Construction contractors Willmott Dixon and Henry Brothers are among the 252 organisations to be recognised with a King’s Award for Enterprise this year. They are both recognised in the Sustainable Development award category.
Also winning a King’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development 2024 is Zed Pods, which makes modular homes.
Winners in the Innovation category this year include:
- Bryden Wood Technology for its construction software platforms
- Dura Composites for its anti-slip structural walkway grating
- Gripple Ltd , for its brackets for installation mechanical services in restricted spaces
- Safety Shield Global for anti-collision technology for construction sites
- Whitehouse Construction for its flood-resistant door and gasket for domestic properties.
Winners of 2924 King’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade include:
- County Armagh generator manufacturer AJ Power Limited
- Brigade Electronics, which supplies vehicle movement alarms and anti-collision technology
- Norfolk excavator attachment producer Harford Attachments
- Mobile elevating work platform manufacturer Niftylift Ltd
- Rohr Aero Services, a Scottish company that maintains wind turbine nacelles across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
- Copper piping manufacturer The Lawton Tube Company.
Willmott Dixon’s award was its fifth such accolade since 2014 across the various categories. Chief executive Graham Dundas said: “The King’s Awards for Enterprise are the preeminent way to recognise outstanding achievements by UK businesses and it’s very humbling that this award has been bestowed on Willmott Dixon for a fifth time.
“Our purpose is to leave a world fit for future generations, both by reducing the impact of our operations and by delivering future-climate-ready buildings for our customers that use less carbon in construction and operation.
“This latest King’s Award for Enterprise, following last year’s award for Promoting Opportunity, will help galvanise even more our determination to support a Net Zero future for our society. It further recognises the efforts and innovation of our people and serves as another powerful endorsement that we are moving in the right direction toward our ambition to be the UK’s most sustainable construction company.”
Niftylift is also a repeat winner, having won two Queen’s Awards in 2013 and two in 2019. “We are immensely proud to receive this distinguished award,” said managing director John Keely. “This accolade reflects our hard work and dedication to excellence in the international trade arena. It underscores our commitment to not only advancing our technology but also ensuring that our operations support sustainable practices worldwide.”
The full list of awardees can be found at: www.thegazette.co.uk/awards-and-accreditation/content/kings-awards-for-enterprise-2024
