The Workshop Aberfeldy
A Truly Inspiring Showpiece
‘Your outstanding achievement in receiving this Award deserves an equally remarkable trophy’
This year, the honour of producing the striking-looking trophy for all 2025 King’s Award winners fell to The Workshop Aberfeldy. This inspirational Scottish social enterprise was initially set up by Gina Wallace and Paul Parmenter in June 2014 to help create personal development opportunities for disadvantaged people within the isolated rural community of Highland Perthshire. Founder Gina Wallace said The Workshop Aberfeldy was “delighted” to have been asked to make the trophies that would recognise this year’s recipients of The King's Awards for Enterprise. “This is a brilliant way to celebrate the achievements of a range of UK businesses,” she said. “Every trophy will support our work inspiring young and disadvantaged people in our community.” Elegant Design Made from wood and glass, each individual Award trophy has been meticulously handcrafted and finished by the workshop’s small team to ensure it retains a truly visceral degree of bespoke character. “The trophy is crafted from locally-sourced, FSC-certified oak,” Ms Wallace explained. “This beautiful heritage material means that every trophy is truly unique, with natural variations in the wood.” The inspiring founder revealed each trophy has also been created with a number of the King’s Awards’ core values very much in mind: “Our concept focused on the dual elements of sustainability and providing opportunity for the young and disadvantaged people we work with, reflecting the values of His Majesty King Charles.” The company decided to opt for glass over traditional crystal as it allowed for easier recycling, considering the full life-cycle of its products, with its glass supplier being a small firm based just 20 miles away. In addition, the presentation boxes are all ethically manufactured within the UK by a company focused on sustainability - and all other packaging materials are recycled, too.
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