2011 Manufacturers of the Year Awards

The 2011 Governor's Awards Luncheon was held on April 28, 2011, at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park, Georgia. The highlight of the luncheon was the presentation of the seventeenth annual Manufacturer of the Year Awards, given to companies in small, medium and large manufacturer categories that exhibit a high degree of corporate responsibility, economic impact on Georgia and workforce excellence. The 2011 winners were:

• Meggitt Polymers and Composites Rockmart (large manufacturer - Rockmart)


• The ZF Group (medium manufacturer - Gainesville)


• LMI Aerospace, LLC (small manufacturer - Savannah)

 

Meggitt Polymers and Composites Rockmart

The ZF Group

LMI Aerospace, LLC.

Previous Manufacturer of the Year Award Winners:

2010: Frito Lay (large manufacturer - Perry) 2010: The Boeing Company (medium manufacturer - Macon) 2010: Star Granite and Bronze (small manufacturer - Elberton) 2009: Toyo Tire North America Manufacturing, Inc. (large manufacturer - White) 2009: Alcan Packaging Atlanta (medium manufacturer - Peachtree City) 2009: ORACAL (small manufacturer - Black Creek) 2008: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company (large manufacturer - Marietta) 2008: Honda Precision Parts of Georgia, LLC (medium manufacturer - Tallapoosa) 2008: Spectral Response, Inc. (small manufacturer - Duluth) 2007: Perdue Farms, Inc. (large manufacturer - Perry) 2007: Ricoh Electronics, Inc. (medium manufacturer - Lawrenceville) 2007: TEMCOR (small manufacturer - Rincon) 2006: Wrigley Manufacturing Company, LLC (large manufacturer - Gainesville) 2006: The HON Company, Cedartown Facility (medium manufacturer - Cedartown) 2006: Wilden Plastics, USA (small manufacturer - Peachtree City) 2005: Riverside Manufacturing Company (large manufacturer - Moultrie) 2005: Viracon (medium manufacturer - Statesboro) 2005: Dixie Industrial Finishing Company, Inc. (small manufacturer - Tucker) 2004: NACOM Corporation (large manufacturer - Griffin) 2004: Heatcraft Refrigeration Products (medium manufacturer - Tifton) 2004: Woodbury Box Company, Incorporated (small manufacturer - Thomaston) 2003: Kubota Manufacturer of America (large manufacturer - Gainesville) 2003: Rockwell Automation (medium manufacturer - Dublin) 2003: Lee Container Corporation (small manufacturer - Homerville) 2002: Briggs and Stratton (large manufacturer - Statesboro) 2002: Sweetheart Cup Company (medium manufacturer - Augusta) 2002: HL-A CO., INC. (small manufacturer - Bremen) 2001: CIBA Vision (large manufacturer - Duluth) 2001: Cessna Aircraft (medium manufacturer - Columbus) 2001: Toccoa Metal Finishing (small manufacturer - Toccoa) 2000: Cooper Lighting (large manufacturer - Americus) 2000: Caterpillar (medium manufacturer - Jefferson) 2000: Sourdillon (small manufacturer - Ringgold) 1999: Miller Brewing Company (Albany) 1998: Union Camp (Savannah) 1997: Russell Corporation (Douglasville) 1996: Milliken & Company (LaGrange) 1995: The Boeing Company (Macon)