Sorion Electronics has made the shortlist in three categories for the 2017 Made in the Midlands Awards.

Sorion have made the shortlist in three categories

The shortlisted categories for Sorion include; Advanced Manufacturing/Technology Award, Automotive Award and SME Manufacturing Company of the Year Award, which Sorion won in 2016.

Made in the Midlands Winners 2016
Sorion won the Made in the Midland SME award in 2016

To be shortlisted in the three categories, Sorion had to demonstrate that they have made a big impact within the Midlands’ manufacturing sector, that they use technology and technical processes to solve problems and add value to customers, and that there is excellence and quality in their products.

The winners will be announced at Insider’s Made in the Midlands black tie ceremony on 18 May at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole. Key note speaker for the evening is Stuart Garner, the man behind the rebirth of the iconic motorbike brand Norton.

Sorion’s Managing Director, Phil Yates commented: “We celebrated winning the SME Manufacturing Company of the Year Award in 2016 and to be shortlisted for three award categories this year is a great achievement and one that everyone at Sorion should be proud of.”

The full shortlists are as follows:

Sustainable Manufacturer of the Year Award

  • Chase Distillery
  • Dynamic Cassette International
  • Purity Brewing

Manufacturing Innovation Award

  • 920Engineering
  • J Fairburn & Son
  • Lontra
  • Mereway Kitchens
  • Synseal Group
  • WFP Fabrications

Export Award

  • Abacus Lighting
  • Ascott Analytical Equipment
  • Clifton Packaging Group
  • HydraForce
  • Micro-Mesh Engineering
  • Vélobici

Advanced Manufacturing/Technology Award

  • Penso Group
  • Sorion Electronics
  • Xcam

Apprenticeship & Training Award

  • JC Metalworks
  • Lander Automotive
  • Mereway Kitchens
  • Synseal Group

Automotive Award

  • Lander Automotive
  • Microlise
  • Penso Group
  • Sorion Electronics

Food & Drink Award

  • Chase Distillery
  • LJ Fairburn & Son
  • Purity Brewing

SME Manufacturing Company of the Year Award (up to £25m turnover)

  • Clifton Packaging Group
  • Edgetech UK
  • Grangers International
  • JC Metalworks
  • Lontra
  • MasterMover
  • Mereway Kitchens
  • Penso Group
  • Sorion Electronics

Large Manufacturing Company of the Year Award (above £25m turnover)

  • HydraForce
  • Lander Automotive
  • LJ Fairburn & Son
  • Synseal Group