FIVE COMPANIES IN WEST MIDLANDS RECEIVE KING’S AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE

06 May 2025

Published in: Black Country Chamber of Commerce News
12 business from the West Midlands receive The King’s Award for Enterprise - the UK’s most prestigious business award

Five entrepreneurial, innovative and “inspiring” companies in the West Midlands have been announced today (Tuesday, May 6, 2025) as recipients of the coveted King’s Award for Enterprise 2025 – awarded annually for outstanding achievement by UK businesses in innovation, international trade, sustainable development and promoting opportunity through social mobility.

HIS MAJESTY THE KING has been graciously pleased to confer His Awards in 2025 upon the following companies in the West Midlands in recognition of their outstanding achievements:

  • KPM Marine Ltd of Birmingham for Innovation – for its Predator Failsafe long-life run-dry emergency pumps for commercial and naval vessels.
  • Bowers and Jones Ltd of Bilston, Wolverhampton for International Trade – for supplying high-quality, high-performance tooling to the global steel and copper industry.
  • Exol (Holdings) Limited of Wednesbury, Sandwell for International Trade – as the UK's largest independent lubricants company, supplying automotive, agricultural, rail and industrial applications to more than 40 countries.
  • Made Media Ltd of Birmingham for International Trade – as a global leader in digital products and design for arts and cultural organisations.
  • RunFlat International Limited of Cradley Heath, Sandwell for International Trade – as supplier of run flat inserts, military wheels and complete wheel solutions.

It is the second Award for KPM Marine for Innovation in just three years following their success in 2022 for their shock mitigation seating.

Nationally, there are 199 recipients in the 2025 awards with 161 receiving an award for international trade, 46 in innovation, 27 in sustainable development and ten for promoting opportunity.

The Lord-Lieutenant of the West Midlands, Mr Derrick Anderson CBE, congratulated each of the companies and said he was looking forward to visiting the recipients to present their Awards.

“The King’s Award for Enterprise is recognised worldwide as the ultimate and greatest business accolade. Each of the five companies is able to demonstrate with this award that they represent the very best in business and whilst each of their stories and backgrounds are different, they share a common goal of being the very best in their field,” said Mr Anderson.

“The award process for the King’s Award for Enterprise is rigorous and demanding – with a forensic approach to assessment that probes every aspect of the company and goes well beyond the area for which the business is being recognised. In consequence, it is recognised internationally and is able to ‘open doors’ to many UK and worldwide opportunities.

“Each company is inspiring – to their staff, their suppliers and to their customers – and all serve as an endorsement for the hard work, creativity and ingenuity of the West Midlands. All of us in the West Midlands can be proud of their achievements,” Mr Anderson said.

Recipients of the Kings Award for Enterprise are announced in The Gazette on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Recipients are invited to a Royal reception, presented with the award at their company by The Lord-Lieutenant, can fly The King’s Award flag at their main office, and use the emblem on their marketing materials for five years. They also receive a Grant of Appointment (an official certificate) and a commemorative trophy.

The West Midlands Lieutenancy comprises Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton.

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