STAFF at a Theale business ended 2022 with a celebration, after being presented with the Queen’s Award for International Trade.
Tower Cold Chain received the award for its outstanding growth international trade.
It was presented to them by the Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire, James Puxley.
The company learnt last summer that it was one of the recipients of the awards, and since then it has continued to expand the reach of its pharmaceutical temperature-controlled containers, with the opening of new distribution hubs in Los Angeles, Chicago, Milan, Amsterdam, Incheon, and Frankfurt.
Mr Puxley, representing the royal family, presented the award to Tower’s CEO, Niall Balfour.
He did this at its 26,000 sq ft premises, which includes an Innovation Centre and environmental test chambers for the development of new product ranges.
Mr Balfour thanked his staff, saying the award “is a tribute to the expertise and hard work of the entire Tower team”.
He added: “We are tremendously proud to receive the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, which recognises our international growth and focus on meeting our customers global supply chain needs.
“We have continued to invest to drive our growth strategy, with our staff numbers increasing fivefold over the last three years.
“It is Tower’s vision to become the number-one cold chain shipping facility of choice worldwide.
This award is about celebrating and marking the efforts of our global network.”
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