During the 2008 Best Factory Awards, organised on September 19th by Works Management magazine and Cranfield University School of Management, Gates Power Transmission received the award for Best Engineering Plant in the UK.  

Gates Power Transmission plant in Dumfries is the world’s highest-volume manufacturer of synchronous drive belts both for automotive and industrial applications. Gates Dumfries employs 390 associates working four shifts round the clock to make 500,000 belts a week.  Half of production goes into the automotive aftermarket, another quarter goes to the automotive original equipment (OE) and the rest is for industrial markets.