CHAMBER NEWS Don’t miss out on a Queen’s Award


The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are now open for entries and businesses have until 9 September to get their entries in. The annual celebration of


business marks the contribution that SMEs make towards UK trade. More than 200 businesses from


across the UK won an award in 2020, across four categories – innovation, international trade, sustainable development and promoting opportunity through social mobility. However, only a handful of East Midlands businesses were selected for an award, including Chamber members Marketing Derby, Baltex, Esendex and Embroidery Design Solutions. Meanwhile PCE Group, the parent company of Leicestershire Chamber member DB Automation, won a Queen’s Award for International Trade in the East of England region. The Chamber is once again


working with the Lieutenancy Offices in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire to encourage more businesses to enter. The economy of the future is


going to very much rely upon SMEs, so the more the Chamber can do to showcase what a great group of individuals and companies we have and reward them for the contribution they are making to the economy, the better. The awards aren't limited to just


large companies, the important thing is to show substantial continuous growth over a period prior to an application being made. There are internal and external


benefits for companies receiving a Queen’s Award. Research of past winners found 79% said the award was a boost to staff morale, while 76% said it added prestige to their business. Sixty nine per cent said it increased recognition of their business in the UK and 48% said it gave their business an edge overseas. Companies which have won the


Queen's Award can use the emblem on their stationery and promotional materials, which is extremely powerful in making their business look like it's something special. In terms of getting extra press


coverage, 46% of winners said it resulted in additional profile for their business. These are tangible benefits for


the organisations in question. Chamber Chief Executive Scott


Knowles said: “These are very prestigious awards, only given to deserving enterprises and when you look at some of the businesses we have here which haven't picked


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Directors Catherine Johnson and David Crabtree, from Queen’s Award winner EDS


Showcasing the success of Chamber members


EMBROIDERY DESIGN SOLUTIONS (EDS) EDS provides a range of innovative embroidery and surface decoration treatments for luxury British brands. It has pioneered embroidery hardware and


software solutions offering unique products and services to automotive, fashion, luxury interiors and medical sectors. Its innovation in high end fashion has repatriated a


once global supply chain back to the UK, supporting iconic British brands including Burberry, Paul Smith and Globetrotter. Designing, embellishing and enhancing beautiful


products in distinctive and revolutionary ways whilst bringing sustainability and environmental benefits, minimising carbon footprint to each brand. It won a Queen’s Award for Innovation after


developing a complex medical weave that forms a reliable, tissue regenerative cartilage repair implant. The innovation aims to treat 300+ million sufferers of degenerative joint disease and osteoarthritis.


MARKETING DERBY Marketing Derby is the inward investment and promotion agency for the city of Derby and county of Derbyshire. It won a Queen’s Award in the Innovation category


in recognition of its ground-breaking business model and success in more than 5,000 new jobs and £500m of investment to the area. The organisation is a key partner of both Derby


City and Derbyshire County Councils, as well as the Chamber and the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership, and is an active member of the Midlands Engine Partnership’s trade and investment activity. Marketing Derby’s bondholders scheme brings


together over 400 proactive local businesses in a sustainable model that showcases all that is best about the area, while matching private and public funding to create a dynamic community that supports the attraction of jobs and investment.


‘In terms of getting extra press coverage, 46% of winners said it resulted in additional profile for their business’


up an award previously, you do wonder why wouldn't they want to be given an award. “There are around 55,000


businesses in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. 4,250 of them are Chamber members and many are deserving of a Queen's Award. “I think part of the problem is


awareness. Although the profile of the awards increases every year, many businesses still don’t think about entering. What we can do today, by showcasing the Queen's


Awards, is to flag these great opportunities to our members and encourage them to take a moment to think about entering, because it could actually be a real boost to their growth. “There are a lot of hidden gems


out there in a business sector that people simply aren't aware of and the Queen's Awards is one way of getting their names out there. “Many local firms are looking to


expand within the Commonwealth and these countries really do understand the awards and the role


the Queen plays in the Commonwealth.” Winners of Queen’s Awards are


invited to a Royal reception and presented with the award by one of The Queen’s representatives, a Lord-Lieutenant. They are able to fly The Queen’s Awards flag at their main office, and use the emblem on all marketing materials. They will also receive an official


Grant of Appointment certificate and a commemorative crystal trophy. The awards are valid for five years.


Entries for the 2021 Queen’s Awards close at Noon on 9 September. Apply online at www.gov.uk/queens-awards-for- enterprise/how-to-apply


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