EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, and JAM Recruitment have launched two awards which will give companies the opportunity to demonstrate they are the best among their peers across the UK.

The EEF/JAM Investing in Skills award will be presented to the company which has done the most to build skills, develop employees and harness the talent of its people.  Manufacturers who have improved or increased skills, training and development opportunities, whether accredited qualifications programmes or local workplace initiatives, should enter this category.

The EEF/JAM Partnership in Education award is new to the Future Manufacturing awards and awarded to the company which has done the most to promote engineering and manufacturing careers through activities with education providers, through formal and or informal partnership agreements.

The Future Manufacturing Awards are now in their fifth year. They offer manufacturers and apprentices from across the UK the opportunity to showcase their achievements across seven different award categories; business growth, people and skills, innovation, export, health and safety, environment and education. 

The awards are free to enter and have a closing date of 19th July 2013. They will be judged in five regions across the UK and regional winners will be announced at celebration events in November. The regional winners will then compete for the national awards at a prestigious ceremony in London in January 2014. Both regional and national winners and runners-up gain high profile publicity for their business, as well as the accolade of winning a prestigious industry award.