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Top companies honoured ... continued International Business Award
Judges’ Shortlist ESP Global Services: Established in 1992, ESP now supports more than 100,000 devices in over 110 countries using a combination of direct employees and a Global Service Network of like-minded partner companies.
Owen Mumford: In 2008 the company won two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, one for Innovation and the second for International Trade. Having obtained OEM contracts with world leading pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies it has continued, as its corporate strapline says, to “make a world of difference, to a world of people”.
Intersurgical: With over 30 years specialist experience, Wokingham- based Intersurgical is Europe’s leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of a wide range of innovative yet cost-effective medical devices for respiratory support.
W Lucy & Co: Based in Thame, was founded as an ironmongers in 1812 and is our oldest shortlisted company. Today it constitutes four diverse business units broadly covering electrical switchgear, metal castings, real estate and streetlighting controls. It employs more than 1,000 people worldwide, with operations in UK, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, South Africa, China, Thailand, Malaysia and India.
Our Winner . . . . . . has its head office at Woodstock near in Oxford, and is: Owen Mumford.
Simon Dimmick of Blandy & Blandy announcing the winner of the Owner-Managed Business Award
Innovation Award
Judges’ Shortlist Softcat: Based in Marlow, is an IT reseller and a leading UK provider of software licensing, hardware, security and related IT services. It believes outstanding employee satisfaction drives world-class customer service. In May it came second in the UK Great Place to Work rankings. Current turnover is approaching £500m.
Rebellion Developments: Oxford-based, it says it aims to produce “ innovative videogame products of the highest quality, to have solid links with comic, book and movie content, and ultimately ensure that the final experience is as awesome as possible.”
Magal Engineering: Companies within the Reading-based Magal Engineering group have led the automotive mechanical engineering field for more than 50 years. Modern management techniques and lean practices allowed Magal to harness those skills when it was formed in 2002. Magal now has worldwide manufacturing facilities and is a Tier 1 global supplier of components to major car manufacturers.
Fourfront Group: Fourfront has consistently broken new ground in the design and build sector, using the key strengths of its four independent but complementary businesses to produce innovative, sustainable and inspiring commercial interiors. The company was recently named as ‘One to Recognise’ in the South East in The Sunday Times Profit Track 100.
Our Winner . . .
With several innovative developments on the launchpad our winner has already claimed that 2014 could be its best year yet. The winner: Rebellion Developments.
Jarl Severn (right) of Owen Mumford with the award presented by Jon Stradling
Jason Kingsley (right) of Rebellion accepts the award fron John Wilkinson
www.businessmag.co.uk THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – THAMES VALLEY – SEPTEMBER 2014
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