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WELCOME
To the publication showcasing the winners of the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise 2017
Group Chief Executive: Allen Gibbons COO: Richard Stoppard Winners’ Co-ordinator: Anne Smith
Production: Ian Blaza Editorial: Emma Dahm Marketing: Emma Calland /
Catherine Williams
Finance: Mandy Pratley
INTERNATIONAL TRADE AWARD WINNERS
The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise Magazine would like to thank The Queen’s Awards O ce, all of the 2017 Award winners, and the winners of previous years who have so kindly given their assistance in the preparation of this edition. The publisher is also most grateful for the contributions from: Mark Carney, Governer of the Bank of England and Lesley Batchelor OBE, Director General Institute of Export & International Trade
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A SAPPHIRE REIGN: 65 YEARS OF PROGRESS
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PROMOTING OPPORTUNITY THROUGH SOCIAL MOBILITY
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AWARD WINNERS p82
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INNOVATION AWARD WINNERS
ISSN 2041 9783 2017 © Nexus Business Media
The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise Magazine ® is published annually by
04 Letters of acknowledgement for the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise 08 A sapphire reign: 65 years of progress 10 Duke of Edinburgh’s Award embraces international trade 12 About the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise 13 Distribution of Queen’s Awards’ winners 14 Criteria for companies wishing to enter for an award 16 Awards reception for 2016 winners
19 International Trade category award winners 57 Innovation category award winners 81 Sustainable Development category award winners 87 Promoting Opportunity (through social mobility) category award winners
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91 Previous Queen’s Award winners 115 Index of contributors
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Front Cover and p6main image: Photo: AP/REX/Shutterstock. Images pages 6/7; HRH Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth II, in front of the microphone. Photo: EddieWorth/REX/Shutterstock; A balcony scene at Buckingham Palace. Photo AP/REX/Shutterstock; The Queen meets well-wishers in London. Photo Baughman/AP/REX/Shutterstock; The Queen and South African president Nelson Mandela. Photo AP/REX/ Shutterstock; The Queen shakes hands with Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Photo Pitarakis/AP/REX/ Shutterstock; The Queen sends her rst Tweet. Photo REX/Shutterstock
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