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Snowflex completes a hat-trick of awards!
Briton
recognised as true innovators
Innovative snowsports company Briton Engineering Developments is
celebrating two more awards since winning the distinguished NatWest
International Business of the Year award in November last year.
At Yorkshire Forward’s prestigious “Innovator 08” awards held at Leeds City
Hall on 5 March 2008, the company scooped the top
award of “Global Innovator" which recognises technical and commercial excellence
on the worldwide stage.
Jim Farmery, Head of Innovation at Yorkshire Forward explains; “The
winners of the Innovators/08 are those people and companies who have taken a
different approach to business and incorporated new ideas and new ways of
working…….and demonstrate their commitment to being a leader in their field”.
Snow sport experts Briton Engineering based in Holmfirth won the
award for Global Innovation, supported by UK Trade and Industry, for
re-engineering their snow sports surfacing product specifically for
international roll-out, taking into account changing international weather, and
making it scaleable to suit local markets.
Brian Thomas, Managing Director said; “We are delighted to win this
award in recognition of our achievements, but we are on the first step of a
journey – we still have a long way to go. From our experience, success is
all about looking at new markets; otherwise you won’t do very well"
Former politician Michael Portillo hosted the evening and presented
the winners with their awards.
On the same evening but at another award ceremony at Church House
Conference Centre, Westminster, London, Briton were again recognised by
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, an organisation funded by the Government's
Technology Strategy Board, which named it as the Best Partnership for North
East England for 2008.
Dr John Sweeney, an expert in polymer mechanics,
was one of the team who set up tests to find an improved shock-pad foam for
Briton’s Snowflex® surface system.
He said: "As a result, a much improved
material was identified, which is now used in all new installations ………The new,
low-maintenance technology in the system brings many benefits, including
increasing the range of potential sites across the globe."
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