North West Regional Dinner
Thursday 23 October 2025
Crow Wood Hotel & Spa Resort
Congratulations to our Regional Runners-Up and Winners
Business categories
Business Growth and Strategy
Winner: MGS Technical Plastics
Runner up: Simply Doughnuts Ltd
Developing Future Talent
Winner: Alvance British Aluminium
Runner up: Simply Doughnuts Ltd
Energy and Sustainability sponsored by Inspired PLC
Winner: MGS Technical Plastics
Runner up: Beldam Crossley Ltd
Health, Safety & Wellbeing
Winner: Safran Nacelles
Innovation sponsored by ECI
Winner: Specscart
Runner up: Fractory
Manufacturing Impact
Winner: Safran Nacelles
Runner up: Oxley Group
SME of the Region
Winner: Trojan Lighting Solutions
Runner up: MGS Technical Plastics
Apprentice categories
Business Apprentice Rising Star sponsored by Sage
Winner: Sophie Reynolds, Bentley Motors
Runner up: Maisie Shaw, BAE Systems
Business Apprentice Final Year sponsored by Sage
Winner: Frank Hill, BAE Systems
Runner up: Liam Edgley, BAE Systems
Engineering Apprentice Rising Star sponsored by Advanced Engineering
Winner: Riaghnach Jameson, MBDA
Runner up: Ben Sunderland, William Hare
Engineering Apprentice Final Year sponsored by Advanced Engineering
Winner: William Bamford, BAE Systems
Runner up: Ryan Hupton, William Hare
Apprentice Endeavour Award
Winner: Meghann Gallagher, BAE Systems
About this event
We were delighted to host this in-person awards event on Thursday 23 October at the Crow Wood Resort & Spa Resort in Burnley.
The Regional Dinner provided an opportunity to network with peers at an arrival drinks reception, create new business connections during a three-course meal, and hear from our inspiring speaker, Hannah Gordon.
The regional results of the Make UK Manufacturing Awards 2025 were announced on the evening.
Thank you for joining us as we honoured and recognised the region’s incredible makers, innovators, and leaders within the sector.
Dress code: Black tie
Black tie, formal jackets and gowns are welcome.
Date: Thursday 23 October 2025
Start time: 6.30pm
End time: Midnight
Venue: Crow Wood Resort & Spa, Holme Road, Burnley, BB12 0RT
Congratulations to our 2025 Awards Shortlist
Addison Precision
Additive Manufacturing Solutions Ltd
Alvance British Aluminium
AstraZeneca
BAE Systems
Beldam Crossley Ltd
Bentley Motors
Bespak
Cochran Ltd & Spirax Group
Crown Paints
Cygnet Texkimp
Dennis Eagle Ltd (Blackpool)
Essity UK
Fractory
HellermannTyton
Interfloor Ltd
MattressTek / AutomateTek
MBDA
Meltio
MGS Technical Plastics
Oxley Group
Safran Nacelles
Schneider Electric
Simply Doughnuts Ltd
Specscart
Trojan Lighting Solutions
Unipart
William Hare
Bookings have closed for this dinner
Please contact the Make UK Events Team via awards@makeuk.org if you have any queries.
Dinner speaker: Hannah Gordon
Hannah Gordon is a reinvention speaker with a message that lands like a lightning bolt.
She speaks to the people who feel stuck, small, or silenced and helps them see that bold change is always possible, no matter where they’re starting from.
With careers in Sport, Emergency Services and the Automotive industry her talks are raw, relatable, and powerful. Woven with true stories that shake you awake and give you the tools to move forward.
Hannah doesn’t tell you to dream big. She shows you how to move bravely.
Join us at the North West Regional Dinner to hear Hannah speak on Pivots, pitfalls and perseverance: my careers greatest plot twists.
With thanks to our Regional Associate Sponsor
