award for Logistics and Resource Efficiency
Chassis Systems – Telford, Shropshire
EADS Astrium – Portsmouth
Leyland Trucks – Preston, Lancashire
Wrightbus – Ballymena, Northern Ireland
ZF Lemforder – Solihull
DMG Award for Business Development and Change Management
Hozelock – Sutton Coldfield
Leyland Trucks – Preston, Lancashire
Phoenix Beattie – Ashington, Northumberland
Professional Engineer Award for People Effectiveness
Altro - Letchworth, Hertfordshire
Naylor Drainage – Barnsley
Phoenix Beattie – Ashington, Northumberland
Springfarm Architectural Mouldings – Belfast, Northern Ireland
Wrightbus – Ballymena, Northern Ireland
IMechE Award for Best Financial Management
Air Tube Conveyors – Hartlebury, Worcestershire
Meggitt Plc (Formerly Dunlop Aerospace Braking Systems) – Coventry
Hozelock – Sutton Coldfield
Leyland Trucks – Preston, Lancashire
Springfarm Architectural Mouldings – Belfast, Northern Ireland
ZF Lemforder – Solihull
Arup Award for Sustainable Manufacturing
Altro - Letchworth, Hertfordshire
Hozelock – Sutton Coldfield
Hydratight Operations – Morpeth, Northumberland
Springfarm Architectural Mouldings – Belfast, Northern Ireland
UK Resource Centre for Women Award for Diversity and Inclusion
Cummins Ltd – Darlington, Northumberland
Perkins – Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
National B2B Centre Award for Integrated e-Business
Hozelock – Sutton Coldfield
Leyland Trucks – Preston, Lancashire
Wrightbus – Ballymena, Northern Ireland
ZF Lemforder – Solihull
BP Award for Best Business Education Partnership
EADS Astrium – Portsmouth
MBDA – Stevenage, Bristol, Bolton