POMPANO BEACH, Fla., June 25, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Florida Sterling Council and FloridaMakes has awarded Kira Labs with a Bronze medal for the Florida Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence (SMBE) Awards 2021. The Sterling competition evaluated over 140 companies throughout Florida to identify quality manufacturing leaders.
The Florida Sterling Council and FloridaMakes collaborated on this statewide award to recognize the state's high-performing manufacturers. Companies were judged in seven categories of criteria, including: leadership; strategy; customers; measurement, analysis and knowledge management; workforce; operations and results.
Kira Labs CEO and Founder David Rosen shared, "We have always felt that quality is a mindset and a crucial component to everything we all should do - from product, partner and consumer relations to our very own culture. Participating and placing a Bronze medal in the Sterling Quality Awards is a major accomplishment for the entire Kira Labs organization and our quality leadership team. The award process, led by the FloridaMakes group, and the Baldrige criteria used to grade our quality standards, has and continues to propel us forward in our continuous improvement efforts. The recognition excites and inspires the entire Kira Labs team and I encourage all leaders and organizations to consider how they too can join the quality journey to drive excellence for all."
The quality team at Kira Labs is led by Nicole Boucher and her team of quality experts. "I am very proud that Kira Labs won Bronze for the Sterling Award 2021! We were going up against some tough competition, like Lockheed Martin. The process of being evaluated was the most rewarding because it highlights areas that need improvements. The last question they had for us was for the CEO David which was, 'What is the most important part of Kira Labs?' and our CEO David Rosen's answer was, 'The employees! To make sure they wake up every morning wanting to come into work happily and that they are taken care of and healthy!' It has truly been an honor to work at Kira Labs and partake in the Florida Sterling Award process," said Nicole Boucher, Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manager.
About Kira Labs
The Kira Labs history and growth embodies the classic American Dream story - an immigrant and a self-starting entrepreneur decides to start a business in his garage. Arriving from Australia in 2001 to his now adopted home in Florida, David Rosen and his wife Lindi established a family while starting their company, Kira Labs. CEO and Founder, Rosen is quick to point out, "Our team has helped us grow from our humble start hand bottling skin care to a thriving and award-winning cosmetic manufacturer and beauty innovator."
Specializing in beauty, home and pet products, Kira Labs has grown in reputation and size to produce over 30 brands. "We are culture focussed, agile, vertical, and fast to market," according to Rosen. Kira Labs operates as a vertically integrated manufacturer both developing and manufacturing its own internally developed and wholly owned brands. "Key is understanding retail needs and consumer behavior. We are proudly Made in the USA, delivering our own brands with quality, value and a wow experience," says Rosen.
About the Governor's Sterling Award
Established in 1992, the Florida Sterling Council is a public/private not-for-profit corporation supported by the Executive Office of the Governor. The Council oversees the Governor's Sterling Award for Performance Excellence, presented annually by the Governor to high performing, role-model organizations, both private and public, who demonstrate superior management approaches and role model results. Sterling's Conference teaches participants how to elevate performance and increase productivity. Nearly 600 executives and professionals gather at this event for a one-stop source for education, information and inspiration. The conference concludes with the recognition of best practices, the Team Showcase Champion, and the presentation of the Governor's Sterling Awards, the highest award an organization can receive for performance excellence in Florida. For more information, contact John Pieno at (850) 922- 5316 or visit http://www.floridasterling.com.
About FloridaMakes
FloridaMakes is a statewide, industry-led, public-private partnership operated by an alliance of Florida's regional manufacturers associations with the sole mission of strengthening and advancing Florida's economy by improving the competitiveness, productivity and technological performance of its manufacturing sector, with an emphasis on small and medium-sized firms. It accomplishes this by providing services focused on three principle value streams: technology adoption, talent development, and business growth. FloridaMakes is the representative of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) National Network in the state of Florida, a program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. For more information about FloridaMakes, please visit FloridaMakes.com and follow @FloridaMakes.
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Kira Labs
(305) 965-3561
maria.llanso@kiralabs.com
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