As further testament to the hard work of our dedicated team at AkzoNobel Ashington, last month we were absolutely delighted to take home the much-coveted manufacturing award from the North East Business Awards.
Designed to recognise companies across the region that demonstrate manufacturing excellence, we secured our place at the grand final after winning the hotly-contested category at the Tyneside and Northumberland sub-regional heat.
Following several rounds of judging, including site visits from the category sponsors during which the factory’s quality and sustainability practices, manufacturing innovation and processes, investment in people and equipment and overall performance was closely scrutinised, we were delighted to go on to win the top award at the grand final, which was held at Hardwick Hall in Sedgefield, County Durham.
“To receive the manufacturing award less than a year after opening the doors to our new facility in Ashington is brilliant recognition of our hard work,” said Jeff Hope, head of manufacturing unit at AkzoNobel Ashington.
“From the outset, our vision for AkzoNobel Ashington was to create the world’s most sustainable and advanced paint manufacturing facility and to have that vision recognised and rewarded on a regional scale by such a prestigious awards programme means a lot to us.
“We absolutely could not have achieved this without the efforts of our amazing team who go above and beyond to ensure that we deliver on our commitments and continuously improve our processes, so I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their hard work and support.”
AkzoNobel Ashington will now be taken forward by the North East England Chamber of Commerce to the national Chamber Business Awards which will take place in London later this year.
