TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Florida Sterling Council and FloridaMakes today announced that 28 manufacturing companies have been named as finalists for the first Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence Awards. The winners, chosen from the finalists, will be announced at the 2017 Governor's Sterling Awards Banquet at the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes on June 2 in Orlando.
The Florida Sterling Council and FloridaMakes collaborated on these statewide awards to recognize the state’s high-performing manufacturers. Companies were judged on six criteria: leadership, strategic planning, customer and market focus, measurement, analysis and knowledge management, workforce and operations.
Finalists for the 2017 Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence Awards are:
Companies with less than 40 employees:
- Beneficial Blends, LLC, dba Kelapo, Tampa
- GloFX, Tallahassee
- Shurhold Industries, Inc., Palm City
- Smart Structures, Riviera Beach
Companies with up to 100 employees:
- Dyplast Products, LLC, Miami
- EEI Manufacturing Services, Clearwater
- Florikan ESA, LLC, Bowling Green
- Ideal Aluminum Products, St. Augustine
- New England Machinery, Inc., Bradenton
Companies with up to 200 employees:
- Aerospace Technologies Group, Inc., Boca Raton
- Creative Sign Designs, LLC, Tampa
- Hyperform, Inc., dba SeaDek Marine Products, Rockledge
- Southern Manufacturing Technologies, Inc., Tampa
- Storm Smart Industries, Fort Myers
Companies with more than 200 employees:
- Beaver Street Fisheries, Jacksonville
- Nautique Boat Company, Orlando
- Vac-Con, Inc., Green Cove Springs
- Victory Tailgate, Orlando
National companies with up to 500 employees:
- Chromalloy Castings, Tampa
- Edgewell Personal Care, Ormond Beach
- Paradigm Precision, Inc., Stuart
- Rayonier Advanced Materials, Fernandina Beach
- UTC Aerospace Systems – Engineered Polymer Products, Jacksonville
National companies with more than 500 employees:
- Ascend Performance Materials, Gonzalez
- Boston Whaler, Inc., Edgewater
- Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, St. Augustine
- Johnson & Johnson Vision, Inc., Jacksonville
- Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Ocala
Florida Sterling-trained examiners and representatives knowledgeable of manufacturing contributed their time and expertise to evaluate nominations, including site visits and management interviews for semi-finalists.
FloridaMakes will feature the finalists in upcoming plant tours, webinars, and events to help share best practices that can benefit Florida’s manufacturing sector.
About the Governor’s Sterling Award
Established
in 1992, the Florida Sterling Council is a public/private not-for-profit
corporation supported by the Executive Office of the Governor. The
Council oversees the Governor’s Sterling Award for Performance
Excellence, presented annually by the Governor to high performing,
role-model organizations, both private and public, who demonstrate
superior management approaches and role model results. Sterling's
Conference teaches participants how to elevate performance and increase
productivity. See more at www.floridasterling.com.
About FloridaMakes
FloridaMakes
is an industry-led nonprofit public-private partnership established in
2015 to improve the productivity and technological performance of
Florida manufacturers and strengthen the state’s high-wage manufacturing
sector. FloridaMakes is part of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST MEP) and provides
services through a network of Regional Manufacturers Associations and
other partners to support Florida’s more than 20,000 manufacturers.
Services are customized to meet the needs and opportunities of
individual companies. FloridaMakes operates with support from the State
of Florida, NIST and Florida’s manufacturers. For more information visit www.floridamakes.com.
