Past Manufacturing Excellence winners

2010

Winner: Leyland Trucks
The BIS Manufacturing Advisory Service Overall Award for Manufacturing Excellence

Winner: Pipex
The National Skills Academy for Manufacturing Overall Award for the Best SME

Winner: Brother Industries UK 
The Arup Award for Sustainable Manufacturing

Winner: MBDA   Commended: Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery
The ERA Foundation Award for Best Partnership between Business and Education

Winner: ASSEAL   Commended: Lambert Engineering
The PricewaterHouseCoopers Award for Customer Focus

Winner: Siemens Magnet Technology   Commended: Gillette
The Autodesk Award for Product Innovation

Winner: Draeger Safety UK   Commended: BAE Systems Submarine
The Technology Strategy Board Award for Process Innovation

Winner: ZF Lemforder
The WMG Award for Logistics and Resource Efficiency

Winner: ContiTech Beattie   Commended: Michelin Tyres
The Professional Engineering Award for People Effectiveness

Winner: Leyland Trucks
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers Award for Business Development and Change Management

Winner: Proto Labs
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers Award for Integrated e-Business

Winner: ZF Lemforder
The Barclays Award for Financial Management

2009

Winner: Leyland Trucks
The BIS Manufacturing Advisory Service Award for Manufacturing Excellence - Overall Winner 

Winner: Gripple
The National Skills Academy for Manufacturing Award for Manufacturing Excellence - Best Small or Medium Enterprise

Winner: Balcas Timber   Commended: Boss Design
The Arup Award for Sustainable Manufacturing

Winner: Gripple   Commended: Coca Cola Enterprises 
The BP Award for Best Partnership between Business and Education

Winner: Leyland Trucks   Commended: JSC Rotational 
The PwC Award for Customer Focus

Joint winners: Randox Laboratories and Selex Galileo   Commended: Greenbank Group 
The Autodesk Award for Product Innovation

Winner: Converteam
The InnovationXchange Award for Process Innovation

Winner: Hozelock
The WMG Award for Logistics and Resource Efficiency

Winner: 3M Health Care (Lancashire)
The Professional Engineering Award for People Effectiveness

Winner: Elster Meeting 
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers Award for Business Development and Change Management

Winner: ZF Lemforder UK   Commended: Texecom
The National b2b Centre Award for Integrated e-Business

Winner: ContiTech Beattie
The ERIKS Award for Financial Management

2008

Winner: Wrightbus
The BERR Manufacturing Advisory Service Award for Manufacturing Excellence - Overall Winner

Winner: Naylor Drainage
The National Skills Academy for Manufacturing Award for Manufacturing Excellence - Best Small or Medium Enterprise

Winner: Altro   Commended: Springfarm Architectural Mouldings
The Arup Award for Sustainable Manufacturing

Winner: Cummins
The UKRC award for Diversity and Inclusion

Winner: Astrium
The BP Award for Best Partnership between Business and Education

Winner: Hozelock
The PwC Award for Customer Focus

Winner: Wrightbus
The Autodesk Award for Product Innovation

Joint winners: Perkins Engines and Rolls-Royce 
The InnovationXchange Award for Process Innovation

Winner: Leyland Trucks   Commended: Astrium
The WMG Award for Logistics and Resource Efficiency

Winner: Altro   Commended: Phoenix Beattie
The Professional Engineering Award for People Effectiveness

Winner: Phoenix Beattie
The DMG Award for Business Development and Change Management

Winner: Wrightbus   Commended: ZF Lemforder UK 
The National B2B Centre Award for Integrated e-Business

Winner: Leyland Trucks
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers Award for Best Financial Management

2007

Winner: Trend Control Systems
The Manufacturing Advisory Service Award for Manufacturing Excellence - Overall Winner 

Winner: Rencol Tolerance Rings
The RSM Robson Rhodes Award for Manufacturing Excellence - Best Small or Medium Enterprise

Winner: Agfa Graphics   Commended: The Bio-D Company 
The Arup Award for Sustainable Manufacturing                          

Winner: DuPont (UK)
The UKRC award for Diversity and Inclusion                         

Winner: MBDA   Joint commended: Alitex and AnTech
The BP Award for Best Partnership between Business and Education    

Winner: Elfab
The Kellysearch Award for Customer Focus                         

Winner: Wrightbus 
The Renishaw Award for Product Innovation                     

Winner: The Hadley Group
The Sandvik Coromant Award for Process Innovation    

Winner: Trend Control Systems 
The WMG Award for Logistics and Resource Efficiency

Winner: International Cuisine 
The Professional Engineering Award for People Effectiveness    

Winner: Hozelock   Commended: AP Driveline 
The IBM Award for Business Development and Change Management 

Winner: Eastern Storage Equipment 
The National Business-to-Business Centre Award for e-Business     

Winner: Dunlop Bestobell
The Barclays Award for Financial Management                  

2006

Winner: AESSEAL 
Overall Winner 

Winner: Power Panels
Best Small or Medium Enterprise 

Winner: AESSEAL   Commended: Sonora Foods
Customer Focus

Winner: Wrightbus
Product Innovation

Winner: Magal Metallifacture
Process Innovation

Winner: AESSEAL
Logistics and Resource Efficiency

Winner: BGB Engineering   Commended: International Cuisine
People Effectiveness

Winner: Power Panels   Commended: Magal Metallifacture
Business Development and Change Management 

Winner: Protomold 
Integrated e-Business

Winner: Sulzer Pumps
Financial Management

Winner: Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery   Commended: SELEX Sensors & Airborne Systems
Best Partnership between Business and Education

Winner: SELEX Sensors & Airborne Systems
Innovation in Micro-systems and Nanotechnology

2005

Winner: JohnsonDiversey
Overall Winner

Winner: Western Thomson Plastics
Best Small or Medium Enterprise

Winner: GKN Wheels Telford
Customer Focus 

Winner: Cerulean   Commended: Farfield Sensors
Product Innovation 

Winner: Vickers Laboratories
Process Innovation

Winner: JohnsonDiversey
Resource Efficiency

Joint winners: Domino UK and JohnsonDiversey
People Effectiveness

Winner: No winner   Commended: AstraZeneca and Domino UK 
Equality

Winner: Westland Transmissions   Commended: Magal Metallifacture
Change Management

Winner: Kesslers International
e-Business

Winner: Rolls-Royce plc   Commended: Siemens Industrial Turbines and Innovene
Best Business/Education Partnership

Winner: Western Thomson Plastics
Financial Performance

2004

Winner: Gripple Ltd
Overall Winner

Winner: Gripple
Best SME

Winner: JohnsonDiversey
Customer Focus

Winner: Kesslers International
Product Innovation 

Winner: BAE Systems (Submarines)
Process Innovation -

Winner: Corus Tubes
Resource Efficiency

Winner: Toyoda Gosei Fluid Systems UK Ltd
Change Management

Winner: Ford Motor Group
People Effectiveness

Winner: MG Rover Group
Best Partnership between Business and Education 

Winner: No award presented
Best Practice in IT

Winner: Leyland Trucks Ltd
Best Financial Performance

2003

Winner: FG Wilson
Overall winner

Winner: Gripple
Best SME

Winner: Kesslers International
Customer Focus 

Winner: Gripple
Product Innovation

Winner: BAE Systems Sensors
People Effectiveness 

Winner: Rigibore Ltd
Integrated e-Business

2002

Winner: LandRover
Overall winner

Winner: Rigibore Ltd
Best SME

Winner: LandRover
Customer Focus 

Winner: Renishaw plc
Product Innovation

Winner: FG Wilson Ltd
Process Innovation

Winner: Aylesford Newsprint
Resource Efficiency

Winner: Brintons
People Effectiveness 

Winner: Jali
Best Practice in I.T

2001

Winner: Brintons
Overall Award

Winner: Arctic Circle Ltd
Best SME

Winner: AES Engineering
Customer Focus

Winner: BAE Systems - Eurofighter
Process Innovation

Winner: Jaguar Cars Ltd
Resource Efficiency

 

2000

Winner: Bombardier Aerospace - Shorts
Overall Award

Winner: Presswelds
Best SME

Winner: PAC International Ltd
Customer Focus 

Winner: Renishaw
Product Innovation

Winner: BOC Edwards
Process Innovation 

Winner: BOC Edwards
Resource Efficiency 

Winner: Nichols Foods
People Effectiveness