Could you be the next recipient of a Queen's Award for Enterprise? 

The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are awarded for outstanding achievement by UK businesses in the categories of:  innovation, international trade, sustainable development and promoting opportunity through social mobility.

If your business wins a Queen's Award you will be invited to a Royal reception. Your award will be presented at your company by The Queen’s representative, the HM Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire. As a winner, you can fly The Queen’s Award flag at your main office, and use the emblem on your marketing materials. Your business will also receive 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.

Businesses in Central Bedfordshire that have won the Queen's Award for Enterprise previously include  AC PLC, Peli Bio Thermal, FAI Automotive and iCandy. 

You can now apply for the 2019 awards here.