The inaugural "Made in Wales" Awards will celebrate the companies that design, develop and make world-beating products, from aircraft wings through specialist materials to software, medicines and food and drink.
Sponsored by Wales Business Insider, these Awards will recognise the achievements of advanced manufacturers, creative designers, manufacturing innovators, technology developers, food and drink makers, medical and life sciences companies and manufacturers in general.
The awards will be presented across eight categories:
- Green manufacturer
- Manufacturing innovation
- Creative design
- Technology
- Food and drink
- Medical and life sciences
- Advanced manufacturer
- Manufacturer of the year
The award winners will be chosen by a panel of industrialists and experts and the awards will be presented at a dinner at Cardiff’s Holland House Hotel on the evening of 20th October 2011.
Cheryl Gillan - Secretary of State for Wales - will be the key speaker at this event and has stated that such events are “vital in encouraging innovation, ambition and achievement in businesses across Wales”.
Edwina Hart, the Welsh Government’s business, enterprise, technology and science minister, has also endorsed the initiative, stating that “Through the Made in Wales awards, everyone can see the contribution and value some of our best manufacturing companies are making.”
The deadline for entering these awards is Friday, 2nd September.
Further Information & To Enter
Made in Wales Awards 2011