Forum plus Awards lunch

Brammer recently hosted its 2011 Manufacturing Forum and Awards Lunch. Held at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, the awards were presented by Lord Digby Jones, former trade minister and ex-director general of the CBI, who gave a keynote address on the future for UK manufacturing industry in the global economy. The forum gave delegates the chance to participate in workshops on 'The role of continuous improvement in asset maintenance strategies' led by Graham Paterson of Premier Foods, and Alan France of Idhammer Systems, and 'Continuous improvement in procurement and supply chain strategies' by Dr Keivan Zokaei.

2011 Award winners were: · Sustainable Manufacturing - Coca Cola Enterprises · Increased Production Uptime - Cargill · Reduced Maintenance - Ball Packaging · Business Process Improvement - Diageo · Supplier Relationship Management - SKF