2 3 THE MANUFACTURER TOP 100 CONTENTS CONTENTS INTRODUCTORY PAGES Background 4 Foreword by Daniel Kirmatzis, Head of Digital and Communities The Manufacturer 5 Cranfield University andThe Manufacturer: Driving Excellence, by Professor Mark Jolly 7 Manufacturing Heroes, by Rosa Wilkinson, HVMC 8 Recognising Talent, by Dan Kirkpatrick, Trust Hunter 9 Judging Panel 10 Judging Criteria 13 What it means to be a member of The Manufacturer Top 100 14 The Pledge 15 THE MANUFACTURER TOP 100 16-52 Sponsored by: 2 3 THE MANUFACTURER TOP 100 BACKGROUND BACKGROUND EDITORIAL WHY? We first had the idea forThe Out of the 100 judged to have made Daniel Kirmatzis Manufacturer Top 100 in 2013. There the cut, 20 have been highlighted as Tom Lane was a growing recognition in academic Exemplars, people who make a truly [email protected] studies and parliamentary reports that exceptional contribution to the sector every day. OPERATIONS LEAD there was a lack of visible role models Alice Green in the industry. [email protected] WHAT’S NEXT? All 100 are WHAT? The Top 100 was our catalysts for change. They strive for PRODUCTION response. We wanted to provide innovation, the newest technologies Stuart Moody a showcase for the most inspiring and pioneering business models. They Denise Burrows individuals in industry, to illustrate acclimatise, pivot and plunge forward the enthusiasm and commitment as the markets and competition around present in modern manufacturing and them evolve. They are the driving force to underscore the exciting, well-paid behind the country’s manufacturing and rewarding careers that exist in the renaissance, and to understand their sector. journeys is to understand why it is truly exciting to be manufacturing in WHO? These 100 individuals have Britain today. been nominated by customers, team members, by the leaders and the led, from shop floor to top floor. They are among the very best UK manufacturing has to offer. And given the brilliance of modern manufacturing in this country, that is really saying something. 4 5 THE MANUFACTURER TOP 100 FOREWORD FOREWORD Welcome to our celebration of The and the shape of the manufacturing that were required to assist those who been running this. Please take time to Manufacturer Top 100 2020 industry post-COVID is far from certain. were most vulnerable to the effects of read ‘The Pledge’ on what it means to What is evident though is how the industry COVID. Every single participant should be a Top 100 and the contributions we As we celebrated our last cohort rapidly adapted itself to meet this new know how proud the entire country was ask you to make as a member of this in November 2019 no one could reality. Whilst it has been far from easy to of their efforts and the way they proved community. have predicted the events that have see businesses reshaped and reorientated how valuable manufacturing is to the since unfolded. Brexit finally passed with the loss of skilled workers, we must UK, not just in a time of emergency but Finally, many congratulations to parliament but as I write, the type nevertheless take a collective pride in how every day of the year. everyone of you on this great accolade, of deal we will eventually have with manufacturers stepped up in a time of it is thoroughly well deserved and I the European Union is still far from national emergency. The Manufacturer Top 100 is a showcase speak for all of us at The Manufacturer assured, and manufacturers across of those individuals who go that extra and our Judging Panel when I say we the UK are still preparing themselves On these pages you will find mile in their work. Nominated by their are all proud of your achievements in for a no-deal scenario. If Brexit wasn’t individuals who played no small part peers and judged by an expert panel, making manufacturing in the UK the enough to contend with, a once-in-a- in that collective effort, whether it be they represent the very best of the UK innovative and forward looking sector century event decided to sweep the diversifying their businesses to meet manufacturing industry. Of the 100, our it is today. globe and disrupt our lives – the likes demands for PPE or those who were judging panel chose a number for special of which we haven’t experienced in part of the Ventilator Challenge. It was recognition, we call them ‘Exemplars’. the post-war world. COVID-19 has quite remarkable to see, what appeared They, like all named as a Top 100, prove, transformed the way we work, how we to be developed at warp speed, the day after day, what remarkable people consume, and has given us pause to collaboration between manufacturers work in our manufacturing sector. Daniel Kirmatzis reflect on what’s really important in life. from the aerospace, automotive and Head of Digital and Communities, others sectors, and from all sized To the Top 100 themselves – you are The Manufacturer There will be both short and long-term businesses, who came together to part of a unique community of 700 changes brought about by the pandemic produce the thousands of ventilators individuals from the 7 years we have 4 5 6 7 THE MANUFACTURER TOP 100 CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY & THE MANUFACTURER: DRIVING EXCELLENCE Throughout the last few months the global manufacturing nations and the Over a period of two years, delegates work that the students are able to carry adage that it is people that make the opportunities for rewarding and well- are not only taught the latest theories out whilst performing their existing difference has come into sharp focus paid careers are plentiful. The yearly and methods but they are also coached roles without distractions. Nine one- more than ever before. As the pandemic showcase of the Top 100 in our profession with meaningful feedback to grow their week modules are designed to stretch disrupted supply chains and factories is the testament to the real difference confidence and prowess in defining the critical thinking and develop true began to feel the brunt of resource manufacturing people are making to so the best strategic and tactical action mastery of managing change and scarcity and demand turbulence, battle- many lives in communities across the UK. plans for their operations. The course is driving progress. Our OpEx MSc alumni ready manufacturing leaders and their designed for middle to senior managers, are becoming the “elite force” of the teams responded in an agile way to the Cranfield University is recognised as one directors and high potential employees UK manufacturing sector, navigating challenge in keeping the nation fed, of the UK’s leading institutions where of UK businesses with operational the turbulent emergent and geo-social mobile and safe. The UK manufacturing manufacturing education, research and responsibility for manufacturing and changes with agility and resilience sector proved once more its strategic technology transfer are world-beating. service delivery wishing to attain true making us immensely proud of their importance and this makes our 7th year Alongside our long-standing award mastery of the operations excellence achievements. of celebrating the Top 100 extra special. winning postgraduate programmes, genre. It builds on the individual’s It serves as validation that whatever the Cranfield Manufacturing offers a special own skills and experience using At Cranfield we understand that getting backdrop of geopolitical turbulence, our mastership in Operations Excellence Cranfield University staff’s practitioner to the top is not the end of your journey talented people continue to provide hope that has over the years helped deliver expertise of implementing operational – helping you stay on top is what we do and excitement for a part of our economy the crème de la crème of operations excellence. The outcomes on ROI are best. that has always been a multiplier of leaders in UK industry. This part-time tangible as 60% of the course time is value in both economic and social terms. course meets the requirements of the dedicated to actual in-business project Cranfield University as the educational Level 7 Senior Leaders Master’s Degree partner of the Top 100 remains a staunch Apprenticeship Standard. Eligible supporter and proud sponsor of The organisations can use £18,000 of their Manufacturer Top 100. Apprenticeship Levy to cover the course tuition fees. It is designed with The UK manufacturing sector continues excellence as a goal in both learning and Professor Mark Jolly to underpin the economy sustaining doing as the true pedigree of our famous CEng, CEnv, FIMMM, FICME more than five million households and Cranfield no-nonsense approach that Director of Manufacturing, delivering more than half of all UK injects the best thought-leadership into Cranfield University exports. We are still in the top 10 of actionable plans. 6 7 THE MANUFACTURER TOP 100 HVMC MANUFACTURING HEROES In years to come, as we look back to the protective equipment, to deliver the challenges of the 2020 pandemic, one vital equipment our hospitals needed truth will stand out above all others. and to put in place the technologies Amid all of the tumult of COVID’s needed to mass produce vaccines and invasion of these shores, there were testing kits and so much more. They people across our society who stood showed the power and agility of UK forward to make life better for all of manufacturing. They demonstrated, us. We will remember standing outside beyond all question, that when faced our homes to cheer our NHS workers. with a problem, this country needs We will think of Joe Wicks helping us its manufacturers and that with all to battle the lockdown spread of our grit, determination and friends one waistlines.