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Best Factory Awards
 
 
Works Management's Best Factory Awards section provides editorial features relating to the prestigious BFA conference and Awards which are organised by Works Management magazine, in partnership with Cranfield School of Management.
 
This includes business features, reference archive and specific magazine features and case studies on topics such as facilities/plant management, maintenance, people management and energy provision.
 
For more information on this years BFA conference and awards events visit the best factory awards website.
 
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  Invest in your future
Power Panels' David Fox is a man with a mission. He wants to help kick-start UK industry into a winning frame of mind
 20/07/2010 

  Deep commitment to skills
Semta's Bill Twigg explains why manufacturing's future prosperity will rely on effective skills development
 24/05/2010 

  A union of minds
Unite's assistant general secretary Les Bayliss expains why the union is lending its muscle to the Innovation category in this year's Best Factory Awards
 20/04/2010 

  Tuning up for the upturn
How do you get ready to take advantage of an economic recovery? Follow the example of the Best Factory Award winners, says DAK's Dennis McCarthy
 20/04/2010 

  Safety - in numbers
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health's Hazel Harvey explains why a passion for health and safety goes hand in hand with a passion for manufacturing performance
 17/03/2010 

  A shared vision
Toyota Material Handling is this year sealing its long association with the Best Factory Awards. Managing director Mike Mathias tells Brian Wall why his organisation has stepped up its involvement
 17/03/2010 

  BFA 2009 winners
A celebration of the 2009 Best Factory Awards
 25/09/2009 

  Finding out what 'good' looks like
Graeme Allinson tells Ken Hurst that Barclays believes it's essential to identify the best manufacturers – so the bar can be raised for the entire sector
 20/07/2009 

  Keeping the faith
Unite’s Mike McCartney tells Brian Wall why yielding to the temptation to cut staffing to the bone could cause your business terminal damage
 15/04/2009 

  Pure gold
And the winner is… manufacturing. TBM Consulting’s Richard Holland tells Brian Wall why improvement, recognition and celebration are key to our sector’s success
 15/04/2009 

  Dedicated vision for UK manufacturing
Emma Mulligan of the National Skills Academy for Manufacturing tells Brian Wall why world-class manufacturing requires world-class skills
 17/03/2009 

  Manage change to secure a winning future
DAK Consulting’s Dennis McCarthy explains why manufacturers’ ability to manage change is more critical now than ever before. Brian Wall reports
 17/03/2009 

  Clear Vision
In the face of rising energy costs and the credit crunch, Saint-Gobain Glass UK’s plant in Eggborough is still setting the pace for glass manufacturers worldwide. Annie Gregory asks MD Dr Alan McLenaghan the secret of SGGUK’s success
 17/12/2008 

  Going for gold
Why do UK manufacturers give up the race in a recession? David Fox, CE of Power Panels, explains to Annie Gregory why he believes it’s time to go for gold instead
 17/12/2008 

Learn from the UK’s best manufacturers
Bookings are now being taken for the Lean manufacturing learning event of the year, and its organisers are warning: “Beware of imitations”.
 19/11/2008 

  The energy imperative
Juergen Maier, UK managing director of Siemens Automation and Drives, tells Brian Wall why the case for boosting energy efficiency and reducing environmental impact has never been more convincing
 26/09/2008 

  Engineering excellence
Nick Jones, chief executive of the Society of Operations Engineers, tells Brian Tinham why he firmly believes engineering needs – and deserves – respect and recognition
 26/09/2008 

Bumper manufacturing awards haul for Midlands SME
A small West Midlands business that designs and manufactures bespoke electrical and electronic assemblies for a range of industrial markets has been named Barclays Factory of the Year for 2008 in the Best Factory Awards (BFA) run by Cranfield School of Management and Works Management magazine.
 19/09/2008 

Finalists announced for 2008 Best Factory Awards
Cranfield School of Management and Works Management magazine are delighted to announce which British factories have been short-listed for the 2008 Best Factory Awards.
 19/08/2008 

  Ovation for innovation
As Brian Wall finds out, technology specialist Autodesk is extending its support of manufacturing’s elite by lending its weight to the Best Factory Awards
 13/08/2008 

  Fit for the future
As Grant Thornton’s head of manufacturing Bob Hale tells Brian Wall, manufacturing has much to celebrate
 14/07/2008 

  Delivering knowledge and direction
DAK Consulting’s Dennis McCarthy tells Brian Wall why it is essential that manufacturing’s leaders have a vision for continuous improvement
 17/06/2008 

  Strength in numbers
Unite is the largest trade union in the UK – its head of health and safety Mike McCartney tells Brian Wall why spreading best practice is vital for manufacturing’s future
 21/05/2008 

  Beating the drum for UK manufacturers
There are vociferous supporters of manufacturing within the finance sector, as Brian Wall discovers when he talks to Barclays Commercial, the lead sponsor for the 2008 Best Factory Awards
 16/05/2008 

  Driving the skills agenda
The National Skills Academy for Manufacturing’s Emma Mulligan tells Brian Wall why she believes that celebrating industry’s success will pave the way for the next generation
 16/05/2008 

 
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