The Manufacturer MX Awards 2026
Exciting news!
The Manufacturer Top 100 will now join forces with The Manufacturer MX Awards - bringing together individual and organisational recognition within one expanded and more powerful platform.
This marks the creation of a truly comprehensive celebration of excellence in UK manufacturing. By uniting the legacy of the Top 100 with the depth and rigour of the MX Awards, we are creating a flagship programme that recognises not only world-class businesses, but also the exceptional people driving transformation within them.
About the programme
Delivered by The Manufacturer in partnership with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), The Manufacturer MX Awards (TMMX) have a combined heritage of over 50 years and are widely regarded as the gold standard in industry awards.
TMMX Awards exist to encourage, benchmark and celebrate manufacturing excellence, with every stage of the programme providing value for participants, regardless of their excellence maturity.
With TMMX Awards categories ranging from recognition in innovation and sustainability, through to digitalisation, leadership and staff engagement, there are plenty of opportunities for UK industrial businesses of all sizes and sectors to be recognised.
Manufacturers are achieving amazing things against a backdrop of challenging circumstances, as such, there’s never been a better time to shine a light on industry success, and for the sector to take centre stage.
The Best of British 2025 have been revealed!
Moments from The Manufacturer MX Awards 2024 Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony.
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2025 Winner of Achieving Customer Value
“Having joined Tornado as CEO relatively recently, I found a business that is doing some fantastic things, but doesn't always shout about them. So, my idea of entering TMMX Awards was to prove to the team that we are doing some really great work, and that we belong at the table with these other fantastic businesses. The process of reviewing everything that we've been doing and sharing that with the team has been really motivational.''
- Rebecca Galley, CEO, Tornado Wire
2025 Finalist of Smart Factory
“Entering these awards is a powerful way to acknowledge the resilience, creativity, and problem-solving that go into overcoming production challenges every single day. For us, it has been as much about giving our team a morale boost as it has been about benchmarking ourselves against the best in the industry.''
- Sid Sethi, Founder, Specscart
2025 Judge of Product Innovation & Design
''The TMMX Awards are a snapshot of where UK manufacturing is today. They reveal a sector that is full of ideas, experimenting with new ways of working, and seeking to stay competitive in a challenging global market. But they also remind us that innovation is not a slogan. It is a discipline and one that requires clarity, courage and above all, a relentless focus on the customer.''
- Gordon Macrae, Independent Judge