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CARDIFF COMPANY WINS PRESTIGIOUS MANUFACTURING AWARD
7th November 2011
South West winners announced in the EEF Future Manufacturing Awards 2011
Pullman Rail Limited has been announced as the winner of the EEF South West Region Skills & Training Award sponsored by Westfield Health, in a ceremony held at the @Bristol conference venue.
The Cardiff based engineering company, which specialises in the overhaul of rolling stock and associated components to the UK Rail Industry, won the award for the way in which the company has been re-organised and developed through investment in leadership and management skills, creating a more robust structure which is now working very effectively.
The annual awards are hosted by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, and recognise excellence in enterprise, innovation, environmental performance and skills development among UK manufacturers.
Paul Knight, South West Region Director for EEF, commented: “Manufacturing in the South West is vitally important as an economic driver for the UK with over 11,500 manufacturing businesses contributing £12.5billion to the local economy. Companies like Pullman Rail are leading the way by focusing on building the right mix of skills across all of its employees from senior managers downwards, to ensure continued success into the future. Congratulations to them on winning this award.”
Jill Davies, Chief Executive of Westfield Health, sponsors of the Business Growth, and Skills and Training awards, said: “The standard of the award submissions at this year’s EEF Future Manufacturing Awards was absolutely outstanding.
“It is very encouraging to read about so many companies that are continuing to innovate and excel across their business operations and we were delighted to have the opportunity to recognise the exceptional achievements of the award winners.”
Caption: Left to right –Sue Barraclough of Westfield Health, presenting the award to Sarah Clark, Human Resources Director of Pullman Rail Limited and Phillip Bolan, Finance Director of Pullman Rail Limited, together with event compere Wendy Gibson.
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About EEF
EEF, the manufacturers’ organization, is the representative voice of manufacturing in the UK together with UK Steel. EEF has a growing membership of over 6,000 companies of all sizes, employing some 900,000 people from every sector of engineering, manufacturing, engineering construction and technology-based industries.
