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Local companies are rewarded
Three Midlands firms are among 150 UK exporters who are among the winners of the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise. They are the Binding Site
Group Ltd, headquartered in Edgbaston, MCP Management Consultants Ltd, based at Blythe Valley Park, Solihull and Lock Stock and Barrel Grooming Company, of Park Lane, Minworth. This year sees the largest ever
number of winners awarded the Queen’s Award for international trade, with 89 per cent of them having achieved overseas sales success with Government support. This year marks the 50th
anniversary of the Queen’s Awards, widely regarded as the most prestigious business awards in the country. Mark Sankey, head of UK Trade
& Investment Team at Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce, said: “The Queens Award for International Trade is the ultimate accolade for a successful exporter. It is fantastic to see the innovation and dedication of the West Midlands-based winners business being recognised.”
Jason Gardosi (centre) and The Perinatal Institute team Life savers are rewarded
A life-saving Birmingham organisation – born out of NHS cuts during its last re-organisation – has been recognised in the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise for its excellence in innovation. The Perinatal Institute, members of Greater
Birmingham Chambers of Commerce, was founded by Professor Jason Gardosi in 2013 and has received the coveted award for developing a safer method of monitoring the growth of babies during pregnancy. A not-for-profit organisation engaged in supporting
NHS maternity services in the provision of safe and high quality maternity care, the institute won consecutive national Patient Safety Awards in 2013, 2014 and 2015 for reducing stillbirth rates in England. “This is a welcome recognition of the efforts of many
midwives and doctors who are seeking to provide a personalised and, hence, safer service for expectant
mothers in their care,” said Professor Gardosi. Such recognition, he added, would help to highlight
the need for commissioners and providers of the health service to maintain a focus on prevention and for continued enhancements in the quality of maternity care. The institute’s award-winning innovation relates to the
Gestation Related Optimal Weight (GROW) chart which predicts a baby’s growth in the womb, after adjusting for pregnancy characteristics such as the mother’s height, weight and ethnic origin. Previously, a one-size fits all approach resulted in over three quarters of babies at risk due to growth problems not being recognised. The computer-generated GROW app increases the
confidence of clinicians when monitoring the growth of a baby during pregnancy – meaning they can intervene more quickly when there is concern, or can more confidently provide reassurance to the expectant mother.
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