T&S Brass has been named an IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards finalist.

Established in 1990, the IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards program recognizes North American plants that are on the leading edge of efforts to increase competitiveness, enhance customer satisfaction, and create stimulating and rewarding work environments. Twelve plants were named to this year’s finalists list.

“T&S is honored to be named a Best Plants finalist. We are dedicated to creating an environment of innovation and excellence, one where our employees are proud to come to work every day,” T&S Brass President and CEO Claude Theisen said. “This recognition reflects the kind of manufacturing leadership we have been committed to providing since we opened our doors more than 70 years ago.”

Criteria for the Best Plants award include demonstrating a comprehensive effort to achieve world-class manufacturing capability, extensive employee involvement and empowerment programs, a strong customer focus, a commitment to quality control and continuous improvement, and management practices that cultivate breakthroughs in performance and customer satisfaction.

Best Plants winners will be announced in January 2019.

T&S was previously named an IndustryWeek Best Plants Winner in 2015.