Aurrigo receives ‘Manufacturing in Action’ accolade

From left to right: Aurrigo International’s Miles Garner (second from left) collects the ‘Manufacturing in Action’ award

Transforming the way baggage and cargo is moved around airports worldwide has helped Aurrigo International plc claim its fifth business award of 2024. The smart airside solution provider was named as The Manufacturer MX Awards ‘Manufacturing in Action’ winner at the Titanic Hotel in Liverpool last night in front of more than 500 industry people.

This latest title, awarded by The Manufacturer’s editorial team based on what they have seen throughout the year on site visits, is the culmination of a ground-breaking 12 months for the business, which has seen its all-electric autonomous Auto-DollyTug ‘take off’ with airports, such as Changi in Singapore, Cincinnati in the USA and Stuttgart in Germany. In addition to the MX Award, Aurrigo has also won innovation titles at the Air Cargo Awards, FTE Americas, Made in the Midlands and the overall Insider ‘Made in the UK’ accolade.

Miles Garner, sales and marketing director, picked up the latest prize in Liverpool. He said: “We always knew we had technology that had the potential to change the aviation sector and, after years of design, development and build, we are now testing our Auto-DollyTug and simulation software in the real world.

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He continued: “This is making everyone sit up and take notice. We are not talking about autonomy in three, five or 10 years’ time, we are actually delivering it airside at several global airports with more trials set to be sealed shortly. I think this is what has impressed judges, this and the fact we have used our innovation to more than double our UK workforce in Coventry to over 100 and opened international technical offices in the USA and Singapore.”

With a combined heritage of over 50 years, The Manufacturer MX Awards are widely regarded as the gold standard in the manufacturing industry, recognising and celebrating both companies and individuals who are achieving amazing things. Organised by The Manufacturer in partnership with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) and with the support of this year’s sponsors, the competition is the only peer-reviewed and judged programme of its kind for UK manufacturing.

Grace Gilling, managing director of The Manufacturer, said: “Our journalists visit some of the best manufacturing businesses in the UK, so the ‘Manufacturing in Action’ title is one of the most competitive ones to win. We have been following David and his team’s journey for many years, and 2024 feels like the moment when the business and its outstanding technology matured into a real-world game-changer.

“Aurrigo’s innovation is beginning to ‘green’ and operationally improve airports globally and, importantly, it is being driven by the IP, skills and technical knowledge of its Advanced Engineering Centre in Coventry and its technical offices worldwide.”