The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise is an awards programme for British businesses and other organisations who excel at international trade, innovation or sustainable development.
They are the highest official UK awards for British businesses.
Every April winners of the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are officially announced in a special Gazette supplement.
We would love to see Herefordshire & Worcestershire businesses apply for one or more of these coveted awards.
The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are for outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the categories of:
- innovation
- international trade
- sustainable development
- promoting opportunity through social mobility
Find out if your business is eligible.
What happens if your company wins
If you win you’ll be:
- invited to a Royal reception
- presented with the award at your company by one of The Queen’s representatives, a Lord-Lieutenant
- able to fly The Queen’s Awards flag at your main office, and use the emblem on your marketing materials (for example, on your packaging, advertisements, stationery and website)
- given a Grant of Appointment (an official certificate) and a commemorative crystal trophy
The awards are valid for 5 years.
Winners have reported benefiting from worldwide recognition, increased commercial value, greater press coverage and a boost to staff morale.
The Queen’s Award to Industry, the scheme’s original title, was instituted by Royal Warrant in 1965.
It became the Queen’s Awards for Export and Technology in 1975, with Environmental Achievement added in 1992. In 1999, the scheme became the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise with International Trade, Innovation and Sustainable Development as the categories. In 2017, a fourth category was introduced, Promoting Opportunity (through social mobility).
Since 2005, individuals have also been recognised with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion. As of 2017, this individual award has been rested.
Find out more and apply here