For approaching 20 years the Best Factory Awards have provided those who run the UK’s manufacturing plants with the opportunity to take a well-deserved bow. But this is more than just a glitzy awards ceremony – although it’s that too. The Best Factory Awards are part of a unique programme for those who manage, operate and maintain engineering and electronics plants and food factories; those who look after people, training, health and safety; those who inspire innovation or secure links in the supply chain in manufacturing enterprises large and small, up and down the country.
For those seeking to find out where they stand in comparison to same sector competitors, entry to the Best Factory Awards will trigger a free and detailed analysis by Cranfield School of Management of plant performance against the appropriate sector benchmark.
Those seeking the kind of improvements that will move them up the sector league table by enhancing productivity and improving profitability can do so by attending the BFA programme’s two-day spring conference where the award winning manufacturers share the secrets of their success.
Whether or not you’re yet ready to step onto the winner’s rostrum, investing nothing more than a little time to enter the Best Factory Awards really is a no brainer.

Ken Hurst
Editorial Director
Works Management |