On the 3rd December 2024, Broadwater Mouldings Ltd had the honour of welcoming the Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk, Clare Countess of Euston to present the Kings Award for Enterprise for International Trade.
The Lord Lieutenant was joined by; Sue Bennitt – Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant, Mark Pendlington – Deputy Lieutenant, Lucinda Hutson – Deputy Lieutenant and Cllr Colin Hill – Mayor of Beccles.
After being greeted by Broadwater’s Board of Directors, Matthew Herbert – MD, Mags Humphrey – Financial Director and Carl Reddington – Technical Director, the Lord Lieutenant and her guests were given a brief tour of the premises and a small insight into the workings and offerings of the business.
Addressing all workers across both sites, Lady Euston said that “Broadwater Mouldings are no stranger to winning awards” and she was “delighted” to read about Broadwater recently achieving Growing Business of the Year and Large Business of the Year in the East Suffolk Business Awards as well as making it into the top 100 business of Suffolk – she remarked that Broadwater were “unstoppable”. Lady Euston went on to emphasise that the Kings award is “so difficult to win, as so few are given out annually” and that it is a ”triumph of talented people, making things happen”. Lady Euston also attributed Broadwater sponsoring Beccles Town Football Club and Beccles Rugby Club, and fondly remembers them from her childhood. Lady Euston finalized her speech by saying it was a “pleasure to present the award and citation signed personally by the King and the Prime Minister, who was Rishi Sunak at the time, to Matthew” and offered her “heartfelt thanks and congratulations” to everyone.
Matthew Herbert, MD, then took to the stage and said that Broadwater have “joined and elite group of UK businesses”. He said that achieving the award “reflects the expertise, dedication and hard work from the entire team”. Matthew went on to say that the teams’ “commitment to excellence and perseverance allow us to compete on a global stage, despite ever growing external pressures”. Matthew then said “Our successes are built from innovation, resilience and a clear focus on delivering value in the face of strong competition from the UK and Abroad”. After thanking everybody on the team, Matthew said, “Today, we are celebrating what we have achieved and that I’m sure will inspire us to keep improving and repeat our successes into the future. Never did I think that one day, on behalf of the Directors and all of you, I would be here to receive the incredible honour of accepting the King’s Award.”
As a company we cannot emphasise how much of an honour it is to receive such an award and what a privilege it was to welcome the Lord Lieutenant and her guests. We extend our thanks to all of our loyal staff, customers and suppliers without whom this great achievement would not be possible.