Vernacare has been highly commended in the 2012 Manufacturer of the Year Awards – joining an elite group of finalists, including BAE Systems, Coca-Cola, Ford, Rolls Royce, Sony, and United Biscuits.
The Bolton company was presented with its second place (Highly Commended ) award in the SME Manufacturer of the Year category at a London ceremony hosted by The Manufacturer magazine, and Lord Digby-Jones, former CBI director-general and Minister for Trade. Vernacare was also shortlisted in the Manufacturing in Action and Through Life Engineering Services categories. The accolade follows the company’s recent success in the Cranfield School of Management and Work Management’s Best Factory Awards, which Vernacare says ‘set the benchmark for excellence in manufacturing and engineering’. Vernacare won the Judges’ Special Award for leadership, cultural change and engineering, and was second placed (Highly Commended) for Best Process Plant. In 2011, Vernacare, which claims to be the global market leader in single-use disposable medical pulp products made from 100% recycled newspaper, received the Queen’s Award for Innovation.
