Climax Portable Machine Tools Wins 2010 Manufacturer of the Year Award

Climax Portable Machine Tools (Newberg, OR and Duren, Germany) has won the 2010 Manufacturer of the Year award for achieving extensive growth. It received the award for novel programs it has implemented to streamline its internal operations, educate the workforce, and its efforts to develop innovative machining solutions that advance the world's industries. The honor was awarded in the medium-sized company category and was given to the Climax team by the Portland Business Journal at the Oregon Manufacturing Awards Luncheon, Thursday, October 28th held at the Portland Art Museum in downtown Portland, OR.

"Climax continually strives to advance state-of-the-art portable machine tool technology while establishing itself as a vital learning center for Oregon, the greater Pacific Northwest, and all the communities in which we are located," said Geoff Gilmore, president of Climax Portable Machine Tools. "It is a great honor to be presented with an award for overall excellence in manufacturing. We are extremely excited to be recognized. We credit this achievement to our team's singular dedication to innovation, training, and customer success, as well as the strong partnerships we have forged with our loyal customers, suppliers, distributors and the communities that surround them."

The award for Manufacturer of the Year is based on company performance, overall business strategy, and innovative approaches to internal operations, manufacturing processes, and sustainable practices involving customers, partners and suppliers. The company offers specialized engineering consulting services, customized training programs and a full line of portable machine tools for sale and rent, enabling customers to efficiently perform on-site machining for applications in the power generation, shipbuilding, heavy construction and mining, as well as service and engineering sectors.

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