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Leyland Trucks shortlisted for five top manufacturing awards
Leyland Trucks was overall winner of Manufacturing Excellence in 2009 and 2010
9 September 2011
Lancashire-based Leyland Trucks – the UK’s only remaining truck manufacturer - has been shortlisted for five awards as part of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Manufacturing Excellence programme.
Lancashire-based Leyland Trucks – the UK’s only remaining truck manufacturer - has been shortlisted for five awards as part of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Manufacturing Excellence programme.
Colin Brown, the Institutions’ Director of Engineering said:
“Leyland Trucks is a fantastic business that is helping to ensure manufacturing remains at the heart of Leyland and Lancashire’s economy.
“Leyland Trucks is a previous winner and it is exciting to see that the business is continuing to excel in so many different areas. We hope it can inspire more local manufacturers to take part and benefit from the Manufacturing Excellence programme.”
Leyland Trucks was the overall winner at the Manufacturing Excellence Awards in 2009 and 2010, and this year has been shortlisted for Awards in Business Development and Change Management; Customer Focus; Innovation in Products and Services; Logistics and Operational Efficiency; and Partnership with Education.
Manufacturing Excellence assessors and moderators will be visiting Leyland Trucks plant on Friday 9 September.
Manufacturing Excellence, run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, is the most successful and long established manufacturing support programme in the UK, and the only one that provides a detailed benchmarking and assessment process to help improve manufacturing businesses.
As part of the Manufacturing Excellence programme companies are asked to conduct an in-depth self assessment and those who complete one or more of the eight parts receive a free, bespoke and confidential benchmark report. The best companies in each module receive a free visit from a team of expert assessors who verify the audit responses and offer practical advice and suggestions for the business. The winning companies in each category will receive an award at the Manufacturing Excellence Award Ceremony at the Dorchester in London on 23 November.
Manufacturing Excellence is supported by PwC, Autodesk, PP Business Improvement, The ERA Foundation, Lombard, WMG, Arup, and Barclays Corporate.