Ishida wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise
Ishida wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise
Weighing and packaging equipment specialist Ishida Europe has won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise, the UK’s highest accolade for business success. The company has received its award for International Trade.
Graham Clements (centre), managing director, Ishida Europe, with Andrew Bridges, assembly technician (left) and Nick Price, project engineer.
The award was presented to the company by Dr Paul Sabapathy the Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands, at a special ceremony in front of over 200 Ishida Europe staff. Receiving it were representatives from the workforce, Nick Price, Project Engineer, and Andrew Bridges, Assembly Technician.
“This award celebrates what each and every one of you at Ishida Europe has achieved,” said Dr Sabapathy. “None of this success would be possible without your hard work, commitment and dedication, so I am particularly pleased to be presenting it to the employees – and of course to be acknowledging the achievements of a West Midlands business.”
Ishida Europe has been recognised for increasing exports as a percentage of total turnover from 65% to 76%. To deliver this growth, Ishida has implemented a strategy that has both facilitated increased market penetration in established markets, and also enabled entrance into new geographic regions.
“This is an outstanding achievement and is the result of the hard work and dedication of all our employees,” commented Ishida Europe managing director Graham Clements.
