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PWS managing director John Lennon , inside his firm ’ s impressive design centre on Aycliffe Business Park , is encouraging companies to enter this year ’ s Make Your Mark awards competition .
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PWS boss John Lennon has laid down the gauntlet to Aycliffe businesses and is urging them to enter this year ’ s Make Your Mark awards competition . He spoke to Aycliffe Today editor Martin Walker ...
PWS were crowned Aycliffe Business Park ’ s Company of the Year at last year ’ s Make Your Mark awards ceremony .
The accolade was swiftly followed up with another major gong when , just a fortnight later , when the fourth-generation family firm won the Manufacturing Award at the North East Business Awards ( Durham , South Tyneside and Sunderland heat ) at Sunderland AFC ’ s Stadium of Light .
Both awards were richly deserved after PWS has established itself as one of Aycliffe Business Park ’ s leading lights .
The company , which employs 350 people , has been around for more than 30 years , but is now one of the UK ’ s leading kitchen distributors and bespoke worksurface manufacturers .
Managing director John Lennon has paid tribute to winning the local award at the 2017 Make Your Mark event .
Now – with the spotlight set to shine on the Xcel Centre for a fourth consecutive year – he ’ s urging all businesses to enter this year ’ s competition .
“ PWS has a long and established history in Newton Aycliffe ,” said Lennon . “ We ’ ve been here for 30 years , so to win an award direct from the community is a great achievement . Much of our workforce comes from within a close radius of Aycliffe , so it provides a good boost .
“ As a business , being presented with an award was a great way to demonstrate what we do and what we have achieved across a number of areas from product and sales performance to our place in the regional business community .
“ The process of entering an award – putting pen-to-paper and specifically highlighting key achievements within investment , performance , people and innovation – is a great way to illustrate a company ’ s successes and , regardless of the result , shines a light on the business in the community .