MULTI-AWARD WINNER INTERVIEW
AIS
Winning a King’s Award is a significant achievement for any company or organisation, big or small. Indeed, any business which has been bestowed with the accolade will testify just how much they had to ‘earn the right’ to fly that prestigious flag outside their HQ. While winning a single King’s Award is a feat in itself, it’s fair to say repeating that success - being the recipient of more than one Award - is a hugely impressive triumph. Maintaining the high levels of success and excellence required to be a double-award winner is a truly immense challenge. There are companies and organisations that can proudly lay claim to this distinct honour, several of which can be found within these very pages. However, there is - for the precious few - a level of attainable achievement within the King’s Award strata that’s even higher still - the multi-award winner. There are some organisations
What does it mean to you to be a multi-award winner? With such high judging standards, being able to call ourselves multi-award winners for the King’s Award is special. The latest Award is particularly satisfying since much of our export growth happened during the Covid-19 pandemic and was largely due to our versatile teams finding ways to navigate the challenges. Some of the UK’s most distinguished businesses are multi Queen’s and King’s Award winners, so we are in good company.
Why have you continued to apply for more awards over the years? Each entry is a way of benchmarking ourselves, and winning not only gives us more credibility but is also good for employee morale. Our success in the Innovation category over the years shows that we are progressive, and International Trade Awards -such as this year’s - reinforces our reputation as a company with a global reach.
across this great nation of ours that can - compelled to go well above and beyond in their efforts - puff out their collective chests with substantial pride and say “We have three or more awards.” Suffice to say, these companies are few and far between. One such company is AIS. Formerly known as Advanced Insulation Systems, this global leader in the engineering, manufacture and application of insulation and passive fire protection systems has no fewer than FIVE King’s Awards to its name in both the International Trade and Innovation categories. We sat down for a brief chat with Managing Director Andrew Bennion to find out more about the perks, privileges and pressures of being a multi-award winner:
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