Jessica O'ConnorThe recipients of The King’s Awards for Enterprise have been announced today, celebrating the achievements of leading businesses from across the UK and Channel Islands.
This year, 197 businesses representing a diverse range of sectors, have been recognised by His Majesty The King as among the best in the country.
A total of 199 awards have been issued with two companies, Hampshire-based Sonardyne International and Norfolk-based Delta Fire, being recognised for two awards each.
Overall, 116 businesses have been recognised for international trade, 46 for innovation, 27 for sustainable development and 10 for promoting opportunity through social mobility.
Out of the 197 winning businesses 176 (88%) were small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and of those, 27 (14%) were micro-businesses, with 10 employees or less.
By supporting more people into work, developing new innovations and exporting the best Britain has to offer around the world, the awards aimed to highlight how businesses like these are playing a key role in economic growth.
Gareth Thomas, Minister for Services, Small Businesses and Exports said: “Congratulations to the recipients of this year’s King’s Awards for Enterprise, who all demonstrate the very best of British business talent.
“I wish them every success as they continue to grow, innovate and prosper, and commend the invaluable contributions they have already made to communities at home and abroad, helping to boost the UK economy.
Graham Brown, managing director of Sonardyne International, said: “We’re absolutely delighted to have received this recognition. Receiving two King’s Awards in 2025 really celebrates Sonardyne’s ongoing performance in International Trade delivered by working sustainably.
“It’s a testament to the hard work of everyone at Sonardyne in making, selling, and supporting great products operating across our blue planet, whilst all the time caring deeply about how we do business to protect it. I hope we can inspire and help other UK businesses to do the same.”
Ian Gardner, managing director and founder of Delta Fire, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to receive two King’s Awards for Enterprise for both innovation and sustainable development.
“These two highly prestigious awards are a fantastic recognition of the great team work in Delta Fire over the last 35 years from a small workshop unit to a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility using net zero energy.
“Innovation and sustainability has led Delta Fire to exporting fire nozzles all around the world and being used to successfully extinguish the majority of fires in the UK every day.”
