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Portsmouth company wins at EEF national awards
30th January 2012
Harwin plc has been named as the winner of the Outstanding Export Award at the national EEF Future Manufacturing Awards 2011 in a prestigious awards ceremony in London.
The success of the Portsmouth-based company, which manufactures surface mount Printed Circuit Board hardware, high reliability connectors and board to board connector systems, confirms its position as one of the top performing manufacturers in the country.
The annual awards are hosted by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, and recognise excellence in enterprise, innovation, environmental performance and skills development among UK manufacturers.
Harwin won the Outstanding Export Award sponsored by UKTI, for developing and introducing a new range of circuit board hardware which broadened the company’s penetration of global markets. It now exports to 88 countries, with overseas sales worth 85% of the company’s total revenue. The judges were impressed by the fact that Harwin, faced with strong competition, re-invented itself and its distribution channels achieving significant success in export growth. The judges also praised the company for its well thought out and well implemented campaign, product innovation and careful research.
UK Trade & Investment CEO Nick Baird said: “I want to congratulate Harwin on their overseas trade achievements. They are a shining example of what can be achieved, despite working in a tough economic climate, if you take your business to the international arena. I hope their success will encourage even more businesses - of all sizes - to follow their example. UK Trade & Investment looks forward to working with Harwin to further expand their reach overseas and to showcase the full range of UK Trade & Investment services that help companies explore unfamiliar territories.”
Ben Green, Marketing Manager at Harwin plc, said: “We are delighted to win this award. By establishing relationships with global distribution partners, Harwin has strengthened its global brand position and increased sales in all locations of all products.”
Paul Knight, South West Region Director for EEF, added: “Congratulations to Harwin on their success at the National Finals. The company has strengthened its brand position and increased sales of all its products worldwide. They are an excellent example to all 11,500 manufacturers in the South West, who together contribute £12.5billion to the UK economy.”
Harwin reached the National Final, held at a glittering Gala Dinner at Plaisterers’ Hall , Old London Wall, by winning its category in the EEF South West regional competition.
Photo caption: Ben Green, Technical and Marketing Communications Manager, Anne Stephenson, Business Systems Manager, Caiomhe Buckley, UKTI
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Colin Bridgman, Harvest PR
Tel: 023 9244 9655/07798 735648/ colin.bridgman@harvestpr.co.uk
About EEF
EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, is the representative voice of manufacturing in the UK together with UK Steel. EEF has a growing membership of over 6,000 companies of all sizes, employing some 900,000 people from every sector of engineering, manufacturing, engineering construction and technology-based industries.
