Florida Sterling Council and FloridaMakes Announce Finalists for the Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence Awards

Award Winners Announced at June 2nd Sterling Awards Banquet in Orlando

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--()--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.

Contacts

Florida Sterling Council
Nanette Schimpf, 850-224-0174
nanettes@moorecommgroup.com
or
FloridaMakes
Joyce Johannson, 407-450-7206
joyce.johannson@floridamakes.com

Release Summary

Florida Sterling Council and FloridaMakes announced 28 manufacturing companies named as finalists for the Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence Awards. Winners to be named in early June.

Contacts

Florida Sterling Council
Nanette Schimpf, 850-224-0174
nanettes@moorecommgroup.com
or
FloridaMakes
Joyce Johannson, 407-450-7206
joyce.johannson@floridamakes.com