Manufacturer Awards 2005: WINNERS REVEALED!

Manufacturing News, Source : TheManufacturer.com
Published : 29 Sep 2005 10:21

The winners of The Manufacturer Awards 2005 were unveiled last night (Wednesday 28 September) at a glittering gala dinner attended by over 600 guests.

The results of the fiercest competition of its kind ever seen were revealed at the end of the first day of the annual The Manufacturer LIVE event at Telford’s International Centre.

The evening’s big winner, picking up two category trophies – for Leadership and Strategy and for Manufacturing Operations – and the coveted Manufacturer of the Year title, was Unilever’s Ice Cream and Frozen Foods operation in Lowestoft, Suffolk.

The Skills and HR Award went to Ford’s Southampton plant while Oxoid, which produces culture media and other diagnostic products used in clinical, food and pharmaceutical laboratories, won the Logistics and Supply Chain category.

The Aerospace Supply Chain section winner was aerospace interconnect manufacturer Icore International while the equivalent award for the automotive sector went to Land Rover and its lead logistics partner NYK Logistics. JohnsonDiversey, a global supplier of cleaning and hygiene products, came out top in the Process Industries Supply Chain section.

Aerostructures manufacturer Magellan Aerospace emerged as the winner of a four-way race among shortlisted finalists for the IT in Manufacturing Award.

The top manufacturer in the World Class category was Lotus Cars while Impey UK, responsible for introducing the concept of ‘wetrooms’ to the world, won the Design and Innovation Award.

For full details of all the winners and finalists, visit www.themanufacturer.com/awards.

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