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Siemens stars in the North West
The electronics company Siemens has beaten off strong competition from across the region to win the prestigious 2004 North West Manufacturer of the Year award.
The electronics company Siemens has beaten off strong competition from across the region to win the prestigious 2004 North West Manufacturer of the Year award, presented by The Manufacturing Institute The awards ceremony took place at the Radisson Edwardian Hotel in Manchester and was attended by leading manufacturers, including those nominated for one of the Institute's "Accelerating the transformation" Awards
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 28 Sep 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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As well as being overall winner, Siemens, which manufactures electronic control systems at its site in Congleton, also won two of the four top category awards - for showing the greatest commitment to developing people and for its success through innovation.
Simon Nadin, Manufacturing Manager at Siemens, said the company was delighted to have been named as the North West Manufacturer of the Year.
"We compete at a world-class level with other electronics manufacturers in the same field and continuous quality improvement has been part of our culture for many years", he commented.
"This award is tremendous recognition of our success".
The awards scheme was open to companies of all sizes and different industry sectors from across the North West and attracted a very high standard of entries.
Some 13 manufacturers were nominated as finalists for awards.
In the other category awards, the top prize for showing the biggest productivity impact went to Hitachi Automotive Systems - Europe (HASE), which supplies engine management systems at its Horwich site.
Skelmersdale-based Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics UK, which manufactures glass-fibre-reinforced drywall joint tape, won the award for sustaining continuous development.
The awards were presented by The Manufacturing Institute Chief Executive Julie Madigan, who said the finalists represented the very best in manufacturing excellence across the region.
"There is much to celebrate about manufacturing in the North West and the awards recognise and applaud the outstanding achievements of individual companies and their real commitment to driving through productivity improvements", she said.
As well as a crystal trophy for the top title, category award winners shared prizes totalling GBP 25,000 in training for manufacturing team leaders, shop floor employees and managers on programmes run by The Manufacturing Institute.
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