Welcome to BusinessCloud’s FactoryTech 50 ranking for 2024.
Partful tops the annual ranking of UK companies creating original technology for use in manufacturing, heavy industry, batteries and materials.
Following the creation of an 89-strong shortlist, the final ranking was decided by a combination of selections from an expert judging panel (see below) and a public vote among readers of BusinessCloud. The ranking is supported by digital transformation experts Sputnik Digital.
We also gathered views from the top 50 and judges to quantify and reflect technology trends in manufacturing. The 2024 FactoryTech Insights report considers adoption in smart factories, impact of artificial intelligence, the rise of reshoring as manufacturing returns to the UK and challenges around funding and recruitment.
Read the 2024 FactoryTech Insights report
The judges
Stuart Biddle, head of sales, The Manufacturer/Hennik Research
Stuart Biddle has been creating and delivering support programmes for manufacturing business leaders for over 15 years. At The Manufacturer he is responsible for connecting manufacturers with leading technology providers and hosts conferences, focus groups, round table discussions, and webinars.
Kevin Smith, lead technology advisor, Made Smarter UK
Kevin Smith is focused on making new technology accessible to SME manufacturers as part of Made Smarter UK’s North West Adoption Programme. Before this, he spent over 20 years leading transformation projects in the digital and creative sector for a wide range of clients.
Hilary Douglas, head of corporate affairs, Make UK
Make UK champions UK manufacturing and engineering. It exists to help secure the future growth and development of UK industry which we deliver through a unique combination of government representation, industry intelligence, networking programmes and business services.
Jonathan Symcox, editor, BusinessCloud
