The awards process is designed to:
Eligibility: All manufacturers with production facilities in Florida and Georgia are eligible to participate. It is not necessary for the nominee to be a member of any association.
No nomination write-ups are required.
How to Nominate a Company: A nomination may be made by any individual or organization including any industry group, supplier, customer, workforce or economic development organization, University/College/ School, or government agency. Self-nominations are also acceptable.
To nominate a manufacturer, complete the form or send an email to SMBEA@thesterlingcouncil.org
The Process:
Application Profile and Overview
Please join us to help recognize high-performing manufacturers and elevate Florida’s manufacturing community. We welcome your nominations and invite you to share this award information with companies and organizations throughout the state.
The Team Showcase Competition is the ultimate team recognition and competition where your team presents your improvement project live-on stage in front of the conference attendees! Projects will be scored against criteria for Project Selection, Problem Statement, Root Cause analysis, Final Solution, Project Implementation, Results and Presentation.
The Application of Intent should be emailed to registration@thesterlingcouncil.org by March 31, 2024.
The Sterling Storyboard competition captures your project’s improvement process on a single storyboard. It includes Project Selection, Root Cause Analysis, Solution Development, and Implementation and Impact.
Registration limited to the first 15 registrations – don’t wait!
Submit Application of Intent by May 17, 2024.
The Florida Sterling Council was formed in 1992, as a not-for-profit, public/private partnership supported by the Office of the Governor. Our extensive corps of Sterling performance excellence professionals maintains exceptionally high standards and saves organizations, as well as the state, millions of dollars annually.