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Queen's Award Presented to Barnsley Engineering Firm

The success of a Barnsley engineering firm’s innovative product for the construction industry has been recognised with the presentation of a highly-coveted Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation.

Manvers Engineering Ltd received the award for their Plant Nappy product in an official ceremony held at their headquarters in Park Springs, Barnsley.

Andrew Coombe, Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of South Yorkshire, who made the presentation after being given a tour of the factory, said: “I’ve been blown away with what I’ve seen and it is a delight to be able to give them their award.

“It is a wonderful story of someone who had the courage to think outside the box. They had an idea and the tenacity to see it through.

“What they’re producing now is an extraordinary product that is essential to improving environmental control in the construction industry. If you look at the product, it is simple, powerful and professionally constructed.

“The brainpower and the thought and the innovative techniques that are being used, adapted and invented to create it, are extraordinary.”

Colin Ibbotson, managing director of Manvers Engineering Ltd, is delighted that the hard work put in by everyone at the company over many years has been recognised in this way.

“It is a great honour to receive this prestigious award, highlighting our innovation in the field of environmental protection,” he said. “The success of Plant Nappy is due to the dedication of all management and staff at Manvers Engineering.

“Innovation is not an overnight success. It takes years of dedication and research to achieve the final goal, which is what we have achieved today and will continue to achieve with the research and development of our products.

“We try to meet market needs rather than invent needs and we welcome problems from people in the construction industry that we can possibly help them overcome.”

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