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.
5. Hartlepool Business Awards 2015 at the Borough Hall, Hartlepool. Manufacturer of the Year winners Deepdale Solutions pictured with Martin Levinson (left) of sponsors Tilly Bailey & Irvne and guest of honour Prof. Graham Henderson (right)
Deepdale, with a staff of more than 60 people working in design, manufacturing and installation for the construction industry, won both the Manufacturer of the Year and the Overall Business of the Year titles in 2015. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Kevin Brady
6. JDR Cables in 2014
JDR provides subsea power cables that operate in the world’s harshest offshore environments. It invested in state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, technology and people in Hartlepool to deliver its product. It won both the Manufacturer of the Year category and the Overall Business of the Year Award in 2014. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: Picture by Tom Collins
7. Hart Biologicals in 2013
Hart Biologicals products which are used to detect numerous medical conditions. In the last year up to 2013, Hart Biologicals built extra labs and was "working on a programme of investment,” said Managing Director Alby Pattison at the time. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: HM
8. Caparo Foundry and Forging in 2012
In January 2011 a staffing level of 58 people worked at the site. By 2012, it stood at 130 people and the number of shifts had trebled. Caparo’s Business Awards win was down to a strong belief of investing in apprentices, a close working relationship with Hartlepool Borough Council on the Back To Work scheme and on-job training for the staff. | JPIMedia Resell Photo: HM