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By FloridaMakes, News Release June 4th 2021.

FloridaMakes and the Florida Sterling Council Announce Finalists for the 2021 Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence Awards

ORLANDO – The Florida Sterling Council and FloridaMakes announced today the 20 manufacturing companies in a field of over 140 nominees who have been named as finalists for the Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence (SMBE) Awards. The winners, chosen from among the finalists, will be announced during the Business Growth Segment of the MakeMore Manufacturing Summit on June 22 and 23.

The Florida Sterling Council and FloridaMakes collaborate on these statewide annual awards to recognize the state’s high-performing manufacturers. Companies were judged in seven categories of criteria, including: leadership; strategy; customers; measurement, analysis and knowledge management; workforce; operations and results.

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Finalists for the 2021 Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence Awards are:

  • BAE Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair, Jacksonville
  • CAE Healthcare, Inc., Sarasota
  • Cavaform International, LLC, St. Petersburg
  • CMC Steel Florida, Jacksonville
  • Dupuy Silo Facility, Jacksonville
  • Easy Foods Inc., Kissimmee
  • Fleet Readiness Center Southeast, NAS Jacksonville
  • Kira Labs Inc., Pompano Beach
  • Lockheed Martin Aerostructures, Pinellas Park
  • Made in Space, Inc., Jacksonville
  • MAG Aerospace – Technology Integration and Support Center, Fort Walton Beach
  • Pierce Manufacturing -Bradenton Facility, Bradenton
  • Q’Straint, Oakland Park
  • RND Automation & Engineering, Lakewood Ranch
  • Rubin Iron Works, LLC, Jacksonville
  • Slice Engineering, LLC, Gainesville
  • Stellar Energy Americas, Jacksonville
  • Team Solutions Dental, Sanford
  • Trane -Lynn Haven, Panama City
  • Veethree Electronics, Bradenton

“I commend the finalists for their time and commitment to this rigorous assessment process,” said Kevin Carr, CEO of FloridaMakes. ”These companies exemplify excellence in a sector poised to make Florida rise toward being a top manufacturing state in the nation.”

A team of Florida Sterling-trained examiners and manufacturing community representatives contributed their time and expertise to evaluate nominations, including virtual site visits and interviews with managers and employees of semi-finalists.

In addition to recognizing Florida companies, the awards provide a framework for sharing manufacturing best practices and take advantage of opportunities for improvement. FloridaMakes will be working with the finalists and their corresponding regional manufacturers association to network and share knowledge, such as with plant tours, webinars, and leadership events to benefit Florida’s manufacturing sector.

“Manufacturing is a critical industry here in Florida, and our manufacturers set the bar for the rest of the nation,” said John Pieno, Chairman of the Florida Sterling Council. “We are pleased to honor these twenty outstanding Florida organizations who are role models in their industries and are deserving of this prestigious award.”

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About the Governor’s Sterling Award

Established in 1992, the Florida Sterling Council is a public/private not-for-profit corporation supported by the Executive Office of the Governor. The Council oversees the Governor’s Sterling Award for Performance Excellence, presented annually by the Governor to high performing, role-model organizations, both private and public, who demonstrate superior management approaches and role model results. Sterling’s Conference teaches participants how to elevate performance and increase productivity. Nearly 600 executives and professionals gather at this event for a one-stop source for education, information and inspiration. The conference concludes with the recognition of best practices, the Team Showcase Champion, and the presentation of the Governor’s Sterling Awards, the highest award an organization can receive for performance excellence in Florida. For more information, contact John Pieno at (850) 922-5316 or visit www.floridasterling.com.

About FloridaMakes

FloridaMakes is a statewide, industry-led, public-private partnership operated by an alliance of Florida’s regional manufacturers associations with the sole mission of strengthening and advancing Florida’s economy by improving the competitiveness, productivity and technological performance of its manufacturing sector, with an emphasis on small- and medium-sized firms. It accomplishes this by providing services focused on three principle value streams: technology adoption, talent development, and business growth. FloridaMakes is the representative of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) National Network in the state of Florida, a program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. For more information about FloridaMakes, please visit FloridaMakes.com and follow @FloridaMakes.