Seven Florida Manufacturers Recognized with 2017 Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence Awards

ORLANDO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Seven Florida companies received statewide recognition as the 2017
winners of the first Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence
Awards. The awards, recognizing high performing manufacturers in six
categories, were announced and presented June 2 at the Governor’s
Sterling Awards Banquet in Orlando.

The Florida Sterling Council and FloridaMakes collaborated on these
statewide awards. Companies were judged on leadership, strategic
planning, customer and market focus, measurement, analysis and knowledge
management, workforce and operations.

The 2017 Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence winners are:

Companies with less than 40 employees:

• Winner: GloFX, Tallahassee, which manufactures dimensional eyewear,
  LED, glow products and other flow arts equipment for EDM, festival and
  rave markets.
• Runner Up: Shurhold Industries, Palm City, which manufactures premium
  detailing supplies, brushes, innovative handle system, chemicals and
  polishers.

Companies up to 100 employees:

• Winner: EEI Manufacturing Services, Clearwater, which designs and
  manufactures hardware for military applications.
• Runner Up: Dyplast Products, LLC, Miami, a manufacturer of insulation
  products.

Companies up to 200 employees:

• Winner: Southern Manufacturing Technologies, Inc., Tampa, which makes
  custom, precision machined components for the aerospace, aircraft and
  defense industries.
• Runner Up: Aerospace Technologies Group, Inc., Boca Raton, a
  manufacturer of aircraft window shade systems, composite components
  aircraft interior panels, structural and acoustical liner kits and
  panel upholstery.

Companies with more than 200 employees:

• Winner: Nautique Boat Company, Orlando, which designs and manufactures
  competition towboats for the waterski, wakeboard and wakesurf markets.
• Runner Up: Beaver Street Fisheries, Jacksonville, produces seafood
  products, meat items, protein combination meals and condiments for
  retail and food service customers.

National companies with up to 500 employees:

• Winner: Rayonier Advanced Materials, Fernandina Beach, a global leader
  in highly purified softwood cellulose specialties products.
• Runner Up: UTC Aerospace Systems – Engineered Polymer Products,
  Jacksonville, which designs, manufactures, services and tests
  composites and urethanes for the defense and aerospace markets.

National companies with more than 500 employees:

• Winner (TIE): Johnson & Johnson Vision, Inc., Jacksonville, which
  designs and manufactures medical devices to correct vision disorders;
  and
• Winner (TIE): Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Ocala, which
  produces seekers and guidance sections, fire control
  optical/mechanical pods, power supplies, and electronic ground support
  equipment for Department of Defense customers.
• Runner Up: Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, St. Augustine, which
  designs and manufactures high performance wire and cable, fiber optic
  cable, RF/microwave connectors, avionics trays, racks and integrated
  system and complex cable assemblies.

The winners were selected from among 28 award finalists; 120
manufacturers were nominated. FloridaMakes will feature the finalists in
plant tours, webinars, and events that share best practices to benefit
Florida’s manufacturing sector.

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. More at www.floridasterling.com.

About FloridaMakes
FloridaMakes
is an industry-led nonprofit public-private partnership established in
2015 to improve the productivity and technological performance of
Florida manufacturers and strengthen the state’s high-wage manufacturing
sector. FloridaMakes is part of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST MEP) and provides
services through a network of Regional Manufacturers Associations and
other partners to support Florida’s more than 20,000 manufacturers.
Services are customized to meet the needs and opportunities of
individual companies. FloridaMakes operates with support from the State
of Florida, NIST and Florida’s manufacturers. More at www.floridamakes.com.

Contacts

Florida Sterling Council
Nanette Schimpf, 850-224-0174
[email protected]
or
FloridaMakes
Joyce
Johannson, 407-450-7206
[email protected]