International Firms Among Gwinnett ‘Movers and Makers’ Winners 

Partnership Gwinnett’s annual celebration of manufacturers and logistics providers doled out honors to a variety of companies, including a few foreign-owned subsidiaries employing hundreds in a county that counts more than 600 such investors. 

The Movers and Makers awards customarily feature foreign investors alongside locally grown and family-owned companies, and this year was no different. 

Local firms with significant export operations, including AdEdge Technologies (medium manufacturer, 40-99 employees), were also among the winners. 

Canada’s Price Industries, which counts about 1,200 employees across two factories making HVAC equipment and controls in Gwinnett, took home the Large Manufacturer of the Year award. 

Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US, a joint venture between the Japanese company and the American air-conditioning provider that makes refrigerant flow systems, won the corporate citizenship award. The company previously won the supply chain pioneer award at the 2019 event. 

The 12th annual breakfast, held May 4, included a keynote speech by UPS Healthcare President John J. Bolla. 

Award winners were as follows: 

Most Valuable Provider Award – recognizes a company based on their impact and service to the manufacturing and supply chain industries.

• Garrard Group, a family-owned and operated construction services provider

Corporate Citizen Award – recognizes a company based on their community involvement, educational partnerships and workforce development.

• Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US, a leading ductless and variable refrigerant flow systems provider

Supply Chain Pioneer Award – recognizes companies based on their customer service approach, economic impact and innovative products/service.

• Small (1 – 39 employees) – Skipper Logistics, a family-owned logistics outsourcing and transportation planning solutions company
• Large (40+ employees) – Eclipse Gaming Systems, a slot game designer and manufacturer

Manufacturer of the Year Award – recognizes companies based on their customer service approach, economic impact and innovative products/service.

• Small (1 – 39 employees) – ePac Atlanta, a global technology-driven custom flexible packaging company
• Medium (40 – 99 employees) – AdEdge, a water treatment solution provider that specializes in removing contaminants from drinking, industrial and waste water
• Large (100+ employees) – Price Industries, a family-owned air distribution, critical controls and noise control products manufacturer and supplier

Gwinnett counts 4,700 companies in the supply chain management and manufacturing sectors, employing 80,000 people, or 11 percent of the county’s total workforce. 

Partnership Gwinnett is the county’s economic development initiative.