The Queen's Awards for Enterprise

Sustainable British Fashion Business, David Nieper, win Sustainable Development Award

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David Nieper is a family run business in the heart of Derbyshire, which has been designing and making premium women’s fashion, since 1961. The company employs 300 staff and traditional dressmaking techniques to create designs that are expertly cut and …

Sustainable British bedmaker business, Hypnos, win second Queen's Award for Enterprise

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Overview of our business, why it is relevant to the award? Ethical British bedmaker, Hypnos, has been pioneering sustainable sleep for well over a decade and this was recently recognised with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development. This …

incognito® leads the way in its sector with Sustainable Development Award

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What is incognito®? incognito® is a range of highly effective, natural insect repellents and bodycare products, created with outstanding ethical standards. Our products protect consumers from discomfort as well as mosquito-borne diseases and ticks, while protecting the planet from the impact of conventional …

Innovative Children's Education Business, Twinkl, Celebrate Second Queen's Award!

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Twinkl was founded in 2010 by Jonathan and Susie Seaton with the mission to help those who teach. The idea for Twinkl came when Susie was working as an Early Years teacher and couldn’t find the materials she needed for …

Rocking their way to the top; EdTech company Maths Circle tell us why they are thrilled to have won a Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for Innovation

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Who are Maths Circle? Maths Circle creates maths learning programmes that directly tackle the issue of children failing to acquire basic numeracy and arithmetic skills needed to progress further in maths. Times Tables Rock Stars is an award-winning, carefully sequenced …

Queen’s Award for Innovation: Sweet Success

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Simply Doughnuts received its Queen’s Award for Innovation on the basis of its efforts to develop products with an exceptionally long shelf-life. Our unique manufacturing processes produce foods that stay fresh for much longer than competing products, extending shelf-lives from …

Give us a twirl! Dance shoe manufacturer International Dance Shoes Limited, win Queen's Award for Enterprise.

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International Dance Shoes Limited are a manufacturer of dance shoes based in Milton Keynes who export throughout the world. More specifically, they make shoes for Ballroom & Latin American dancing; to help better understand what type of shoes they are, …

Yorkshire International Trade winner, Techbuyer, tell us why they are proud to win a Queen’s Award!

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Why we decided to apply for a Queen’s Award for Enterprise Since it was founded in Harrogate, UK in 2005, Techbuyer has rapidly grown to become an international specialist operation with 170 employees across three sites in Europe, two in …

Why should businesses still apply for a Queen's Award for Enterprise in 2021?

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During these challenging times, it is important that we still take the time to reflect and celebrate the success of outstanding British businesses. The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious awards for UK businesses and is a globally recognised royal seal of approval for …

Applications now open for The Queen's Awards for Enterprise 2021!

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The time has come for UK businesses to apply for a Queen's Award for Enterprise, 2021. After an amazing 220 Awards were announced on the 21st April this year, we would now like to invite businesses to apply for the …