Best of British Showcase

Celebrating the pinnacle of UK manufacturing

Discover groundbreaking designs, pioneering manufacturing methods, and products that redefine industries—alongside export successes that fly the flag for British innovation on the global stage.

The showcase features finalists from The Manufacturer MX Awards and Top 100 programmes, as well as exclusive selections from our editorial team. Previous years have spotlighted industry leaders such as LEVC Taxi, JLR, BMW Mini, Mini Heritage, Leonardo, Farm Urban, Aurrigo, Aston Martin, BAC Mono, Airbus, and A-Safe.

Experience the Best of British

Located across the Smart Manufacturing Week expos, the Best of British Showcase is open to all 13,500+ visitors, offering a unique opportunity to engage with the very best of UK manufacturing.

Interested in taking part?

We provide a dedicated, carpeted exhibition space, complete with a Best of British Showcase branded sign to highlight your product and business.
You’ll need to arrange logistics for your exhibit to arrive on Monday 2 or Tuesday 3 June (depending on location) and ensure collection after the show closes on Thursday 5 June.

Ready to showcase your innovation? Apply below to join us in celebrating British manufacturing excellence.

Companies featured in the 2024 showcase include:

Yunex Traffic – Current Reigning Manufacturer of the Year!
MasterMover – MasterMover are showcasing two new innovative AGV machines - MasterTow AGV and FlatBed AGV units which, following their TMMX Award win for Product Innovation, showcase their unique approach to redefining material handling in manufacturing. Featuring unique outdoor AGV capability, their new AGVs enable businesses to see that the future of factory automation isn't just limited to pristine factory floors and environments.
LISI Aerospace – Taahir Patel Young Manufacturer of the Year, Highly Commended Leadership & Strategy Manufacturer of the Year, previous People & Skills Manufacturer of the Year!
Nim’s Fruit Crisps - Nimisha Raja, Founder of Kent-based food manufacturer, Nim’s Fruit Crisps, was awarded an MBE in King Charles’ first ever birthday honours for her services to business and enterprise.
JJA Snack - Step into the world of chocolate engineering with their Mini Chocolate Factory Experience! (See PDF attached)
ThrustWSH - World’s Water Speed Record project

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Smart Manufacturing Week 2024 featured an exclusive showcase of the ThrustWSH project, headed by Richard Noble OBE.

The ThrustWSH project is the follow on from the team’s previous World Record projects – the 1983 Thrust2 World Land Speed record 633mph, the 1997 ThrustSSC first ever supersonic land speed record 763mph and the 1000MPH BloodhoundSSC project which was lost due to non payment of a formal grant offer. The ThrustSSC project is the only one to ever create and deliver a supersonic land speed record. There have been no further successful challenges since then.

During the 12 year programme of the 130,000hp 1000mph BloodhoundSSC project - the Ministry of Defence requested the initiation of a schools programme to increase student interest in STEM subjects. That programme was a most successful achievement engaging with over 2m schoolchildren and during 1997 engaging with 120,000 students and school children. This request by the MoD came about because of their issues with the quality of applicants and dissatisfaction with overall recruitment standards.