Established in 1990, the IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards program annually recognizes plants, located in North America, that are on the leading edge of efforts to increase competitiveness, enhance customer satisfaction, and create stimulating and rewarding work environments. Its further goal is to encourage other manufacturing managers and work teams to emulate the honorees by adopting world-class practices, technologies, and improvement strategies.

Application Fee Form

A fee of $495 for small companies; $995 for medium companies; and $1,495 for large companies must be submitted along with the application. Fees will be accepted by credit card only. Fee is based on total company-wide employment, not the number of employees at the specific manufacturing location entering the competition.

Small companies are defined as independent corporations with fewer than 250 full-time and equivalent hourly and salaried employees. Medium companies are defined as corporations with 250-999 full-time and equivalent hourly and salaried employees. Large companies are defined as corporations with 1000 or more full-time and equivalent hourly and salaried employees.

Companies that enter three or more plants in the competition receive a $300 discount off of the application fee for each facility. (The three-plant discount is not applicable to small companies with fewer than 250 employees.)  The discount will be shown on the following screen when you select a quantity of three or more.

Entry forms and payment are due by May 6. Early Bird Discount: Return your completed 2019 application by April 15, 2019, and take 20% off the application fee.