Best Factory Awards - 2010
Winners’ Testimonials
"The Best Factory process has been a fantastic experience from start to finish."
"The focus that the Best Factory Award process gave our Company as a whole has lead to genuine improvements within the business."
"You should not miss the oportunity to see how you measure against the best in the UK, we are so glad we did!"
Chris Mulvihill, Manufacturing Director
EMS Radio Fire and Security Systems Ltd
"This was our first involvement in the Best Factory Awards. It was a huge boost as a business to be shortlisted in 5 categories and to win the Best Factory Award for Health & Safety. I was impressed by the interest shown by our employees and will use their enthusiasm and the benchmarking report to help shape our operational improvement targets for next year. I also look forward to sharing the news of our success with our customers."
Dr Phil Jones, Managing Director
Thales
"Excellence can be found in an enormous variety of manufacturing companies, ranging from small private companies to huge multinationals and manufacturing anything from meat pies to missiles - the Best Factory Awards has them all and the delegates share a common goal - to be the best. If you run a factory, the Best Factory Awards Ceremony and Conference is an unrivalled opportunity to learn, benchmark, network, inspire you team and have fun!"
Steve Brown, Director of Manufacturing Business
Olympus KeyMed
"It is clear that these highly sought after and prestigious awards are considered to be the Oscars of the manufacturing industry. We were absolutely delighted and proud therefore to receive awards in the categories SME and People Management and Skills Development following what was a most rigorous and thorough assessment process."
Susan Jeffery, Operations Director
Controlled Therapeutics (Scotland)
"We knew that progress was being made but the audit and subsequent benchmark report has enabled us to put that progress in to an industry context and prioritise further improvement actions"
Stephen Forbes, General Manager
Bison Manufacturing
"As a team we found the day very well managed and insightful as to the standard of business we should be working towards - we hope to be back next year and have made sufficient improvement to merit a full category recognition."
Michael Peoples, General Manager
Clyde Bergemann Limited
"It was a lovely, thoroughly enjoyable day and everybody from the Flakt Woods party had a great sociable time! We are still enjoying our success here in Colchester and our award sits polished, proud and displayed on the reception desk!"
Kevin Ranson, Environmental Health & Safety Manager
Fläkt Woods