Coventry scores a double at manufacturer awards
23 Feb 2026
Coventry’s Evtec Automotive scored double gold at Make UK’s Manufacturing Awards ceremony with wins including Manufacturer of the Year.
Evtec also scooped the national Make UK Health, Safety & Wellbeing Award having won already for the Midlands Region last November.
Evtec head of ESG Jane Billson said: “We are very proud to receive these awards which clearly demonstrates the dedication of every member of our team, whose passion and care continue to make Evtec a safer, healthier and more inclusive place to work.”
Judges said the award was given in recognition of the transformational nature of the company’s approach to health, safety and wellbeing including changing its practices to enable the recruitment of those with disabilities and other different backgrounds.
Stephen Phipson, chief executive of Make UK, said: “These awards are a testament to the dynamic companies and individuals working within engineering and manufacturing.
“The sector remains at the heart of creating wealth in the UK and, as we grow our economy, there will be a bright future for companies and individuals that make the most of their talent.”
Other award winners included: Bowers & Jones (Business Growth & Strategy); Dyer Engineering (Developing Future Talent); Airbond (Environment & Sustainability); Lisi Aerospace (Innovation); Acres Engineering (Manufacturing Impact); Lionel Hitchen (SME of the Year)
Make UK, which represents 20,000 companies across engineering, manufacturing, technology and the wider industrial sector, stages its National Manufacturing Conference next week on Tuesday 3 March at the QEll Centre in London.
Pic: Evtec’s Jane Billson and plant manager Jez Hunt with Make UK chief Stephen Phipson (r).
