That’s because they are all previous winners of the Manufacturer of the Year category at the Hartlepool Business Awards.
It’s a top class line-up of excellence in industry. Will your company be next?
Take a look through this photo selection to see more about the last nine winners of the Manufacturer category.
And read on to find out more on how to put your own firm in the running for the 2020 awards.
The deadline for entries in the awards is 5pm on Friday, March 27 to enter the competition where the headline sponsor is Learning Curve.
. Merlin Flex Limited in 2019
Hi-tech printed circuit boards are the name of the game for 2019 winners Merlin Flex which manufactures them for markets such as the defence industry. It also makes them for the aerospace market, the high-end automotive market as well as the robotics, medical and space industries. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Kevin Brady
. All of last year's winners
The Hartlepool Business Awards 2019 winners. Who will follow in their footsteps? | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Kevin Brady
. Expanded Metal Company in 2018
The Manufacturing category winners in 2018 were The Expanded Metal Company, which has undergone a huge transformation which has included a huge rise in turnover, and new investors on board. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Kevin Brady
1. All of last year's winners
The Hartlepool Business Awards 2019 winners. Who will follow in their footsteps? | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Kevin Brady
2. Expanded Metal Company in 2018
The Manufacturing category winners in 2018 were The Expanded Metal Company, which has undergone a huge transformation which has included a huge rise in turnover, and new investors on board. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Kevin Brady
3. Top Brass in 2017
Top Brass, which makes, designs and fits interiors for hotels, won the Manufacturing category in 2017. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Kevin Brady
4. JDR Cables in 2016
The firm enjoyed phenomenal growth since it first opened in Hartlepool in 2008, expanding from 97,000 sq ft of warehouse space to more than 280,000 sq ft in 2016. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Kevin Brady