2014 Winners
Prior to 2015, The Manufacturer MX Awards operated as two separate awards programmes – The Manufacturer of the Year Awards and the Manufacturing Excellence Awards. A full list of winners for both programmes can be seen below.
The winners of The Manufacturer of the Year Awards 2014 were announced on November 27 at The ICC, Birmingham. The ceremony attracted almost 1,000 guests from manufacturing companies and supporting organisations, a record crowd for the event! The winners were congratulated by Jason Bradbury from Channel 5’s Gadget Show. * Photos from the night can be found here *
| Category: | Winner: |
|---|---|
| The Manufacturer of the Year | Xtrac Runner-up: Coty Inc |
| Leadership and Strategy | Xtrac |
| Sustainable Manufacturing | Vaillant Group |
| People and Skills | Ginsters (a division of Samworth Brothers) |
| Exporter of the Year | Rayovac MicroPower Division, Spectrum Brands (UK) |
| Innovation and Design | Pryor Marking Technology |
| Manufacturing in Action | Grainger and Worrall Highly commended: Worcester Bosch |
| World Class Manufacturing | Philips AVENT |
| Through-life Engineering Services | ENER-G Combined Power |
| Supply Chain Excellence | Selex ES |
| ICT in Manufacturing | Burts Potato Chips |
| Small Sized Enterprise of the Year | Burts Potato Chips |
| Medium Sized Enterprise of the Year | Xtrac |
| Young Manufacturer of the Year | Campbell Ferguson, Spirit AeroSystems (Europe) Highly commended: Austin Cook, BAE Systems |
| Apprentice of the Year | Rebecca Davies, MBDA UK |
The winners of the Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2014 were announced on September 30 at WMG, University of Warwick, and compered by journalist and presenter, Jeremy Vine.
| Category: | Winner: |
|---|---|
| Overall Winner | Cummins Inc. |
| Best Small / Medium Business | Mech Tool Engineering Highly commended: Subsea Technologies |
| Customer Focus | Elster Water Metering Highly commended: Tek-Tanks |
| Innovation in Products and Processes | Altro |
| Logistics and Operational Efficiency | Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group |
| People Effectiveness | Loadhog Highly commended: Mabey Bridge |
| Business Development and Change Management | Building Adhesives |
| Financial Management | ZF Lemforder |
| Sustainable Manufacturing | Brother Industries |
| Best Partnership with Education | Selex ES |