June 19, 2014 News Industry Forum is delighted to sponsor The Manufacturer of the Year Awards 2014, which offers manufacturers from across the UK the opportunity to showcase their achievements across 14 different award categories. As principal sponsor for the Supply Chain Excellence category, Industry Forum is partnering with the awards to reward and recognise the UK’s best and most inspirational manufacturers. The Supply Chain Excellence award recognises those organisations that have applied innovative thinking and measures to improve business performance and successfully engineered their supply chains to achieve greater agility, profitability, efficiency and customer responsiveness. The Manufacturer of the Year Awards 2014 was launched at the House of Commons, earlier this year, with more than 200 senior business leaders turning out for the launch, sponsored by Margot James MP and attended by Business and Energy Minister Michael Fallon. Speaking at the event Nick Hussey, chairman of SayOne Media (publisher of The Manufacturer), said: “Manufacturing in the UK is buoyant, determined and as our recent Annual Manufacturing Report confirms increasingly confident. The Manufacturer of the Year Awards represents the biggest and the best way to test your organisation against world class manufacturers, celebrate your success and show your teams, your suppliers and your customers that you are strong, vitally important and here to stay.” Business and Energy Minister, Michael Fallon, also present at the launch, said: “These awards celebrate the ambition, creativity and innovation that’s evident across the breadth of British manufacturing. Manufacturing is critical to the UK: it’s responsible for 52% of UK exports and over 2.6 million workforce jobs. The Government is working closely with the sector to give businesses the confidence to invest – securing high skilled jobs and a stronger economy.” The awards are independently judged by an expert panel, comprising senior representatives from the manufacturing industry, previous award winners and manufacturing oriented academia, whose experience and feedback provide highly valued learning and reflection for entrants. In 2013, The Manufacturer of the Year Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner, brought together over 800 attendees from manufacturing companies and supporting organisations, breaking previous records for attendance. Having grown in both number and momentum year-on-year, this event highlights the growing pride, passion and importance of UK industry. Previous winners of The Manufacturer of the Year Awards include leading names such as Case New Holland, GE Aviation Wales, Sheffield Forgemasters International and Jaguar Land Rover. All the winners for The Manufacturer of the Year Awards 2014 will be announced at an awards ceremony held at The ICC in Birmingham on 27th November 2014. The awards are open now to all UK manufacturers. Businesses wishing to enter The Manufacturer of the Year Awards have until Thursday 31st July to complete their entries. To find out how you can nominate your business, visit: www.themanufacturer.com/awards
