WELCOME
04 Letters of acknowledgement for the King’s Awards for Enterprise 08 Renaming the Awards 10 The Queen’s Awards Reception 2022
It is our great pleasure to bring you the inaugural version of the King’s Awards for Enterprise magazine, celebrating the Coronation of King Charles III and recognising the life and contribution of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This very special publication showcases the holders of the King’s Awards for Enterprise 2023, in this remarkable year. We are delighted to extend our warm congratulations to every company that has received the honour of being awarded a 2023 King’s Award. You have demonstrated excellence in the fields of international trade, innovation, sustainable development and promoting social mobility – on a global stage – and we salute your incredible achievements.
12 Tribute to the Queen 14 The King’s Coronation
16 Interview with the Lord-Lieutenant 18 A winning piece - Cumbria Crystal 20 Multi-Year Winner Interview - AIS 22 About the King’s Awards for Enterprise 23 A breakdown of King’s Awards recipients 2023 24 The benefits of winning an award 25 Meet the judges behind the awards 45 International Trade category award recipients 73 Innovation category award recipients 93 Promoting Opportunity
As we join our monarch in marking the start of his reign, it is especially poignant to celebrate Britain’s best companies: those businesses, large and small, that lead the world in a number of fields.
The past few years have created unprecedented challenges but, despite this, this year’s King’s Awards holders have demonstrated excellence. The Awards continue to constitute the highest honour to be bestowed on a UK company, and are more relevant now than ever before. The world is fast-changing, and businesses of today need to be ever more resourceful.
Any business carrying the King’s Awards logo receives a warm welcome internationally, and the relevance of the Awards has never been clearer.
Of course, it was the late Duke of Edinburgh who helped launch the Awards in the mid-1960s, and we at The King’s Awards for Enterprise Magazine, as well as the hundreds of companies who’ve experienced the honour of receiving an Award since then, owe both him and Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II a great debt of gratitude. We pay homage to Her Late Majesty in our special feature, marking her remarkable life and 70-year reign. We also celebrate King Charles III’s Coronation and meet the artisan team at Cumbria Crystal who have crafted this year’s striking looking award.
(Through Social Mobility) category award recipients 103 Sustainable Development category award recipients 111 Award holders 2019 - 2022 120 Index of contributors
We wish all of this year’s King’s Award holders continued success.
Richard Stoppard Chief Executive Officer Nexus Media Events
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The King’s Awards for Enterprise Magazine would like to thank The King’s Awards Office and all of the businesses awarded in 2023, who have kindly given their assistance in the preparation of this magazine.
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