This award recognizes Greenville County's small and medium-sized manufacturers excelling in growth, community outreach, and transformational and operational excellence.

To apply, your organization must be a manufacturer in Greenville County. Manufacturers are defined as entities that produce finished goods from raw materials by using various processes. Small manufacturers are defined as 50 employees or less in Greenville County, and medium-sized manufacturers as 51-250 employees in Greenville County.

Announcement Date/Location: The GADC will announce the two companies receiving the 2026 Greenville County Manufacturer of the Year award at its Industry Appreciation Event on October 22 from 5 pm - 7 pm.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: Application must be received by September 11, 2026 to be considered for award.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Company Name

Company Contact

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Email

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Phone Number

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Address

Street Address

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TELL US ABOUT YOUR COMPANY

Industry

Current Number of Employees in Greenville County

Year Established in Greenville County

COMPANY SUMMARY: Tell us more about your company

FEATURED PRODUCT: What is the most notable, unique, or everyday product manufactured at your Greenville facility?

AWARD CRITERIA CATEGORIES

The space below allows you to describe your company's story in acheiving excellence. It is ok to leave a section blank.

GROWTH: Highlight your company's growth over the past two to five years.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH: Highlight your company’s tangible and measurable impact on communities in Greenville County.

TRANSFORMATIONAL AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE: Outline your company's bottom line results from its continuous improvement and/or operational excellence.

INNOVATION: Highlight any innovation of new devices, ideas, inventions and/or processes that transformed your business, and/or bettered the South Carolina manufacturing community.

By clicking "yes" below and submitting this application, your company, if selected as the "Manufacturer of the Year," agrees to provide the award sponsor (the Greenville Area Development Corporation) with your company logo, to publish it along with photos of company representative(s) accepting the award on the sponsors' websites, LinkedIn page, and newsletters, and to promote the winners in press releases to local, state and national media.