Full list of The Manufacturer MX Awards 2025 Winners

Manufacturer of the Year: Siemens Congleton

SME Winner: Evtec Automotive

Headline Sponsor: SugarCRM

Achieving Customer Value (sponsored by SugarCRM): Tornado Wire

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (presented by The Manufacturer): Evtec Automotive

International Trade (sponsored by Customs Support Group): I Holland

Leadership & Strategy (sponsored by Cognizant): Lisi Aerospace (BAIUK)

Operational Excellence (sponsored by Columbus): BMW Plants Oxford & Swindon

People & Skills (sponsored by Made in Britain): Sertec

Product Innovation & Design (sponsored by Autodesk): Bucher Municipal

Smart Factory (sponsored by Infor): Siemens Congleton

Supply Chain Excellence (presented by IMechE Manufacturing Industries Divisions): Siemens Congleton

Sustainable Manufacturing (presented by Smart Manufacturing Week): Delta Fire

Young Manufacturer of the Year (presented by The Manufacturer): Alexia Williams, Rolls-Royce

Full list of The Manufacturer MX Awards 2024 Winners

Manufacturer of the Year (sponsored by Columbus) : Encirc Beverages

Overall runner-up (presented by IMechE): Britvic

Achieving Customer Value (sponsored by SugarCRM): Leyland Trucks

Operational Excellence - Winner (sponsored by Cranfield University): Encirc Beverages

Operational Excellence - Highly Commended (sponsored by Cranfield University): Johnson Matthey

Smart Factory (sponsored by Epicor): Sertec

Full list of The Manufacturer MX Awards 2023 Winners

Manufacturer of the Year (sponsored by RS UK & I) : Yunex Traffic

Overall runner-up (presented by IMechE): Druck Ltd, a Baker Hughes business

Achieving Customer Value (sponsored by SugarCRM): Whirlpool UK Appliances

Leadership & Strategy (sponsored by MHP Consulting): Yunex Traffic

Leadership & Strategy - Highly Commended (sponsored by MHP Consulting): Lisi Aerospace Rugby (BAIUK)

Operational Excellence - Winner (sponsored by Cranfield University): Encirc Beverages - The Park

Operational Excellence - SME Winner (sponsored by Cranfield University): Mercian Labels

Smart Factory (sponsored by Smart Manufacturing Week): BMW Hams Hall

Product Innovation & Design (sponsored by Autodesk):   Druck & MasterMover

International Trade (presented by Manufacturing Industries Division IMechE):  Paralloy

People & Skills (sponsored by Michael Page):  Whirlpool UK Appliances

Supply Chain Excellence (sponsored by Jaguar Land Rover):  Yunex Traffic

Sustainable Manufacturing (sponsored by Schneider Electric):  Willerby

Manufacturing in Action (presented by The Manufacturer):   Lush

Young Manufacturer of the Year (sponsored by Institute for Manufacturing IfM, University of Cambridge): Taahir Patel, LISI Aerospace Rugby (BAIUK)

Full list of The Manufacturer MX Awards 2022 Winners

Manufacturer of the Year (sponsored by High Value Manufacturing Catapult) : Gripple

Overall runner-up (presented by IMechE):   Druck Ltd, a Baker Hughes business

Achieving Customer Value (sponsored by IfM, University of Cambridge):     Connexion Technologies

Leadership & Strategy SME (sponsored by MHP, a Porsche Company): Foam Engineers Ltd

Leadership & Strategy Enterprise (sponsored by MHP, a Porsche Company): Joint Winners: Gripple / Produmax

Operational Excellence (sponsored by Cranfield University):  Gripple

Operational Excellence (sponsored by Cranfield University):  Highly Commended: The Park

Smart Factory (sponsored by Innovate UK):  Reckitt

Product Innovation & Design (sponsored by Autodesk):   Philadelphia Scientific

International Trade (sponsored by The Institute of Export & International Trade):  Gripple

People & Skills (sponsored by Michael Page):   Lisi Aerospace (BAIUK Ltd)

Supply Chain Excellence (sponsored by Jaguar Land Rover):   Ricardo

Sustainable Manufacturing (sponsored by Fujitsu):   Encirc

Manufacturing in Action (sponsored by Manufacturing Technology Centre - MTC):   Leonardo

Young Manufacturer of the Year (sponsored by Capgemini):   Natasha Lyth, Gripple

Full list of The Manufacturer MX Awards 2021 Winners

Manufacturer of the Year : Lander Automotive

Overall runner-up  ASM Assembly Systems Weymouth Ltd

Achieving Customer Value (sponsored by Capgemini):   TSP Engineering

Leadership & Strategy (sponsored by Seismic): Gripple Ltd

Operational Excellence (sponsored by MTC - Manufacturing Technology Centre):  Lander Automotive

Product Innovation & Design (SME) (sponsored by Made Smarter):  Origin

Product Innovation & Design (Large Enterprises) (sponsored by Made Smarter):  ASM Assembly Systems Weymouth Ltd

International Trade (sponsored by Santander):  Diamond Hard Surfaces Ltd

People & Skills - Large Enterprise (sponsored by JPS - JAM Project Solutions):  AE Aerospace

Supply Chain Excellence (sponsored by University of Cambridge IfM):  Lander Automotive

Sustainable Manufacturing (sponsored by Cranfield University):  Accolade Wines,The Park facility

Young Manufacturer of the Year (sponsored by Intergage Marketing Engineers):  Catriona Booth, Jaguar Land Rover

Full list of The Manufacturer MX Awards 2019 Winners

Manufacturer of the Year (sponsored by Santander) :   BMW Group Plants Oxford and Swindon

Overall runner-up   Domino Printing Services

Achieving Customer Value (sponsored by Trust Hunter Ltd [Hunter]) :   Protolabs

Operational Excellence (sponsored by Sage) :  IMI Precision Engineering Poole (Thompson Valves)

People & Skills - Large Enterprise (sponsored by Check-6 International) :   Domino Printing Sciences

People & Skills - SME (sponsored by Check-6 International) :   Lander Automotive

Manufacturing In Action (sponsored by The Manufacturer) :   Siemens Congleton

Smart Factory (sponsored by Dassault Systèmes) :   BMW Group Plants Oxford and Swindon

Supply Chain Excellence (sponsored by RS Components) Domino Printing Sciences

International Trade (sponsored by The Institute of Export and International Trade) :   MPE
Highly Commended: Niftylift

Product Innovation & Design (sponsored by Autodesk) :   BMW Group Plants Oxford and Swindon

Leadership & Strategy (sponsored by Capgemini) :   JJ Churchill

Sustainable Manufacturing (sponsored by Cranfield University) :  Accolade Wines

Young Manufacturer of the Year (sponsored by Hennik Group) :   Calvin Wakeford, Tharsus

Full list of The Manufacturer MX Awards 2018 Winners

Manufacturer of the Year (sponsored by Santander) : Accolade Wines

Achieving Customer Value (sponsored by Trust Hunter Ltd [Hunter]) : Accolade Wines

Lifetime Achievement Award (sponsored by The Manufacturer) : Bernard Molloy (Unipart Logistics)

Manufacturing in Action (sponsored by IMechE) : Renishaw

Operational Excellence (sponsored by Cranfield University) : Domino Printing Sciences

People & Skills (sponsored by Boyden) : Gripple Limited

Smart Factory (sponsored by Dell Technologies) : BMW Group MINI Plant Oxford Assembly

Supply Chain Excellence (sponsored by HVM Catapult) : Joint Winners: Jaguar Land Rover, and ZF Lemforder Solihull Plant

Export (sponsored by UKEF) : A-Safe

Innovation & Design (sponsored by Autodesk)

Leadership & Strategy (sponsored by IfM) : Lander Automotive

Progressive SME (sponsored by Innovate UK) : Agrimech

Progressive SME (sponsored by Innovate UK) :  Heald

Progressive SME (sponsored by Innovate UK) : Tharsus

Sustainable Manufacturing (sponsored by EDGE Digital) : Accolade Wines

Young Manufacturer of the Year (sponsored by Sage Enterprise Management) : Morven Burden (Pladis Global)

Full list of The Manufacturer MX Awards 2017 winners

The Manufacturer of the Year 2017 (sponsored by Santander) : McLaren Automotive

The Manufacturer of the Year Runner Up (sponsored by Meggitt Plc) : ZF Lemforder

Innovation & Design (sponsored by Autodesk) : McLaren Automotive

Citation: A-SAFE

Customer Focus (sponsored by A.T. Kearney) : PP Control & Automation

People & Skills (sponsored by LCR 4.0) : Dura Automotive 

Manufacturing in Action: IMI Precision Engineering 

Manufacturing Services  (sponsored by Institute for Manufacturing (IfM)) : Agrimech 

Apprentice of the Year (sponsored by Meggitt Plc) : Kodi Gledhill (Coca-Cola European Partners)

Citation: Sam da Rosa (Ford Motor Company)

Partnership with Education (sponsored by Innovate UK) : Leyland Trucks 

Sustainable Manufacturing (sponsored by ThinCats) : Interface

Young Manufacturer of the Year (sponsored by Sage) : Thomas d’Arcy (Rolls-Royce)

Smart Factory  (sponsored by Siemens) : McLaren Automotive

Supply Chain Excellence (sponsored by Grant Thornton) : Domino Printing Sciences 

Leadership & Strategy (sponsored by Columbus) : Jaguar Land Rover

Highly Commended: Lander Automotive 

World Class Manufacturing (sponsored by SAP) : Dura Automotive

Full list of The Manufacturer MX Awards 2016 winners

The Manufacturer of the Year 2016: Dura Automotive
Runners-up: Siemens & The Autins Group

Apprentice of the Year: Andrew Batsford, Stadco Ltd

Customer Focus: Coty Manufacturing UK Ltd

Innovation & Design: Winner: Xaar Plc

Highly Commended: McLaren Automotive

Leadership & Strategy: Winner: Coty Manufacturing UK
Highly Commended: Hayward Tyler Ltd

Manufacturing in Action: McLaren Automotive

Partnership with Education: GE Aviation

People and Skills: Dura Automotive

Smart Factory: Hayward Tyler Group Ltd

Supply Chain Excellence Winner: Lander Automotive
Highly Commended: Coty Manufacturing UK

Sustainable Manufacturing: Dura Automotive

Through-life Engineering Services: Leonardo Airborne and Space Systems

World Class Manufacturing: Dura Automotive

Young Manufacturer of the Year: Andrew Williams, Vaillant Group UK

Lifetime Achievement: Gareth Humphreys MBE

Full list of The Manufacturer MX Awards 2015 winners

The Manufacturer of the Year: Lambert Engineering

Runners-up: Hayward Tyler and Coty Inc.

Apprentice of the Year: Jade Aspinall, MBDA UK

Customer Focus: Lambert Engineering

Exporter of the Year: Hayward Tyler

Innovation and Design: Lambert Engineering

Leadership and Strategy: Lambert Engineering

Manufacturing Services: SAVORTEX

Manufacturing in Action: McLaren Automotive

Partnership with Education: BAE Systems Military Air & Information

People and Skills Winner: Xtrac
Highly commended: Hayward Tyler

Supply Chain Excellence Winner: Coty Inc.
Highly commended: B.Hepworth & Co.

Sustainable Manufacturing: Encirc

Through-life Engineering Services: Rolls-Royce

World Class Manufacturing: Accolade Wines

Young Manufacturer of the Year: Pierre-Adrien Chagnoleau, Coty Inc.

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.

Full list of The Manufacturer of the Year Awards 2014 winners

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

Full list of The Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2014 winners

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

Full list of The Manufacturer of the Year Awards 2013 winners

The Manufacturer of the Year: GE Aviation Wales
Runner-up: Milliken European Airbag Products

Leadership and Strategy: Sheffield Forgemasters International

Sustainable Manufacturing: Crown Paints

People and Skills: GE Aviation Wales

Innovation and Design: Kinnerton (Confectionery) Company

Manufacturing in Action: Jaguar Land Rover

World Class Manufacturing: Milliken European Airbag Products

Through-life Engineering Services: Monarch Aircraft Engineering

Supply Chain Excellence: Herman Miller

ICT in Manufacturing: Hayward Tyler

SME Manufacturer of the Year: Preformed Line Products – GB
Under 125 employees

SME Manufacturer of the Year: EnviroVent
Over 125 employees

Highly commended: The Authentic Food Company

Young Manufacturer of the Year: Ross Meikle, Hayward Tyler

Apprentice of the Year: Anna Schlautmann, MBDA

Full list of The Manufacturer of the Year Awards 2012 winners

The Manufacturer of the Year: CNH UK
Runners-up: Accolade Wines and Milliken Industries

Leadership and Strategy: Accolade Wines
Highly commended: Parker Hannifin Manufacturing

Sustainable Manufacturing: Coca-Cola Enterprises
Highly commended: Premier Foods

People and Skills: Caterpillar UK
Highly commended: Apex Linvar

Innovation and Design: Entek International

Manufacturing in Action: Apex Linvar

World Class Manufacturing: CNH UK

Through-life Engineering Services: Rolls-Royce

Supply Chain Excellence: Milliken Industrials

ICT in Manufacturing: Origin Enterprises

SME Manufacturer of the Year: Trolex
Under 125 employees

SME Manufacturer of the Year: Tharsus Group
Over 125 employees Highly commended: Vernacare

Young Manufacturer of the Year: Sean Gallagher, BAE Systems, Military Air and Information

Full list of The Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2012 winners

Overall Winner: Draeger Safety

Best Small / Medium Business: FFEI

Customer Focus: Altro
Commended: G&H Precision Engineering

Innovation in Product: Accutronics and Processes

Logistics and Operational Efficiency: Draeger Safety

People Effectiveness: MBDA Missile Systems

Business Development: Hymid Multi-Shot and Change Management

Financial Management: Draeger Safety

Sustainable Manufacturing: Altro
Commended: Building Adhesives

Best Partnership with Education: MBDA Missile Systems
Commended: Leyland Trucks

Most Improved Company: HK Timbers

Full list of The Manufacturer of the Year Awards 2011 winners

The Manufacturer of the Year: Cosworth

Runners-up: Muntons and CNH UK

Leadership and Strategy: JJ Churchill

Sustainable Manufacturing: Muntons

People and Skills: Hi-Technology Group

Innovation and Design: G’s Fresh Beetroot

Manufacturing in Action: CNH UK

World Class Manufacturing: CNH UK

Supply Chain Excellence: Cinch Connectors

ICT in Manufacturing: Fairfax Meadow

Operations and Maintenance: PZ Cussons (UK)

Young Manufacturer of the Year: Joe Miller, Drallim Industries

Full list of the Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2011 winners

Overall Winner: AES SEAL

Best Small / Medium Business: Loadhog

Customer Focus: AES SEAL

Innovation in Products and Processes: Carl Zeiss

Logistics and Operational Efficiency: Draeger Safety

People Effectiveness: Bombardier

Business Development: Leyland Trucks and Change Management

Financial Management: Pipex

Sustainable Manufacturing: Agfa Graphics

Best Partnership with Education: MBDA
Commended: Leyland Trucks

Most Improved Company: RFD Beaufort – Survitec Group
Commended: Howden Compressors; Flybrid Systems​