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Company Description in the ‘List of Winners’ preceeding the section, for checking: HK Wentworth Group Manufacturers of global brands Electrolube (specialist chemicals for the electronics industry) and AF International (IT and office cleaning products)
GUIDANCE MARINE LTD (formerly Guidance Navigation Ltd), is a leading global developer and supplier of Dynamic Positioning (DP) position measurement technologies for high value o shore marine markets for real-time vessel positioning and manoeuvring with the highest level of safety, reliability and ease of use. The company is proud to be a two time recipient of Britain’s most coveted commercial prize, The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade, having received the award for the second time in 2014. It was in this year that Guidance Marine was recognised by HSBC’s Global Connections award as one of the UK’s most innovative and forward-thinking companies. The company has also featured in the London Stock Exchange’s “1000 companies to inspire Britain” report in 2015 and 2016, as well as being identi ed as a “One to Watch” company in The Sunday Times Best Companies to work for in 2016. The company continues to demonstrate signi cant growth in overseas markets across Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. Today, the business exports nearly 90% of what it manufactures from its facility in Leicester. A key factor to Guidance Marine’s global success is that the company has an improved understanding Guidance Marine Ltd
export activity into new markets. As a successful, diverse, multi-cultural, international technology company, it is the expertise, passion, ambition and collective team ethos which form the cornerstone of our business. Precision positioning in a challenging o shore environment is a science. A science which has seen Guidance Marine launch successful laser and microwave position reference sensor products into the Dynamic Positioning (DP) market. Guidance Marine is the only company able to supply for local reference systems o ering the greatest choice on the market. Having stood at the forefront of position measurement technologies for more than 20 years is a clear metric for success. Guidance Marine continues to deliver on its technical excellence with innovative market leading products. We are committed to maintaining our position as a leading technology company and we believe it is our technology, investment in innovation and products that will help shape the future of our industries. GUIDANCE MARINE LTD 5 TiberWay, Meridian Business Park, Leicester LE19 1QP Tel: +44 (0)116 229 2600 • info@guidance.eu.com • www.guidance.eu.com guidance-marine
Jan Grothusen, CEO Guidance Group and Guidance Marine meets the Queen during the awards reception at Bukcingham Palace
of what a customer focused approach actually means. With local o ces in Aberdeen, Louisiana and Singapore it has cemented Guidance Marine’s presence in key geographical regions. Supported by the company’s worldwide partners which underpin its global support network, a continuing eagerness to understand customers’ needs in ever changing global markets has been a key contributory factor in driving Guidance Marine’s
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HK Wentworth Group
With a legacy stretching back over 75 years, Leicestershire-based HK Wentworth Group has evolved and achieved a period of sustained growth to emerge as a global manufacturer for two leading brands whose names are synonymous with excellence. The company, founded in 1941, is still privately owned by the Kingsbury family and has consistently achieved steep year-on-year growth in overseas sales. HKWentworth received a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade in 2016 in direct recognition of its outstanding global exporting success. HK Wentworth is the parent company of two leading brands, Electrolube, global manufacturers of specialist electro-chemicals for electronics, automotive, LEDs, aerospace and industrial manufacturing industries. AF International is the market-leading brand for specialist technology cleaning. Overall growth has risen by as much as 50% during the three-year period of the Award and 66% of sales have been achieved from export activity. The company exports to over 55 countries around the world and in the summer of 2016, HK Wentworth commissioned a brand new manufacturing facility in India. HK Wentworth has a core strength that has been built on the combination of the technical skills of its people and their ability to work closely with customers. The company has a strong network of subsidiaries and works closely with key distribution partners enabling HK Wentworth to o er customers genuine security of scale and a reliable supply chain. A culture of collaboration, innovation, thought-leadership and customer service amalgamate to underpin core company values. The company is continually developing new and environmentally friendly products for customers around the world and their commitment to developing ‘greener’ products has been endorsed by the ISO 14001 standard for the highly e cient Environmental Management System in place at the
Ron Jakeman, Group Managing Director of HK Wentworth.
company. In January 2017, HKW was additionally awarded Zero Waste to Land ll status. These awards are in addition to the OHAS 18001 standard also held by HK Wentworth. HK WENTWORTH GROUP International Headquarters: Ashby Park, Coal eld Way, Ashby de la Zouch, Leices- tershire, LE65 1JR • Tel: +44 (0)1530 419 600 • Fax: +44 (0)1530 416 640 www.electrolube.com • info@hkw.co.uk Z @electrolube " Electrolube x Electrolube
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