Gripple is one of 59 businesses in the UK to be chosen for this year’s King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation.
The company was awarded for Fast Trak, its pre-fabricated bracket system which is used to suspend mechanical and electrical services in construction applications.
Ed Stubbs, managing director at Gripple, said: “Gripple is all about doing more. That means empowering our people to push boundaries and deliver better solutions for the markets we service.
“Innovations like Fast Trak, designed by engineers, for engineers, are crucial to driving the industry forward. Solving the challenges facing our customers and delivering efficient and sustainable solutions is what drives us. Success for them means success for us.
“We are delighted to have been recognised for this commitment by his Majesty the King. It is testament to the hard work of each and every one of our employee-owners and our commitment to excellence in design innovation and manufacturing.”
According to a company statement, Gripple’s Fast Trak system is made up of specialist track and prefabricated slotted brackets, which use patented cartridges to help make installing electrical containment, pipework, ductwork or other mechanical services easier and faster.
The award is the sixth time Gripple’s products and initiatives have been recognised in the UK’s Queen or King’s Awards for Enterprise, and the third time it has won the Award for Enterprise in Innovation.
This year only 257 awards have been handed out despite there being 5.5m businesses registered in the UK, it noted.