Insider made in Yorkshire Awards 2018 | Insider Media Limited | 8 January 2018 | Royal Armouries Hall, Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, LS10 1LT, UK

Insider is pleased to announce the 6th annual Made in Yorkshire Awards.

The prestigious event celebrates world-class companies based in Yorkshire and the Humber and the products they are making here and selling across the world.

Taking place at the Royal Armouries in Leeds, the evening offers your organisation the opportunity to boost its profile. With a cross-section of manufacturers to meet, you will be able to make new contacts and gain valuable insight into how other businesses in the region are winning new orders and addressing challenges unique to their industry.

Made in Yorkshire will also be promoted via digital channels to those with an interest in the region and specific manufacturing sectors across the world.

It is also part of the wider Made in the UK series, with winners from each regional category going on to compete against those from other regions across Britain at the Made in the UK Awards in Liverpool.

Supply Chain Award
This award is for the company deemed by the judges to have demonstrated the greatest positive impact on the primes. The judges are looking for companies that work closely with their OEM partners in the supply chain and fully embrace the process from procurement to delivery. Judges will look for examples of the supply chain companies across all manufacturing sectors improving agility, efficiency and business performance and evidence of great customer service. To support your entry, you are invited to provide testimonials from the OEMs and primes you are working with.

Manufacturing Innovation Award
This award is for the company that has generated a substantial financial return and impact on a regional/national/international level from an innovative product or process designed and manufactured in their region. The judges are looking for the company or individual that has devised the most commercially beneficial creative design for product or media and which through intellectual property originated within the region, has generated a substantial commercial benefit in the qualifying period.

Export Award
This award is for the manufacturing company based in the region deemed by the judges to be the most outstanding exporter in terms of international presence, export growth, and exports as a proportion of sales within the qualifying period.

Food & Drink Award
This award is for the food and drink company deemed by the judges to be the most impressive, taking into account innovation, commercial success and business development, along with use of regional products where appropriate.

Green/Sustainable Manufacturer Award
This award is for the company that has demonstrated the greatest commitment, though its products and processes, to forging a sustainable manufacturing future for their region. The judges will be looking for the company that has made the greatest commitment to energy efficiency and reducing the impact of manufacturing on the environment.

Manufacturing Apprenticeship/Training Scheme Award
For the employer’s apprenticeship or other training schemes that the judges decide is the most beneficial, taking into account relevance and thoroughness of training, contribution to the business, benefit to apprentices and contribution to added value generated in their region. It will recognise the manufacturing business that has done the most to further the cause of apprenticeships and general training and upskilling of its staff in the view of the judges.

Medical, Life Sciences & Healthcare Award
This award is for the pharmaceutical, biomedical, biotechnology, health product or medical devices company that the judges deem has had the biggest impact in the region and beyond. The judges will be looking for the company that is putting UK health and life sciences developments on a global map.

Collaboration Award
This category celebrates the achievements of a special collaboration between a manufacturing company and a third party. It could be a partnership between manufacturers and universities, colleges and other education providers; with larger or smaller manufacturing companies in the same or complementary industries or with companies working in other sectors. The judges are looking for collaborations that have led to innovative new product development; breakthrough research; improved efficiency; staff development improvements and commercial benefit. They will give credence to a collaboration that in itself is different or innovative, breaks the mould or is structured in a new way. Entries are invited from parties on both sides of the partnership.

Manufacturer of the Year (under £25m)
This award is for the manufacturing company based in the region, with a latest reported turnover of less than £25m and/or employing fewer than 250 people, that has demonstrated excellence and made an outstanding contribution to the manufacturing sector in the region during the period.

Manufacturer of the Year (over £25m)
This award is for the company that has made an outstanding contribution to the manufacturing sector as a whole, with a turnover of over £25m and/or employing in excess of 250 people. The judges are looking for companies that can clearly demonstrate excellence, sales growth, increased exports and regional economic impact during the qualifying period.