Sherrill Manufacturing Wins Award
Sherrill Manufacturing, Inc. (Sherrill, NY) received the 2019 National Metalworking Reshoring Award in recognition of their success in bringing manufacturing back home to the U.S. The award, given by the Reshoring Initiative (Chicago, IL), the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA; Cleveland, OH), The Association For Manufacturing Technology (AMT; McLean, VA) and the National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA; Cleveland, OH), honors a company that has effectively reshored products, parts or tooling made primarily by metal forming, fabricating, casting or machining, including additive manufacturing.
Sherrill was chosen as the award winner because their success demonstrates that it is feasible to reshore completely lost product categories, including every-day products such as flatware. When Oneida Limited ceased operations, all U.S. flatware production had been lost, primarily to Asia. Sherrill took over the Oneida flatware factory, launched innovative products under the Liberty Tabletop brand and found a more efficient way to market those products. Sherrill is now growing consistently.
“We are very pleased that, after many years of hard work, our efforts to re-establish the flatware industry in the U.S. are finally paying off. This is a big win for our employees, who stuck with us through thick and thin, as well as for our customers, who are those loyal folks who search for and insist on Made in America,” said Greg Owens, the chief executive officer of Sherrill Manufacturing. “I was honored to accept this award for them, the dedicated silversmiths at Sherrill, and in recognition of our customers, who have supported the comeback of flatware manufacturing in the U.S.” The award was presented at the MFG Meeting in Tucson, AZ, which is organized by AMT and NTMA. A letter of congratulations was also announced from Ian Steff, U.S. Commerce Department Deputy Assistant Secretary for Manufacturing.
