Celebrating Surrey’s Business Excellence and Inspiring Future King’s Awards Success

Surrey Lieutenancy, in partnership with Community Foundation for Surrey and Surrey Research Park, hosted an event at Surrey Research Park Guildford on Monday 22nd June.

In the presence of Vice Lord Lieutenant Robert Fraser DL, more than 20 companies based on Surrey Research Park and from around Surrey participated in an event designed to celebrate the County’s successes in King’s Awards for Enterprise, as well as encouraging more local companies to apply for the most prestigious business award in the country.

A Panel of past winners from the county, including Renourish, Stanhope-SETA and Denbies Vineyard, shared tips on how to make a winning entry, and the benefits of winning an Award.

In addition, a separate Panel discussed the impact that can be created across Surrey by active corporate social responsibility (‘CSR’) programmes in companies, with examples of successful practice. Research on CSR at national level was combined with perspectives from Surrey-based companies and beneficiaries – Sente Software, SATRO, Stanhope-SETA and Community Foundation for Surrey – to develop ideas on how best to support companies in their CSR strategies and activities moving forward.

Vice Lord Lieutenant Robert Fraser said : ‘The Kings Award for Enterprise is the highest national accolade for business success, and the ultimate recognition of what a business has achieved. Surrey businesses have been very successful over the many years of the Awards programme, and the Surrey Lieutenancy is keen to encourage more great Surrey businesses to learn about the scheme and put themselves forward for an award that brings national and international recognition of business excellence.