I’ d personally like to thank our advisory board for their time and valuable input.
The Manufacturing Supplier Innovation Awards UK 2025
It has been a privilege to shine a spotlight on the incredible innovations shaping the UK’ s manufacturing landscape. The Manufacturing Supplier Innovation Awards UK 2025 celebrate the people, solutions, and partnerships powering real progress— from digital transformation to smarter supply chains, sustainability breakthroughs, and automation at scale.
We were overwhelmed by the standard of entries and inspired by the stories shared. These winners reflect what’ s possible when deep expertise meets bold ambition— not just in the largest firms but also from agile disruptors and niche specialists rising to the moment.
While this is the inaugural year of these awards, it already feels like an essential addition to Manufacturing Today’ s mission: to inform, champion, and connect the sector. Our editorial team, in collaboration with our independent Advisory Board, approached this program with care— seeking out not just innovation in name, but innovation with impact.
Whether you’ re a winner, nominee, or simply reading this report for inspiration— I encourage you to explore these stories and celebrate what they represent: excellence, resilience, and a shared commitment to the future of manufacturing in the UK.
Libbie Hammond
Editor
Manufacturing Today
Adrian Pinder
Head, Digital and Data DS Smith UK
Nikolay Burlutskiy
Senior Manager GenAI Platforms Mars
Phill Elston
Operations Director Brompton Bicycle
Ioana Hera
Head of Improvement Rolls-Royce
Sudesh Jog
Vice President, Data & Analytics, UK & North America Apetito UK
Paul Knight
VP, IT & CISO Turntide Technologies
Filip Nowak
Global Head of Cyber Defense Ferrero
Malgorzata Samuel
Operations Data Standards Manager McCormick & Company
Mike Wilson
Chief Automation Officer MTC – Manufacturing Technology Centre
Karol Herta
Head of Group IT / OT Convergence Strategy Merck
Navin Rauniar
Non Executive Director PRMIA UK
Christina Finlay
Global Head of Data & Analytics Volvo Cars
Emma Verhagen
Global Technology & Demand Director Unilever
Mahendra Jape
Co-founder and CEO Data Angles
Mohammad Hassan Khalid
Senior Engineer, Machine Learning and Data Science AstraZeneca
Dr Mostafizur Rahman
Chief Technologist for Artificial Intelligence MTC – Manufacturing Technology Centre
Ravi Jay
Head of Agile Delivery Jaguar Land Rover
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