The Florida Sterling Council and FloridaMakes announced today that 10 manufacturing companies have been named as finalists for the Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence (SMBE) Awards. The winners, chosen from among the finalists, will be announced at the 2020 Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence Awards Virtual Celebration on Oct. 2.
The Florida Sterling Council and FloridaMakes collaborated on these statewide awards to recognize the state’s high-performing manufacturers. Companies were judged in six categories of criteria, including leadership, strategic planning, customer and market focus, measurement, analysis and knowledge management, workforce and operations.
To learn more about the SMBE awards process, click here.
Finalists for the 2020 Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence Awards are:
- Bausch & Lomb Inc., Tampa
- Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, St. Augustine
- CEREX Advanced Fabrics, Cantonment
- Compass Blending LLC, Lakeland
- Eastman Chemical Taminco US LLC, Pace
- Expert Shutter Services, Port St. Lucie
- Fort Walton Machining, Inc., Fort Walton Beach
- John Bean Technologies – Ground Support Equipment, Orlando
- MAG Aerospace – Technology Integration and Support Center, Fort Walton Beach
- Omnicell, St. Petersburg
“Becoming an SMBE Finalist requires time and commitment from a company and their team,” said Kevin Carr, CEO of FloridaMakes. ”I commend the 10 Finalists for their dedication and willingness to put themselves through the assessment process to find improvement opportunities.”
A team of Florida Sterling-trained examiners and manufacturing community representatives contributed their time and expertise to evaluate nominations, including site visits and management interviews of semi-finalists.
In addition to recognizing Florida companies, the awards provide a framework for sharing manufacturing best practices and take advantage of opportunities for improvement. FloridaMakes will be working with the finalists and their corresponding regional manufacturers association to network and share knowledge, such as with plant tours, webinars, and leadership events to benefit Florida’s manufacturing sector.
“Florida is home to more than 20,000 manufacturers, and this year’s recipients of the Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence Awards encompass excellence in their industries and within their organizations,” said John Pieno, Chairman of the Florida Sterling Council. “We congratulate these manufacturing role models for their outstanding dedication and performance, which bring jobs and economic growth to Florida.”
