On behalf of the Bank of England, I am delighted to offer my congratulations to the winners of the 2017 Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for their outstanding achievements. The excellence that you have demonstrated in trade, innovation and sustainable development – for which these awards are granted – is essential to a thriving and dynamic economy. Your success puts not just your company but also our economy in a stronger position as the UK redefines its trade and investment relationships with the EU and the rest of the world. It is more important than ever to celebrate companies who innovate, create better jobs and develop new products and services. Your dynamism comes at a time of profound changes to the way we work, trade and live. An explosion of technological innovations has brought access, at the click of a virtual button, to the sum of human knowledge to three-and-a-half billion people. The job market is changing radically and, more than ever, people’s prospects depend on direct and creative engagement with global markets. The companies honoured in this year’s awards are driving such advances by serving their customers in new ways and creating better futures for their employees. The Bank of England’s mission since 1694 has been to promote the good of the people of the United Kingdom. We do this by fostering the right environment – by maintaining monetary and financial stability – so that businesses can concentrate on investing, innovating and growing. That is what you have done despite a challenging global environment. Your success will spur others to reach the high levels of innovation and sustainability you have achieved to be worthy of this most prestigious prize. Many congratulations once again.
Mark Carney Governor
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