The Queen's Award for Enterprise 2008
The annual winners and recipients of The
Queen's Awards for Enterprise were announced on 21 April, The
Queen's Birthday. They are the UK's most prestigious
accolades for business related achievement and a total of 139
business Awards and 11 individual Awards have been conferred this
year.
This year there were 12 business awards in the South
West Region - in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Bristol, Dorset, Devon
and Bath - of which eight awards are for International Trade, three
for Innovation and one for Sustainable Development.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown said:
"Queen's Award winning companies are standard-bearers for
the very best of British business. These firms embody the
spirit of enterprise and innovation that is so vital to the future
of Britain's economy. Whether large or small, every one of
this year's winning organisations had achieved outstanding success
in its field. I congratulate them all on their diverse and
remarkable achievements."
South West Winners
International Trade
- John Reid & Sons (Strucsteel)
Ltd
- Superior Group Limited
- Centek Ltd
- Motorola Point to Point Fixed Wireless
Solutions Group
- Garrad Hassan Group Limited
- Group 4 Technology Ltd
- PolicyPlus International Plc
- TRL Technology Ltd
Innovation
- Checkmate UK Ltd
- Metryx Ltd
- SunGard Public Sector Limited
Sustainable Development
- Wessex Water Services Limited
2009 Awards
The deadline for applications for the 2009 Awards is 31 October
2008. Winners and recipients will be announced on 21 April
2009. More information about the Awards is also available on
the website