Linetec, earned the 2011 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Sustainability Grand Award. Classified by the award judges as a “mega company,” Linetec is one of the nation’s largest paint and anodize finishers. Its facilities are located in Wausau, Wisconsin.
This is the second time Linetec has been honored as a Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year. In 2006, it won a Grand Award for overall outstanding achievement in the category of “large company.” For 2011, Linetec was chosen from more than 50 nominees. It is one of five companies in the state, and the only in the Sustainability category, to be honored at the annual Manufacturer of the Year awards.
The award was presented to company president Rick Marshall on Feb. 23, 2011 at a black-tie event in Milwaukee’s Pfister Hotel. Sharing the honor and the evening’s celebrations were Linetec’s vice president of sales and marketing, Jon Close, and senior marketing specialist, Tammy Schroeder, LEED® Green Associate.
All Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year nominations were evaluated by 15 judges comprised of business, government, education and media leaders. All submissions must present detailed descriptions of operational excellence, continuous improvement, and commitments to their employees and their community, as well as environmental solutions and innovations, research and development leadership and high technology applications in the manufacturing process. Sustainability Grand Award nominees were required to demonstrate a commitment and measured proof of conserving natural resources, improving energy efficiency, reducing their carbon footprint, and promoting employee and community betterment.
