Composite Integration win Exporter of the Year and Innovation Awards!
We are delighted to announce that we have won the awards for both Innovation of the Year and Exporter of the Year in the CMG manufacturing awards.
This reflects both our continual growth as a leading supplier of processing solutions into world-wide markets but also our innovative work to meet new challenges in the aerospace sector.
We owe a huge ‘Thank You’ to our truly exceptional team for all their dedication and hard work over the last couple of years!
Following is the CMGs press release about the event.
INSPIRING LEADERS HONOURED AT MANUFACTURING AWARDS
Last night the winners of the biennial Cornwall Manufacturers Group awards were announced, recognising the very best and brightest of manufacturing talent in the county.
Top business leaders, exporters, apprentices, community projects and innovations were celebrated at a special ceremony hosted by Mike Rigby, UK Head of Manufacturing for Barclays and attended by over 150 of the counties business leaders and manufacturing pioneers.
This year’s competition saw an exceptional quality and number of entrants with the judges, chaired by Mel Colton-Dyer, Chief Operating Officer at the Cornwall Chamber of Commerce praising the fresh, young talent seizing the opportunity to work in the rewarding and valuable manufacturing sector.
There were three finalists in each of the six award categories with the winners as follows:
• Business Leadership Award – Richard James, Director of Hewaswater Engineering, St Austell
• Manufacturer of the Year – Spiral UK, Helston
• Apprentice of the Year – Samual Weedon from Daften Die Casting, Wadebridge
• Environmental/Community Project – Polymermedics, St Austell
• Innovation of the Year – Composite Integration, Saltash
• Exporter of the Year – Composite Integration, Saltash
The awards headlined by Barclays were sponsored by Lloyds, SWMAS, Exelin, Truro College, Foot Anstey, Bishop Fleming, Cornwall College and Cornwall Chamber of Commerce.
Eric Nicholls, chair of the Cornwall Manufacturers Group concluded,
"Tonight has been a great success, not only for the winners and finalists but for manufacturing as a whole. This event showcases our vibrant and diverse sector, shines a spotlight on the increasingly national and international role Cornwall’s manufacturers play and escalates the recognition by business leaders of the importance of manufacturing to Cornwall’s economy."
