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WELCOME
To the publication showcasing the winners of the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise 2018
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Letters of acknowledgement for the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise
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Tea and coffee: a journey to sustainability
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About the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise
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Distribution of Queen’s Awards’ winners
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The benefits of winning...
A Queen’s Award for Enterprise
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Awards reception for 2017 winners
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Case study: Fairfax Saddles Ltd
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International Trade category award winners
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Innovation category award winners
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Sustainable Development category award winners
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Promoting Opportunity (Through Social Mobility) category award winners
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Award holders 2014-2017
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Index of contributors
PRESENTATIONS & CELEBRATIONS IMAGES
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Queen’s Awards Magazine 2018
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Group Chief Executive: Allen Gibbons CEO: Richard Stoppard
Winners’ Co-ordinator: Anne Smith Production: Ian Blaza
Editorial: Emma Dahm Marketing: Emma Calland /
Catherine Williams Finance: Mandy Pratley
The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise Magazine would like to thank The Queen’s Awards Office, all of the 2018 Award winners, and the winners of previous years who have so kindly given their assistance in the preparation of this edition.
The publisher is also most grateful
for the contributions from: Theresa May, Prime Minister and Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England
ISSN 2041 9783
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