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Manufacturing Excellence

This award is for family business manufacturers of any size, across all industries, that can demonstrate success against a broad range of measures. Sponsored by Shakespeare Martineau

What the judges want to see

  • The management structure of your business and how decisions are made
  • How the family values and the family members have guided the development of the business
  • The key qualities that make your business a candidate for the Manufacturing Excellence award, eg: product and market development, financial growth and success, process development, and how you find and retain skilled workers
  • Initiatives that demonstrate Sustainability including any research carried out and how the positive impact is measured
  • Your plans for the business and how current and future generations will be involved

2023 Results

Winner: Haywoods Contracts

Highly Commended: Cropwell Bishop Creamery & Owen Taylor & Sons

Finalists: Charles Bentley & Son, Newark Cylinders & The Lincoln Tea & Coffee Company

Online Entries

Access the 2024 Entry Portal