230 businesses were recently announced as winners of a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in celebration of Her Majesty the Queen’s 92nd birthday. A record 152 businesses won an award for International Trade.
In Lancashire, four businesses were successful – Recycling Lives Ltd, Lattimer Ltd, and Rinicom ltd picked up awards in the international Trade category, whilst T.I.S.S secured an award in the Innovation Category.
Now in its 52nd year, the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious business awards in the country, with awards recognised for their contribution to international trade, innovation, sustainable development and promoting opportunity.
Winning businesses are able to use the esteemed Queen’s Awards emblem for the next five years.
Business Secretary Greg Clark said: “The UK has some of the most entrepreneurial and innovative minds in the world delivering jobs, growth and greater choice for consumers and I am proud to see a wealth of these businesses being recognised today.
“Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, supporting more than one million jobs and revenues of £111 billion in the North West. Through our Industrial Strategy, we are building a Britain in which they will continue to thrive.”
Steven Jackson OBE DL, Recycling Lives’ founder, added: “We are delighted to have won a third Queen’s Award – a fitting tribute to the skill and dedication of our team, who have delivered rapid growth from a regional recycler to a business with global reach.
“This is one of the measures of our success, along with the growing number of clients who choose to work with us, sharing our values as we deliver commercial contracts and create social impact.
“Recycling Lives’ model shows a business can be a force for good, combining commercial and charitable activities to deliver business growth and social value for the communities we serve.”
Rinicom CEO, Professor Garegin Markarian, said: “We are overwhelmed and honoured to have received the Queen’s Award for the second time. It is an amazing achievement for us, as well as recognition for all the hard work our team have put in over the past few years.
“As a company, we continue to push ourselves to the limit in order to produce innovative proprietary technology. We see this award as a credit for the future and an extra token of confidence for our clients and customers.”
