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Osceola, WI—February 3, 2010 — Northwire, Inc., Technical Cable, an innovative solutions provider in the marketing, design and manufacture of technical and retractile cables, has been nominated for the 22nd Annual Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Awards (MOTY). Northwire is one of forty Wisconsin businesses nominated for both the Grand Award and Grand Award for Sustainability.
The MOTY Awards recognize Wisconsin companies that demonstrate a commitment to business excellence, which has a positive impact on the company and the state, making Wisconsin a better place to live, work and play.
The Grand Awards are categorized based on employee count; small, medium, large and mega. Each company is evaluated in areas such as financial growth or consistency, technological advances, product development, environmental solutions, operation excellence/continuous improvement, commitment to employees, and effective research and development. Returning for a second year is the Grand Award for Sustainability, which will be presented to the manufacturer who has demonstrated a commitment to and successfully implemented sustainable manufacturing practices that are environmentally and economically sound.
Headquartered in Wisconsin since 1972, Northwire designs, builds and ships custom cable in five days or less with no minimum length requirements. Northwire offers free design and prototype services, performance requirement analysis and testing, research, new product development, Design for Six Sigma® and Project Management. Proven to perform through rigorous testing, Northwire’s innovative solutions exceed the customers’ demands.
“Northwire is very honored to receive two nominations for the 2009 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year”, says Katina Kravik, CEO. “The Grand Award highlights Northwire’s valued employees, our culture of continuous improvement, combined with our commitment to invest heavily in our employees professional development including Design for Six Sigma, Project Management, Quality and Learn Certifications will continue to add more value to our customers…innovate new products and capitalize on research and development projects with increased velocity”, adds Kravik.
“The Grand Award for Sustainability really accentuates our legacy of lean manufacturing and illustrates our dedication to environmental stewardship. For more than thirty-seven years and three generations of family ownership, Northwire had engaged in lean manufacturing as well as environmental best practices, often adopting domestic and international regulations and agency compliance before they were a requirement.”
The MOTY Awards Program is co-sponsored by Michael Best and Friedrich LLP, a preeminent Midwest-based law firm; Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP, the nation’s 13th largest accounting and advisory firm; and Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the state’s largest business association. Winners will be announced at a black-tie awards dinner and program on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee. For additional information about the Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Awards program, visit www.wimoty.com.
Northwire, Inc., headquartered in Osceola, Wis., is an industry leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of technical and retractile cables for diverse applications, including industrial, energy, life sciences, government, machine vision, lighting, underwater and more. Northwire has manufacturing facilities in Wisconsin and New Mexico, USA; with sales offices and distribution centers in Jiangsu Province, China, and The Netherlands. Northwire is a member of the Wire Association International (WAI), Fieldbus Foundation, ODVA (Open DeviceNet Vendor Association), PTO (Profibus Trade Organization) and MCAA (Measurement Control and Automation Association), EMerge Alliance, AWEA (American Wind Energy Association), RIA (Robotics Industries Association), AIA (Automated Imaging Association), EMVA (European Machine Vision Association), JIIA (Japan Industrial Imaging Association) and CMES (Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society), among others. |
