The deadline for submitting an entry to the Strategic Manufacturing Awards 2009 has now passed.
Should you wish to put your company forward for the 2010 ceremony, please contact us

Entering the awards is easy; simply fill in the registration form you will receive an automated email entry pack. The entry pack contains:

• Entry guidelines
• Judging criteria
• Entry form in electronic and word format

Request entry form and guidelines

Once you have chosen which category to enter, check the entry criteria and follow the entry guidelines for that award. Each submission must be accompanied by a completed entry form. You are entitled to enter more than one category if you feel it is relevant.

You can view more detail for each category by visiting Awards Categories

Entries should be completed using our online form. Any supporting evidence with this form must be attached in PDF format or as a scanned document.

Executive Summary or Introduction

Should your entry be nominated for an award, extracts from the executive summary or introduction may be used as source material for the awards show and subsequent editorial coverage.

Supporting Materials

Please attach any supporting materials as a PDF or scanned document once you have completed the online entry form. Where an entry is submitted for more than one category, a separate set of supporting materials must be attached. If you would like the judges to view a website or other online service, please provide any passwords which are required to access the site.

Multiple Entries

Companies may enter work in more than one category, provided that each entry has been tailored to address the particular requirements of the category concerned and is accompanied by a separate entry form and set of supporting materials.

Who can enter?

The Strategic Manufacturing Awards are open to any company who embrace and encourage best practice and the continuous advancement of manufacturing across a range of disciplines. Companies will be rewarded for the nature and complexity of their project, their ability to objectively demonstrate its value and effectively communicate its significance to others.

Entries may be submitted by:

All final entries will be submitted anonymously to the judges. The organisers and judging panel undertake that the content of entries will remain strictly confidential at all times and will be discussed ONLY within the confines of the judging process. Each judge is required to sign a confidentiality agreement before appointment.

Should your entry be nominated for an award, extracts of your executive summary may be used as source material for the awards show and subsequent editorial coverage. Such coverage will be strictly limited to the executive summary or introduction only. No other part of your entry will be published, presented or disclosed to any third party under any circumstances. Please therefore ensure that your summary contains no confidential or sensitive information.

Entries and supporting materials may also be returned to companies after the awards presentation, upon request.

Entry Fee

There is no fee for entering any of the Strategic Manufacturing Awards categories.

Closing Date

The deadline to enter the awards is Friday 14th August 2009. All entries must be received by this date.

Please complete your details to receive your entry pack and awards guidelines. These will be emailed to you within 48 hours.

Request entry form and guidelines