Two Worcestershire businesses receive the King's Award for Enterprise

The two businesses, which help make up the ten recipients for the West Midlands are:

 

Little Big Paw – the Worcester company provide 100% Natural, Premium Pet Food made in the UK with British ingredients.

 

Forest Garden Group Ltd – the Hartlebury based company provide the first fully automatic high speed lap fence panel manufacturing process in the world.

 

Little Big Paw have been recognised for their services to International Trade, whilst Forest Garden group have been rewarded for their services to Innovation.

 

This is the second award win for Little Big Paw as they also received the Queen’s Award for Innovation in 2018.

 

Louise Hewett, Deputy Lieutenant with delegated responsibility for the King’s Award in Worcestershire, said: “It is fantastic to see two Worcestershire businesses recognised with this highly prestigious accolade and on behalf of The Lord-Lieutenant I would like to send them our congratulations.

 

“Winning this Award offers businesses multiple benefits, including global recognition, a boost to staff morale and increased growth and I would encourage Worcestershire businesses to consider entering in the future.”

 

The two businesses will be presented with their Award and Grant of Appointment by the Lord-Lieutenant of Worcestershire, Mrs Beatrice Grant later in the year. 

 

The King’s Award for Enterprise is the most prestigious awards for UK business, designed to recognise and encourage outstanding achievements in the fields of Innovation, International Trade, Sustainable Development and Promoting Opportunity (through social mobility). 

 

The King’s Award scheme (previously the Queen’s Award) was instituted by Royal Warrant in 1965 and the first Awards were made in 1966.