Hams Hall take prestigious Manufacturer MX Award

BMW Group Plant at Hams Hall in north Warwickshire was among the winners at the prestigious 2023 Manufacturer MX Awards.  

The Manufacturer MX Awards, organised in partnership with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, are widely considered the gold standard in industry awards and are the only peer-reviewed and judged programme of their kind for UK manufacturing. 

The judges were impressed by the numerous advancements at BMW’s Hams Hall plant. These include the integration of digital team boards, real-time data collection and the utilisation of smart maintenance practices, including the deployment of a cutting-edge four-legged robot.  

The seamless linkage of various digital tools and systems via the plant's ‘digital twin’ for enhanced transparency led the judges to honour the plant with the coveted Smart Factory award. 

Warwickshire County Council’s Portfolio Holder for Economy & Place, Cllr Martin Watson recently visited the plant, near Coleshill, and saw at first hand the recent investment in digital smart factory technology, including the including a cutting-edge four-legged dog-like robot, as well as the new Vee-manufacturing line.

“I found my visit to BMW’s Hams Hall plant fascinating and was hugely impressed by the advances being made there,” Cllr Watson said. “I am not surprised in the least that this has been rewarded by a prestigious national award. 

“At Warwickshire County Council, we are committed to offering all the support we can to businesses large and small within our county and we are proud to have this flagship BMW plant, the largest manufacturing plant in Warwickshire, with all the skills and employment opportunities that it brings.”