Washington Manufacturing Awards
The Winners: Seattle Business Magazine’s 2018 Washington Manufacturing Awards
See the full list of honorees here.
This article appears in the May 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. What makes a manufacturing champion? Who better to explain than some of last years honorees, in what they said about themselves, and each other, at the Washington Manufacturing Awards banquet: These are the people that get the job done every day….
2018 Washington Manufacturing Awards, Manufacturer of the Year (Large Firms): Vigor Industrial
Vigor Industries wins gold in the Manufacturer of the Year for large firms category.
FLOATING: Frank Foti is CEO of Vigor Industrial. This article appears in the May 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. GOLD AWARDVigor Industrial, Seattle Industrial investor Frank Foti bought a struggling Portland shipyard in 1995 and proceeded to build it into the Northwests dominant maker of big vessels, adding Todd Shipyards and its…
2018 Washington Manufacturing Awards, Manufacturer of the Year (Small Firms)
Gold: Pacific Metallurgical, Kent; Silver: Bodypoint Inc., Seattle
HEATING: Derek Fallen is president of Pacific Metallurgical. This article appears in the May 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. GOLD AWARDPacific Metallurgical, Kent Heat-treating metal happens to be an ancient process, but it involves a lot more than sticking a piece in an oven. Theres a ton of technical expertise that goes…
2018 Washington Manufacturing Awards, Food/Beverage Processor of the Year (Small Firms): Scratch and Peck Feeds
Scratch and Peck Feeds wins gold in the Processor of the Year for small firms category.
FEEDING. Diana Ambauen-Meade is founder and CEO of Scratch and Peck Feeds. This article appears in the May 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. GOLD AWARDScratch and Peck Feeds, Burlington If organic food is good for us, its also good for animals. Family-owned Scratch and Peck Feeds launched in 2010 to produce organic,…
2018 Washington Manufacturing Awards, Emerging Manufacturer (Midsize/Large Firms): Mid-Mountain Materials
Mid-Mountain Materials wins gold in the Emerging Manufacturer for midsize/large firms category.
COATING. Gretchen Reimbold is SVP and John Knapp is president and CEO of Mid-Mountain Materials. This article appears in the May 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. GOLD AWARDMid-Mountain Materials, Mercer Island/Arlington Need a fabric that can stand up to extreme temperature the kind that might be involved in fires or welding? Mid-Mountain…
2018 Washington Manufacturing Awards, Nonprofit Manufacturer of the Year (Midsize Firms): Bridgeways
Bridgeways wins gold in the Nonprofit Manufacturing of the Year for midsize firms category.
FACILITATING. Donna Konicki is CEO of Bridgeways. This article appears in the May 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. GOLD AWARDBridgeways, Everett Social enterprise organizations, which combine a business venture with training and employment for people facing barriers to becoming part of the workforce, are common in manufacturing in the Northwest. Bridgeways has…
2018 Washington Manufacturing Awards, Nonprofit Manufacturer of the Year (Large Firms): Orion Industries
Orion Industries wins gold in the Nonprofit Manufacturing of the Year for large firms category.
FABRICATING: John Theisen is president and CEO of Orion Industries. This article appears in the May 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. GOLD AWARDOrion Industries, Auburn Orion checks in as a repeat honoree, having also been named a nonprofit manufacturer of the year in 2012. But a lot has changed in six years….
2018 Washington Manufacturing Awards, Emerging Manufacturer (Small Firms)
Gold: Nortis Inc., Woodinville; Silver: Diversified Manufacturing Technologies, Mount Vernon
TESTING: Thomas Neumann is president and CEO of Nortis Inc. This article appears in the May 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. GOLD AWARDNortis Inc., Woodinville Biotech isnt simply about discovering new treatments and medicines. Its also about producing the tools that enable those discoveries. Nortis makes what it calls a microfluidic organ…
2018 Washington Manufacturing Awards, Innovation (Large Firms): MSR | Mountain Safety Research
Mountain Safety Research wins gold in Innovation for large firms.
EXPLORING: Doug Sanders is VP of Mountain Safety Research | MSR. This article appears in the May 2018 issue. Click here for a free subscription. GOLD AWARDMSR | Mountain Safety Research, Seattle Being a leader in the crowded and competitive outdoor-recreation space would seem accomplishment enough. Founded in 1969 as Mountain Safety Research by Larry…
The Finalists: 2018 Seattle Business Magazine Washington Manufacturing Awards
The award ceremony is on May 3 at the Hyatt Regency Lake Washington in Renton. Winners will be announced in the May issue.
Fourteen companies from across the state have been selected for recognition in the 2018 Washington Manufacturing Awards program presented by Seattle Business magazine. Here are the 2018 finalists: Bodypoint Inc., SeattleBriedgeways, Everett Crunch Pak, Cashmere Diversified Manufacturing Technologies, Mount Vernon Global Fiberglass Solutions, Bothell Itek Energy, Bellingham Johnson Foods, Sunnyside Mid-Mountain Materials, Mercer Island/Arlington MSR…
The 2017 Washington Manufacturing Awards: Nonprofit Manufacturer of the Year
Gold: Skills Inc., Auburn
GOLD AWARD Skills Inc., Auburn Skills describes itself with a one-two-three mnemonic: one mission (creating a stable, rewarding workplace for people with disabilities), two bottom lines (financial and social) and three paths to achieve its goals (employing people with disabilities, offering vocational programs and serving as a role model/resource to the community). It could add…