A ROYAL SEAL OF APPROVAL
Two Lancashire businesses enjoying sustained international success have been recognised with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise.
Burnley-based Process Instruments (UK) was one of just five companies to receive two Queen’s Awards this year, earning recognition for both its international trade and innovation.
The business designs, develops, manufactures, sells and services water quality analysers which are exported worldwide to more than 60 countries.
It operates an office in China and subsidiaries in Ireland and France and has increased overseas sales by 177 per cent over the last six years.
Kirkham-based Natures Aid has a product portfolio of more than 200 food supplements and around 30 per cent is exported to over 50 countries around the globe.
It sells its products to international pharmacies and independent retailers throughout Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Mongolia and Vietnam represent 14 per cent of total export sales.
They were among 16 businesses across the North West included in this year’s list of 205 winners unveiled at the end of April.
Process Instruments was founded in 1998 and employs 30 people. Founder Mike Riding said: “After 32 years, I am absolutely thrilled that Process Instruments has been awarded two Queen’s Awards.
This award will further elevate the
strong position we have in our international markets
“What most people don’t realise is that the Queen’s Award is recognised globally and is a more stringent business award than any other, as it looks at performance over many years.
“Being awarded two Queen’s Awards in the same year is particularly thrilling as it is a recognition of how a small technology company in Burnley can compete successfully on a world stage.”
Chris Morrey, managing director of Natures Aid, said: “In a decade, we have built a distribution network of more than 50 countries from our Kirkham facility.
Chris Morrey
“This award will further elevate the strong position we have in our international markets and help us remain on track to achieve 50 per cent of sales from export by 2023 whilst navigating the challenges of the pandemic.”
Business Secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, said: “The past year has been a tough time for many businesses across the UK, which is why it is more important than ever to celebrate the achievements of our wealth creators and recognise the contributions they make to our communities.”
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ARE YOU A GOOD MANAGER? OR ARE YOU A GREAT MANAGER?
What makes a good manager?
Responses are probably on the lines of energy, motivation, resilience, confidence. We know they make a good manager. But what makes a great manager? A manager who makes a real difference, to the business they’re leading, to their employees and colleagues?
There’s no doubt, we’re all shaped by our individual personalities and experiences.
That’s why it’s great to step back every now and again. To take a look at ourselves as managers – what in our backgrounds has led us to make certain decisions; how our individual personalities can influence our perceptions. To take a long, hard look at how others see us and how we can grow and develop as managers.
Recently, at Burnley College, where we draw on the expertise and experience of some of the best academic and business brains, we had the pleasure of working with managers at Rossendale Borough Council.
There’s no doubt. Their managers are outstanding – they’re knowledgeable, skilled, motivated. That means they’re always striving to be better still – and that’s where Burnley College came in.
managers scrutinising their own views on what makes a great leader and leadership values, through to personal shields and what makes a great team … with a little ‘speed dating’ and scaling ‘Mount Everest’ thrown in.
Speaking to Will, who has a background with blue-chip FMCGs, afterwards he told me about his philosophy of ‘one size doesn’t fit all’ and how he’s passionate about delivering solutions that are truly relevant to an individual organisation’s culture and vision.
That’s what Burnley College is about to the core. Delivering bespoke training to individual businesses and organisations. No two training sessions will be the same.
Neil Burrows
Business lecturer Will Shepherd was one of a team of college innovators delivered three days’ of targeted training to managers. The sessions covered everything from
Are you ready to start the conversation about how bespoke training can make the difference to your business – whether that’s focused on management or a package of courses tailored to your needs? I’m here on
n.burrows@burnley.ac.uk now.
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