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Now For the Real Oscars

Duncan Greenwood — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:19:12 +0000

Following the froth and gush of the Oscars, Leeds manufacturing companies continue to distinguish themselves with more meaningful awards.

Harvard Engineering pulled off a hat-trick in the Yorkshire Forward Innovator/10 Awards, including the Sustainable Innovation prize for its ground-breaking LeafNut system for street lights.

And ATB Morley has reached the finals in the Best Exporter category of the Going Global Awards hosted by Yorkshire Forward and UK Trade & Investment.

Brandon Lights Early For Christmas

Duncan Greenwood — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:58:10 +0000

A well-earned early Christmas present for Leeds-based Brandon Medical with a £50,000 prize for its surgical lighting and interactive technology.

Brandon’s Symposia technology helps surgeons globally to share endoscopic footage and audio visual information via the web and Brandon was named Winner of Winners by the British Chambers of Commerce.

It also scooped the Chambers’ Award for Innovation Through Technology.

Cheers!

Duncan Greenwood — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:35:05 +0000

Congratulations to Sam Moss and Michael Brothwell, enterprising founders of the burgeoning Leeds Brewery, on collecting their Young Achievers Award.

Their unwavering commitment to quality and customer service, allied to a keen awareness of market opportunities may not be a million miles from those of young Josh Tetley.

His brand did pretty well – let’s drink to his successors achieving similar longevity!

Positive Health-Check

Ian Williams — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:57:01 +0000

The healthcare sector has long been a vital and successful cluster in the Leeds Manufacturing portfolio. It was good to see some of its star performers receiving well-deserved recognition as they collected accolades at the recent Yorkshire Post 2009 Excellence in Business Awards.

Paul Birtles, manufacturing director of Surgical Innovations, went far beyond the call of duty prior to collecting the award for SME Manufacturer of the Year. Rushed to hospital with appendicitis this summer, he ensured the ensuing operation was carried out using the laparoscopic instruments he makes for minimally invasive surgery!

Shortlisted for Innovation of the Year, Brandon Medical’s work was recognised in the development of two new technologies – the world’s first fully integrated tele-video system and impressive new surgical lighting equipment.

And talking of lighting, a deserved and outstanding winner of the innovation section was Harvard Engineering for its brilliant Leafnut monitoring system for street lighting which significantly reduces running costs and the carbon footprint.

Congratulations to everyone who took part – it’s another great way that the skills of manufacturers in Leeds can be celebrated!