Press release

Wrexham’s Brother Industries shortlisted for top manufacturing award

October 03, 2011

3 October 2011

Wrexham-based printer, toner and consumables maker Brother Industries has been shortlisted for an award in the Sustainable Manufacturing category, as part of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2011.

Colin Brown, the Institutions’ Director of Engineering said:
 “Brother Industries is a fantastic business that is helping to ensure manufacturing remains at the heart of Wrexham’s economy.
“We hope Brother Industries’ involvement can inspire more local manufacturers to take part and benefit from the Manufacturing Excellence programme.”

Manufacturing Excellence assessors and moderators will be visiting Brother Industries’ plant in Ruabon, six miles south of Wrexham on Monday 3 October.

The company has been shortlisted for an award in the Sustainable Manufacturing category which looks at the work a business has done to become more environmentally, socially and economically sustainable.

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.