Search for Britain's Best Factory begins

Cranfield School of Management has launched the 2012 Best Factory Awards, its nationwide search to find the best manufacturers in Britain. The thirteen award categories include People Management, Skills Development, Health & Safety as well as the coveted overall prize of Best Factory of the Year.

The awards are run by Cranfield School of Management in partnership with manufacturing magazine Works Management and aim to recognise and reward British manufacturing excellence. The deadline for entries is 30 March 2012.

Dr Marek Szwejczewski, Director of the Best Factory Awards said: “All plants that participate in the awards will receive a confidential and detailed individual benchmarking report from Cranfield, which compares their performance with industry standards. The report often initiates improvement plans to help factories achieve world class manufacturing standards.”

Works Management (WM) editor Max Gosney challenged UK factory owners to “walk the walk" by entering the 2012 awards: "You hear a lot of noise about the high quality of manufacturing standards at a particular company or site.   I challenge those businesses to prove how good they really are by putting their name in the hat for the Best Factory Awards, the ultimate manufacturing prize."

More information on the 2012 Best Factory Awards and details of how to enter is available at www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/bfa or by contacting the Awards Co-ordinator at Cranfield School of Management, Maggie Bridge on 01234 754498 or by email at m.bridge@cranfield.ac.uk.

Winners will be announced at a ceremony at the Park Lane Hotel, London on 28 September.

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Notes to editors

Cranfield School of Management is one of Europe’s leading university management schools renowned for its strong links with industry and business. It is committed to providing practical management solutions through a range of activities including postgraduate degree programmes, management development, research and consultancy.   www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/bfa

Works Management is a leading industry journal, 65 years old this year, and renowned for covering best practice in the manufacturing sector. It is published by Findlay Media. www.worksmanagement.co.uk

For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact: Emily Reed, Media Relations Office, Cranfield School of Management on: 

T: +44 (0) 1234 754348 or  E:  emily.reed@cranfield.ac.uk