Latest Queen’s Awards in Manufacturing

Gloucestershire firm, Renishaw, were one of the winners of the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise announced recently. Their award in the Innovation category was for its high accuracy analogue scanning probe system for use in automotive and power train applications. The awards are awarded by region in three categories – innovation, international trade and sustainable development. An article on ‘The Manufacturer’ website looks at other winners including JCB winning an award in the International Trade category and Racal Acoustics for the development of the Raptor – a military communications headset. One of the smaller and newer companies receiving an award was ‘Tangle Teezer’ – a product turned down by the investors on the Dragon’s Den television programme. Its inventor, Shaun Pulfrey, then remortgaged his flat to fund the business and has now distributed 2 million hairbrushes worldwide. For more of the 209 winners, from a range of British manufacturing companies and sectors, read the whole article at http://www.themanufacturer.com/articles/uk-manufacturers-among-queens-awards-winners-for-2012/