Robertsdale business earns Innovation award
By John Underwood / john@gulfcoastmedia.com
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Robertsdale's Quality Filters received the Outstanding Achievement in Innovative Manufacturing award recently at the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama's (EDPA) 2017 Innovation Awards at its "imerge" program in Birmingham.
"The company was recognized for its advanced manufacturing methods and lean business processes in cutting the lead time for filter deliveries from three to four weeks to averaging five days or less," according to an EDPA release.
The Robertsdale-based company opened in 1981 and was bought by father and son Horace and George Spottswood in 1983.