Two Nuneaton firms have been honored with the King Charles Award

Two Nuneaton firms have received honors from King Charles. Both received the King Awards, which celebrate the success of exciting and innovative organizations leading the way across the country.

Triton Showers received a King’s Award for Enterprise in recognition of its commitment to sustainable development. Nuneaton Signs received a King’s Award for Enterprise for Promoting Opportunity.

Triton, which employs more than 280 people at its Shepperton Business Park headquarters, is one of 29 shortlisted organizations to be recognized nationally for their contribution to sustainable development. Speaking about the award, David Tutton, managing director at Triton, said: “Given our market leading position, we believe it is our responsibility to champion the water, energy and carbon saving benefits of showers at every opportunity.

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“We are therefore delighted to receive a King’s Award for Excellence in Sustainable Development, which is testament to the hard work of everyone across our organization who are helping to make a difference. We are further committed to achieving an ambitious “Net Zero by 2035”. “, with a short-term alignment goal of 2028.

“There’s still a lot to do, but we’re moving the dial and making solid progress, which is what makes the recognition we’ve received from the King’s Award for Enterprise so special.”

Sign factory with a difference

The King’s Award for Enterprise for Promoting Opportunity is being celebrated by Nuneaton Signs, which is a social enterprise, which employs 73 people. Of these, 71 percent have a disability and 20 percent have a learning disability.

Nuneaton Signs was founded in 2010 in its current form, but was originally established in 1982. It aims to support both adults and young people in their professional journeys by focusing on a person’s skills and supporting them in a- and could live life to the fullest. .

The local firm is one of eight nationally recognized businesses in this section. Chris Wilcox, Managing Director at Nuneaton Signs, said: “We at Nuneaton Signs are extremely honored to receive the Kings Award for Enterprise in Promoting Opportunity.

“This is a fantastic achievement for our company and we are delighted to be able to use this opportunity to share the important work we do within our community supporting people with disabilities by making and selling signs. One of the core areas of our work recognized in the award is our Supported Intern programme, where we were able to provide placements for 13 young people with Special Educational Needs to help them gain employability skills to help them on their journey out into the world work.

“We hope this achievement will help inspire other companies to look at how they recruit and become a more inclusive employer. The award is a testament to the hard work of all our staff and the support they give to each other.”

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