IndustryWeek's Best Plants Award Winners, 1990-2024

Find every IndustryWeek Best Plants Award winner from 1990, the first year of the competition, to 2024.

2024 Winners

HindlePower, Easton, Pennsylvania

Hoffer Plastics Corp., South Elgin, Illinois

2023 Winners

Cooper Standard Mixing Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico

Intertape Polymer Group, Carbondale, Ill. 

2022 Winners

NOV Texas Oil Tools, Conroe, Texas

Protolabs Injection Molding Facility, Plymouth, Minnesota

The Raymond Corporation, Greene, New York

Sandvik Coromant PU Westminster, Westminster, South Carolina

2020/21 Winners

Brose Tuscaloosa Inc., Vance, Alabama

Intertape Polymer Group Inc., Tremonton, Utah

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Greenville, North Carolina

2019 Winners

All Metals Fabricating, Allen, Texas

Polamer Precision Inc., New Britain, Conn.

SSP Fittings Corp., Twinsburg, Ohio

2018 Winners

Adient, West Point, Georgia

Applied Technical Services, Everett, Washington

Intertape Polymer Group, Blythewood, South Carolina

Johnson Controls, Norman, Oklahoma

The Raymond Corporation, Greene, New York

T&S Brass and Bronze Works, Travelers Rest, South Carolina

2017 Winners

Accuride Wheel End Solutions, Rockford Operations, Rockford, Ill.

Adient Lerma Seating Plant, Lerma de Villada, Mexico, Mexico

AGCO Jackson Operations, Jackson, Minn.

Boston Scientific, Arden Hills Operations, Arden Hills, Minn.

Intertape Polymer Group, Tremonton, Utah

Johnson Controls Building Technologies & Solutions, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Auburn, Ala.

2016 Winners

Firstronic, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Intertape Polymer Group Inc., Danville, Va.

Johnson Controls, Optima Plant, Ciénega de Flores, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

L.B. Foster Threaded Products, Magnolia, Texas

Metform Group, Savanna, Ill.

UTC Aerospace Systems – Aerostructures, Foley, Ala.

2015 Winners

Applied Technical Services Corp., Everett, Wash.

Bard Shannon Ltd., Humacao, Puerto Rico

Camcraft Inc., Hanover Park, Ill.

Carrier Transicold North America, Athens, Ga.

DePuy Synthes, Raynham, Mass.

MasterCraft Boat Company, Vonore, Tenn.

Pratt & Whitney – North Berwick Parts Center, North Berwick, Maine

Victaulic, Easton, Pa.

2014 Winners

Boston Scientific Maple Grove, Maple Grove, Minn.

Cessna Mexico, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico

General Cable Corp. -- Marion Plant, Marion, Indiana

L.B. Foster Rail Technologies Corp.,Vancouver, Canada

The Raymond Corp., Greene, N.Y.

T&S Brass and Bronze Works, Travelers Rest, S.C.

2013 Winners 

 Flextronics, Milpitas, Calif.

General Cable, Jackson, Tenn.

H.C. Starck Inc., Newton, Mass.

Harley-Davidson Motor Co., York Vehicle Operations

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Archbald, Pa.

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Asheville, North Carolina

3M Aberdeen, Aberdeen, South Dakota

2012 Winners

CNH Wichita Product Center, Wichita, Kan.

Ethicon LLC, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico

Harris Products Group, a Lincoln Electric Co., Mason, Ohio

La-Z-Boy Tennessee, Dayton, Tenn.

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Pike County Operations, Troy, Ala.

Warren Rupp Inc., Mansfield, Ohio

2011 Winners

Carrier Collierville (Tenn.), Collierville, Tenn.

Ethicon Inc., Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico

General Cable Corp. – Lawrenceburg Plant, Lawrenceburg, Ky.

General Cable Corp., Lincoln Rhode Island 

Klein Steel Service, Rochester, N.Y.

L.B. Foster Co., Allegheny Rail Products, Pueblo, Colo.

Life Technologies, Austin, Texas

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Lufkin Operations, Lufkin, Texas

Swagelok Company Main Plant, Solon, Ohio

Toyota Industrial Equipment Mfg. Inc., Columbus, Indiana

2010 Winners

American Axle & Manufacturing-Three Rivers Manufacturing Facility, Three Rivers, Michigan

Avery Dennison Office Products de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Batesville Casket Co.-Vicksburg Operations, Vicksburg, Missippippi

Bunge Oakville, Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Carrier Charlotte Chiller Operations, Charlotte, North Carolina

General Cable Franklin Plant, Franklin, Massachusetts

IEC Electronics Corp., Newark, N.Y.

Landis+Gyr, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Raytheon Integrated Air Defense Center, Andover, Massachusetts

Snap-on Power Tools, Murphy, North Carolina

2009 Winners

Batesville Casket Co., Manchester, Tennessee

Carrier - Carlyle Compressor Facility, Stone Mountain, Georgia

E-Z-GO, Augusta, Georgia

General Cable - Piedras Negras, Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico

General Cable Corp. - Altoona Plant,  Altoona, Pennsylvania

Masco - Builder Cabinet Group, Culpeper, Virginia

Nordson Corp.,  Dawsonville, Georgia

Philips Professional Luminaires (closed), Sparta, Tennessee

Philips Respironics, Murrysville, Pennsylvania

Raytheon SAS Advanced Products Center, Dallas, Texas

2008 Winners

Baldor Electric Co. -- Weaverville Plant, Weaverville, North Carolina

Baxter Mexico S.A. de C.V., Jiutepec, Morelos, Mexico

Cordis LLC, San German, Puerto Rico

DST Output East LLC, South Windsor, Connecticut

General Cable Corp. -- Manchester Plant,  Manchester, New Hampshire

Greatbatch, Alden, New York

Lockheed Martin Corp. MS2 Tactical Systems -- Clearwater Operations , Oldsmar, Florida

Nordson Corp., Swainsboro (Ga.) Assembly Facility, Swainsboro, Georgia

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Marietta, Ohio

UT Electronic Controls, Huntington, Indiana

2007 Winners

 Autoliv North America - Tremonton (Utah) Initiator Facility (ITO), Tremonton, Utah

Batesville Casket Co. - Vicksburg (Miss.) Operations, Vicksburg, Mississippi

Blue Bird North Georgia, Lafayette, Georgia

Cargill Corn Milling -- Team Wahpeton, Wahpeton, North Dakota

DST Output of California, LLC, Eldorado Hills, California

General Cable - Indianapolis Compounds, Indianapolis, Indiana

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control at Ocala, Ocala, Florida

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control at Orlando, Orlando, Florida

Medrad Inc., Heilman Center Plant, Indianola, Pennsylvania

Rieter Automotive Canadian Carpet, (now Autoneum), London, Ontario, Canada

2006 Winners

AK Steel, Rockport Works, Rockport, Indiana

Batesville Casket Co., Batesville Operations, Batesville, Indiana

Cordis de Mexico S.A. de C.V., Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico

General Cable de Latinoamerica S.A. de C.V., Tetla, Tlaxcala, Mexico

Lockheed Martin Missiles/Fire Control, Camden Operations, Camden, Arkansas

Magee Rieter Automotive Systems, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

National Gypsum Co., Wilmington, North Carolina

Schneider Electric, Peru Operations, Peru, Indiana

Siegel-Robert Automotive Farmington, Farmington, Missouri

Scotsman Ice Systems, Fairfax, South Carolina

2005 Winners

Boston Scientific Corp., Wayne Operations, Wayne, New Jersey

Bowater Inc., Catawba Operations, Catawba, South Carolina 

dj Orthopedics LLC, Vista, Calif.

General Cable Corp., Moose Jaw Plant, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

National Gypsum Co., Apollo Beach Plant, Gibsonton, Florida

Solectron Corp., Columbia, South Carolina

The HON Co., Cedartown Plant, Cedartown, Georgia

Thomas & Betts Corp., Athens, Tennessee 

TRW OSS Mexican Operations, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Storage Technology Ltd., Ponce, Puerto Rico

2004 Winners

Batesville Casket Co., Manchester Operations, Manchester, Tennessee

Boeing, Macon, Ga.

Collins & Aikman Plastics, Williamston Operations, Williamston, Michigan

Dana Corp., Perfect Circle Products, Franklin Steel Products Plant, Franklin, Kentucky

dj Orthopedics de Mexico, Tijuana, Mexico

Guidant Puerto Rico, Dorado, Puerto Rico

Maytag Jackson Dishwashing Products, Jackson, Tennessee

Northrop Grumman Corp. Defensive Systems Division, Rolling Meadows, Illinois

Rockwell Automation Roller Bearing Plant, Marion, North Carolina

TRW Automotive Fowlerville Plant, Fowlerville, Michigan

2003 Winners

 Autoliv Steering Wheel/Airbag Facility, Columbia City, Indiana

Boston Scientific Corp., Maple Grove, Minnesota

Bridgestone/Firestone South Carolina, Graniteville, South Carolina

Dana Corp., Owensboro, Kentucky

Delphi Corp. -- Delphi Connection Systems' Precision Molding Center, Cortland, Ohio 

General Cable Corp. -- Automotive Products, Altoona, Pennsylvania

Kautex -- A Textron Co.,  Avilla, Indiana

Kautex -- A Textron Co., Lavonia, Georgia

Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems & Sensors, Syracuse, N.Y.

Collins & Aikman Corp., Guelph Products 

2002 Winners

 AMS Operations Hillend, Fife, Scotland (European competition)

Boeing C-17 Production Complex, Long Beach, Calif. 

Coco-Mat, Xanthi, Greece (European competition)

Collins & Aikman Athens, Tenn., Operation, Athens, Tenn.

Collins & Aikman Rantoul Products Plant 1, Rantoul, Ill. 

Collins & Aikman, Americus Operation, Americus, Ga. 

DST Output, El Dorado Hills, Calif.

Honeywell Control Products, Warren, Ill. 

ISP Corp., Calvert City, Ky.

Medtronic Inc., Xomed

Nichols Foods Ltd.

Siemens AG, Medical Solutions Computed Tomography

Webster Plastics

Dana Corp.

2001 Winners

Aircraft Evacuation Systems, Goodrich Corp.

BorgWarner, Diversified Transmission Products Inc.

Dell Americas Desktop Operations

Kodak de Mexico, Single-Use Camera Div.

MKS Instruments Inc.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems Div./Aerojet Electronic Systems

Superior Graphite Co.

Textron Automotive Co. de Mexico SA de CV

Textron Automotive Trim Div., Port Huron Operations

Vertis Inc., Webcraft DMS

2000 Winners

Aeroquip-Inoac Co., Automotive/Exterior Trim

Alenia Marconi Systems Operations Division Broad Oak

BAE Systems Controls

Compaq's Americas' Software Manufacturing & Distribution

Continental Teves

Delphi Rimir

Imation Corp.

ITT Industries Galfer S.r.l.

Lucent Technologies, Product Realization Center, Wireless Networks Group

MSA, Safety Products Div.

PAC International Ltd.

Paxar Corp., Monarch Marking Systems Inc.

Stryker Instruments

Valeo Klimasysteme GmbH

1999 Winners

Beiersdorf Inc.

Dell Computer Corp., Americas Enterprise Systems

Delphi Automotive Systems--Saginaw Steering Systems

Eaton Corporation, Aeroquip Global Hose Division

Foxboro Company

JLG Industries

Johnson Controls, Inc.

Porter-Cable Corporation.

Raytheon Missile Systems

Scroll Technologies

1998 Winners

Allegiance Healthcare Corp.

Baxter Healthcare Corp.

Borg-Warner Automotive

Dana Corp.

Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems

Navistar International Transportation Corp.

Solectron Corp.

Stryker Osteonics

The Quaker Oats Co.

TRW Canada Ltd.

1997 Winners

 Aeroquip Corp. Americas Industrial Div.

Alcatel Telecom Raleigh, N.C.

Cooper Automotive-Wagner Lighting Products

EG&G Astrophysics (Won as John Crane Belfab)

Halliburton Energy Services Inc.

Lockheed Martin Utility Services

Senco Products Inc., Fastener Manufacturing

Tenneco Automotive

Varian Vacuum Products Lexington

Lockheed Martin Pike County Operations

1996

 ABB Industrial Systems Inc.

Dana Corp.

Halliburton Energy Services

Physio-Control Corp.

Rockwell-Collins

Schindler Elevator Corp.

Tenneco Packaging

TRW Occupant Restraints Chihuahua SA de CV

U.S. Steel Group

Wainwright Industries Inc.

1995

Boeing North American

General Electric Co.

General Motors Corp.

MEMC Electronic Materials Inc., St. Peters, Mo.

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp.

Siemens Automotive Power Train Fuel Components Div.

Super Sack Mfg. Corp.

Symbiosis Corp.

TRW Inc. Vehicle Safety Systems Inc.

XEL Communications Inc.

1994

 Baxter Healthcare Corp.

Cincinnati Milacron Inc.

Coherent Inc., Electronic Products Div.

Continental General Tire Inc.

Copeland Corp.

Gilbarco Inc.

Lockheed Martin

Sony Electronics Inc.

The Timken Co.

Varian Associates Inc. NMR Instruments

1993

 Edy's Grand Ice Cream

Exxon Chemical Co.

Ford Electronics & Refrigeration Corp.

Honeywell Inc., Industrial Automation & Control

John Crane Belfab

Johnson & Johnson Medical Inc., Artcraft Plant (plant no longer exists)

Marlow Industries Inc.

Northrop Grumman Naval Systems

Rosemount Inc., Measurement Div.

Unisys Corp., Government Systems Group (plant no longer exists)

1992

Advanced Filtration Systems Inc.

Air Products & Chemicals Inc.

Allen-Bradley Co., EOI

Artesyn Technologies (Won as Zytec Corp.)

Chesebrough-Pond's USA Co., Personal Products

GE Fanuc Automation North America Inc.

The Foxboro Co.

The Timken Co.

Varian Associates, Oncology Systems Unit

Wilson Sporting Goods Co.

1991

Cadillac Luxury Car Div.

Eastman Chemical Co.

Engelhard Corp.

Johnson & Johnson Medical Inc.

Kennametal Inc.

Lord Corp.

Nippondenso Mfg. USA Inc.

SPX Corp.

Steelcase Inc., Context Div.

Stone Construction Equipment Inc.

1990

Corning Inc.

Dana Corp

Digital Equipment Corp. (plant no longer exists)

Ford Motor Co.

Hewlett-Packard Co.

IBM Corp.

Mettler-Toledo Inc.

Motorola Inc., Paging Products Group

New United Motor Mfg. Inc. (NUMMI)

Pella Corp. Carroll Operations

Texas Instruments Inc.

Xerox Corp.