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King’s Awards for Enterprise
supply chain specialist, it focuses on the design, development and implementation of end-to-end supply chain solutions. The company’s international presence has grown enormously. Over the last six years, overseas sales are up by more than 2,000% – and is why the firm received the King’s Award for International Trade for outstanding continuous growth in overseas sales. The Config Team’s Managing Director, Andrew Moses , said, “As an independent, family-owned company, our continued success in overseas markets is testament to the hard work and passion of the whole team. Building a successful business can be its own reward, but an award of this magnitude really is the ultimate recognition.” Made in the UK, Sold to the World Awards FBUK member Gerald McDonald Group was one of 12 businesses to pick up a Gold award in the Government’s export and international trade awards – Made in the UK, Sold to the World. Gerald McDonald Group is a fourth generation family business and one of the UK’s longest-standing suppliers to the food and drink industry. The award recognised the company’s sustained export growth and global reach – delivering ingredients to customers in over 30 countries across North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Maxim McDonald, Managing Director of the Gerald McDonald Group, said, “Exporting has always been a vital part of our growth – it’s how we share our ingredients, values, and expertise with the world. This recognition not only celebrates our international success, but also the incredible partnerships and people that make it all possible.”
FBUK members have been honoured in this year’s King’s Award for Enterprise, the UK’s most prestigious business accolades. The awards, which are now in their 59th year, recognise outstanding achievement in areas of innovation, international trade, sustainable development and social mobility. Since their inception in 1965, more than 8,000 businesses have received a King’s Award. generation family business founded in 1926 in Sherburn-in-Elmet in North Yorkshire. The business manufactures and supplies chains, conveyors and other products to materials handling companies in more than 70 countries. International sales have risen by 83% in three years and exports now make up 49% of the firm’s trade. Having previously achieved the Queen’s Award for International Trade in 2020, this year the company scooped the King’s Award for International Trade for its outstanding growth in overseas sales. John King Chains John King Chains is a fifth Managing Director, William Wadsworth , said, “Receiving the King’s Award is a truly proud moment for everyone at John King Chains, particularly as the company approaches its 100-year anniversary of British manufacturing. It reflects the incredible effort the team puts in every day to deliver world-class products and services to customers across the globe.” The Config Team The Config Team was founded in 1994 in Milnthorpe in Cumbria. An SAP
Carolyn Moses receives King’s Award at Windsor Castle
The team at John King Chains
Maxim McDonald receives award from Small Business Minister Gareth Thomas
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