{"id":80927,"date":"2017-04-20T23:15:07","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T23:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=3c2582343333474c2cc06dcfc31b7f3c"},"modified":"2017-04-20T23:15:07","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T23:15:07","slug":"press-release-over-170-british-businesses-recognised-for-enterprise-excellence-on-her-majestys-91st-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=80927","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Over 170 British businesses recognised for enterprise excellence on Her Majesty\u2019s 91st birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<ul>\n<li>established in 1965, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/queens-awards-for-enterprise\">Queen\u2019s Awards for Enterprise<\/a> celebrates the UK\u2019s small and medium sized businesses<\/li>\n<li>this year\u2019s winners include the first group for the Promoting Opportunity category<\/li>\n<li>research shows nearly 75% of past winners attribute the Queen\u2019s Awards to increased international sales<\/li>\n<li>entries are open as of today for the 2018 awards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Business Secretary Greg Clark today (21 April) named the <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegazette.co.uk\/London\/issue\/61907\/supplement\/S1\">winners of the Queen\u2019s Awards for Enterprise<\/a> in celebration of Her Majesty The Queen\u2019s 91st birthday.<\/p>\n<p>One hundred and seventy-six businesses from across the UK have been recognised for their contribution to international trade, innovation, sustainable development and promoting opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s winners include UK businesses leading the way in a broad range of industries &#8211; from green energy solutions and medical healthcare, to laser technology and digital marketing.<\/p>\n<p>Now in its 51st year, the Queen\u2019s Awards for Enterprise are one of the most prestigious business awards in the country, with winning businesses able to use the esteemed Queen\u2019s Awards emblem for the next 5 years.<\/p>\n<p>Successful businesses included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>11 winners of the sustainable business award<\/li>\n<li>57 winners of the innovation award<\/li>\n<li>102 winners for the international trade award<\/li>\n<li>6 winners for the promoting opportunity award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Business Secretary Greg Clark said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The Queen\u2019s Awards for Enterprise highlights everything that\u2019s great about UK business today.<\/p>\n<p>We have some of the best entrepreneurs and innovative minds in the world who are at the heart of small start-ups providing excellent customer service to larger businesses developing global solutions. Over 1 million new businesses have been created since 2010, all playing a vital role in creating jobs and driving growth across the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\">I\u2019m extremely proud to see such a wealth of businesses being recognised today. Through our Industrial Strategy we will be building on the successes of these award winning businesses, helping to build a stronger, more outward looking and prosperous global Britain.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Five small and medium sized companies \u2013 <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mastaplasta.com\/\">MastaPlasta Limited<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.servecorpsvs.com\/\">Servecorp Limited<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecotileflooring.com\/\">EcoTile Flooring Ltd<\/a>, <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/trackback.net\/gb\/\">10ACT Ltd t\/a TrackBack<\/a>, and <a rel=\"external\" href=\"http:\/\/www.oakland-international.com\/\">Oakland International Ltd<\/a> \u2013 received awards for both International Trade and Innovation, with Oakland International Ltd getting the double for International Trade and Sustainable Development.<\/p>\n<p>Six businesses have also been named winners of the new Promoting Opportunity category. This new area was introduced to recognise the important work of social mobility initiatives and programmes that specifically reach out and support people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Winners include Allen &amp; Overy LLP, its Smart Start programme has supported over 770 young people in gaining high quality work experience and Procurement Plus Holdings Ltd which has helped 354 people into employment.<\/p>\n<p>According to research by the University of Strathclyde, 73% of International Trade winners between 2012 and 2015 directly attributed increased international sales to winning a Queen\u2019s Award for Enterprise.<\/p>\n<p>Entry to the 2018 Awards opens on 21 April 2017 and closes on Friday 1 September 2017. To apply and for more information, go to: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/queens-awards-for-enterprise\">www.gov.uk\/queens-awards-for-enterprise<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business Secretary names the winners of the Queen\u2019s Awards for Enterprise 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80927"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=80927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80927\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=80927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=80927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=80927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}