Winners of the Team Gold Award:

2023/2024 Warranty Excellence represented by Tony Whitfield and Jay Akbar.

Warranty is one of the key Service elements which provides direct, tangible customer value, demonstrating confidence in the products and services, while having a positive impact on the customer experience. The Warranty Excellence project identified and implemented an industry-leading Closed Loop warranty process that gives early warning of emerging issues, which has resulted in a significant reduction in claims processing time, faster feedback to Production on any potential problems, and increased customer satisfaction. Excellence was a key focus of the project. The award and certificate was presented by David Goldspink (PLSC Patron) and Adrian Talbot (PLSC President).

2022/2023 The 1200 Series Wuxi Introduction team which established a second manufacturing facility for the 4.4 and 7.1 Litre engines in Wuxi, China, to better serve customers in Asia who consume these engines.

The team had to liaise across continents to establish an assembly facility in Wuxi that would manufacture these engines to the same standards as Peterborough. They had to implement a new part numbering system, work with Global Purchase to set up the new supply chain, ensure that the engines were fully certified to current emission standards and liaise with customers to ensure a smooth transition. An emphasis on product quality, legislative compliance and safety was maintained throughout the project, which delivered significant business benefits. The lead customer in Asia gave unsolicited feedback, praising the team for their collaborative approach, excellent communication and project execution. Yun Qian and Daiva Scoditti from the 1200 Series Wuxi Introduction Team came forward and received the Team Gold Award trophy and certificate from David Goldspink (PLSC Patron)

2021/2022 GED-UK Team was responsible for developing electrified power system capability within Global Engine Development for a Cat® machine. With stringent emissions standards and a global focus on alternative power, this team set out to provide the capability to install a large capacity lithium-ion battery and test a battery powered electric machine. A tremendous example of delivering ground-breaking technology through teamwork across multiple teams and will have long-term deliverables for Cat® machines. This team scored highly in all categories from employee development to project management, teamwork, commitment and excellence. Gavin Bailey and Christopher Ward received the trophy and their certificate from David Goldspink (PLSC Patron)

2020/2021 no award (Coronavirus pandemic)

2019/2020 no award (Coronavirus pandemic)

2018/2019 NEXT GENERATION - 1.1 LITRE  Team, who was responsible for winning the engine business for the Caterpillar Next Generation of Mini Hydraulic Excavators with the 1.1 Litre engine. To make this project a success, superior Teamwork was required across three continents and the Commitment of team members and focus on Excellence throughout were outstanding. The project has been an exceptional demonstration of cross-functional global collaboration to support an enterprise partner in meeting their product, time, cost and quality objectives. The award was presented to Phil Brussee and Gemma Harding representing the team by David Goldspink (PLSC Patron) 

2017/18 PERKINS SMART CAP Team, who developed this world first for fitment on new and existing Perkins mechanical and electronic engines. Installed by simply replacing the existing oil filler cap, this solution allows end users to connect their mobile device to the engine via the free Perkins My Engine App on their smart phone. The cap monitors the Perkins engine and sends data direct to the App, such as location, running hours, service reminders and parts book info. The award was presented to team members Ian Bradford and George Bushell by David Goldspink (PLSC Patron)

2016/17 PERKINS PARTS GROWTH STRATEGY Team, who since 2014 have been working on a strategy to deliver a very significant increase in sales. The project has started to deliver parts sales revenue growth through its eStrategy work to enable customers to order parts online, a new Regional Parts Distribution Centre in North America and new parts and service options. There is still further implementation to come. In all categories - project results, teamwork, commitment and excellence - the team stood out above the other projects. The award was presented to the team headed up by Michael Wright and Damian Ferguson by David Goldspink (PLSC Patron) and Anna Errico (PLSC President) 

2015/16 LOGISTICS CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE, focused on redesigning the Logistics operations at Peterborough to consolidate warehousing space, by eliminating external warehousing space used by the Peterborough operations and bringing back on site the inventory stored there. The award was presented to the team headed up by Paul Smitheringale by David Goldspink (PLSC Patron) and Anna Errico (PLSC President) 

Winners of the Perkins Team Gold Award:

2014/15 SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD, to the Marketing Centre of Excellence team for the worldwide work in reinforcing and growing the Perkins brand presence in Europe, Africa and the Middle East and North America. The award was presented to Adrian Talbot by David Goldspink (PLSC Patron) and Bob Gregory-Smith (PLSC President) 

2013/14 TRANSACTION PRICING, set up to focus on profitability and commercial capability. The team achieved outstanding results, exceeding its targeted and quantified objectives. Bottom line profitability had been improved as the business captured the full value of its products in the market place. The award was presented to Richard Sambrook, Andrew Dean and Chris Weeks by David Goldspink (PLSC Patron)

2012/13 WIN AT THE WACKER NEUSON GROUP, for delivering a focused approach to increase our annual share of business with the Wacker Neuson Group, manufactuers of compact construction and agricultural machines at Tier 4 Interim. A display of strong Teamwork, Commitment and Excellence in the delivery of the project. The award was presented to Warren Houston by Tana Utley (PLSC Patron)

2011/12 THE 854E NPI  PROJECT TEAM, for delivering an extremely challenging result, in a very limited time, namely a new engine built by Fiat Power Train in Turin, to Perkins customer requirements. Teamwork and Commitment had been absolutely evident with everyone going the extra mile to make sure all aspects of the new product introduction were co-ordinated successfully with their Turin counterparts. An excellent product has been delivered, being well received by the market and customers. The award was presented to Paul Gadd and Theresa Nightingale by Gwenne Henricks (PLSC Patron)

Winners of the Golden Jubilee Award :

2010 IPSD PURCHASED MATERIAL TEAM, for achieving $30M profit improvement during the severe economic climate of 2009 adopting automotive best practices and strong & sustained team working across many functions, presented to Eifion Hughes by Gwenne Henricks (PLSC Patron)

2009 PROJECT MOUNTAIN, for researching, planning and building the new factory, with world class production systems and processes, in Wuxi, China to manufacture the Perkins Shibaura 400 Series and Perkins 1100 Series engines, presented to Gerard Steel by Gwenne Henricks (PLSC Patron)

2008 CRANKSHAFT MACHINING STRATEGY, for delivering a world class, state of the art $50M crankshaft machining facility in Peterborough, presented to Andy Wheatcroft and Mark Allman by Gwenne Henricks (PLSC Patron)

2007 THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY PROJECT, for organising and arranging the Company’s 75th Anniversary celebrations, presented to Adrian Talbot and Colleen Howard by Hans Haefeli (PLSC Patron)

2006 PERKINS BRAZIL CURITIBA TEAM, in recognition of their outstanding performance, presented to Jose Moreira by Hans Haefeli (PLSC Patron)

2005 THE STAFFORD SUPPLY CHAIN PROGRAMME, for reducing product lead times to take advantage of the growth potential driven by demand in the Middle East and Chinese electric power generation markets, presented to Robin Mackness, Dave Brown and Steve Lambeth by Hans Haefeli (PLSC Patron)

2004 100K GROWTH PERKINS SHIBAURA, for planning and achieving the 100 000 volume growth plans for Perkins small engines, presented to David Goldspink and Michael Wright by Hans Haefeli (PLSC Patron)

2003 IPS NORTH AMERICA 6 SIGMA PROJECT TOP 150, for using 6 Sigma techniques on the top 150 target customers, which doubled engine sales, increased market share and produced $1.4M of 6 Sigma benefits, presented to Allan Arnott on behalf of Jeremy Canham by Hans Haefeli (PLSC Patron)

2002 F G WILSON 400 SERIES GEN SET, for introducing and delivering the 400 Series gen set engine to FGW, presented to Sam Kirkpatrick and Helen French of OEM Sales plus Rob Clare 100/400 Series Product leader by Mike Baunton (PLSC Patron)

2001 AGCO SALES, for developing and putting a planning build project in place jointly with AGCO to build a group of core engines and order multiple versions of finishing components, thus enabling to eliminate production gaps at AGCO, hold our supplier schedules and engine build programme firm, presented to Richard Case and John Lee (AGCO) by Mike Baunton (PLSC Patron) 

2000 GEN SET GROWTH, awarded in recognition of the extraordinary growth in ElectroPak sales for genset applications, arising from the focused and co-ordinated development of EP customers as true partners, presented to a member of Allan Arnott's team by Mike Baunton (PLSC Patron)

1999 4 LITRE TEAM, for productivity and quality improvements in production, presented to Bob Curran by Mike Baunton (PLSC Patron)

1998 PROJECT RAMSDEN, for the transfer of processes to Eastfield for CKD and packing by the CAT/Perkins Logistics Team, presented to Keith Moore by Mike Baunton (PLSC Patron)

1997 4000 SERIES PRODUCT INTEGRITY TEAM, for major improvements in 4000 Series quality and reliability, presented to Richard Weekes by Mike Baunton (PLSC Patron)

1996 PROJECT WHEELS NORTH AMERICA, for successful implementation of new sales and service processes in USA, presented to Jeremy Canham by Mike Baunton (PLSC Patron)

1995 4 LITRE MANUFACTURING, for the successful implementation of Project 4C (or Foresee) covering the rejigging of the whole engine assembly process in Factory 2, thus providing a production volume increase of 20% that year, presented to David Jackson by Mike Baunton (PLSC Patron)

1994 PROJECT HARRY, for winning and successfully introducing the 900 Series engines to the world’s no.1 fork lift truck manufacturer LINDE, presented to Geoff Dunmore by Martin Fisher (Perkins Director Human Resources)

1993 PETERBOROUGH ENGINES MANUFACTURING, for transformation of performance on quality, inventory, delivery accuracy and more, presented to Myles Coleman by Tony Gilroy (Perkins President)

1992 THE FOCUS TEAM, for the transfer of spares parts business from Urmston to Irlam, presented to John Carroll by Tony Gilroy (Perkins President) 

1991 THE PERSIAN TEAM, for securing CATERPILLAR as a new Perkins customer and delivering them CAT imaged engines, presented to Geoff Dunmore by Tony Gilroy (Perkins President) 

1990 ASSOCIATE AND LICENSEE OPERATIONS, for their extraordinary series of business orders from our Licensee in Iran, presented to David Smith by Tony Gilroy (Perkins President) 

1989 THE PRIMA TEAM, for the design, development and introduction of the Prima engine, the world’s first high speed direct injection diesel engine designed for passenger cars and car derived vans, presented to Alan Rogers by David Boulton (retiring PLSC President)

1988 no award

1987 TRAINING DEPARTMENT, for achieving the National Training Award from the Manpower Services Commission, presented to Bill Scott by Peter West (retiring PLSC President)

1986 FACTORY ONE ENGINE ASSEMBLY DEPARTMENT, for the smooth start up of Prima and Phaser engine assembly, presented to Martyn Vaughan by John Devaney (Perkins President) 

1985 THE RENAULT TEAM AND THE PHASER TEAM, a joint award to the two teams for Phaser engine design and conquest of Renault business, presented to Pat Gent (Design) and Don Clarke (Renault Team) by Ken Tinkler (retiring PLSC President)

1984 MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING, for introducing advanced manufacturing technology through the SPAR and Auto head Assembly projects, presented to Mike Swingler by Barrie Allen (retiring PLSC President)

1983 CENTRAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, for securing business in West Asia, presented to Brian Bishop by Fred Moore (retiring PLSC President)

1982 PRODUCTION CONTROL, for managing its operation in "exemplary fashion" making a major contribution towards the prompt deliveries of both fully built engines and CKD kits, presented for the first time to celebrate the 1982 Golden Jubilee to Peter Morgan and Reg Stephens by Fred Williams (Jubilee PLSC President).