Awards for firms with new products to boost business

Nov 18 2008 by Henryk Zientek, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

HUDDERSFIELD firms at the forefront of technology and innovation have been urged to compete for a new award.

Regional development agency Yorkshire Forward is running the Innovator ’09 Awards to celebrate companies and individuals who have come up with new products or adopted new technology to boost their businesses.

The awards are backed by the Institute of Directors and include six categories.

John Thompson, regional director of IoD Yorkshire, said: “It is imperative, particularly in the current economic climate, for businesses to focus on development in order to stay one step ahead of the competition.

“These awards celebrate the very best of the region’s forward thinkers, which will help to safeguard Yorkshire’s reputation as business pioneers.”

The closing date is January 16, 2009. See www.yorkshire-forward.com/innovators09 for details