KNOWSLEY, MERSEYSIDE: Two Clarke Energy employees met Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at a reception in London at Buckingham Palace on the 14th July. This was followed by the official presentation of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise – the UK’s highest accolade for business success – by Dame Lorna Muirhead DBE the Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside, on the 8th August in Knowsley.
- Clarke Energy, specialist in gas-fuelled combined heat and power for natural gas, biogas, coal mine gas applications recognised at highest level for international trade success
- Two Clarke Energy employees meet HM Queen Elizabeth II at evening reception at Buckingham Palace
- Clarke Energy presented with Queen’s Award for Enterprise – International Trade by Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside at their head office in Knowsley near Liverpool
Following the announcement that Clarke Energy had won the Queen’s Award on the 21st April. Clarke Energy’s Chief Financial Officer, Peter Holliday and Managing Director for the UK, Ireland and sub-Saharan Africa Haydn Rees met with HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at Buckingham Palance in London. The reception took place with other winners of the Queen’s Awards at a special evening event at the palace.
This was followed by the official visit to Clarke Energy’s head office by Dame Lorna Muirhead, the Lord Lieutenant for Mersyside the Queen’s representative for the county. The visit included other high profile people from the region including Councillor Ron Round, Leader of Knowsley Council; Lesley Martin-Wright, Chief Executive of Knowsley Chamber and Deputy Lieutenant for Merseyside; Clive Drinkwater, Director of UKTI in Northwest England; Dale Milburn, Director of Business, Investment and Sustainability, Knowsley Council and Andy Snell, Director of International Trade, Liverpool Chamber of Commerce.
The visitors were given a presentation outlining Clarke Energy’s business, a tour around the facilities. The visit concluded with the presentation of internal company awards and finally the presentation of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade, signified by an engraved crystal bowl and certificate signed by the Queen and Prime Minister David Cameron.
Peter Holliday, Clarke Energy Chief Financial Officer commented
“We are delighted to have received this recognition for our performance in international trade from the Queen. This success is due to our focus on delivering high quality gas-fuelled combined heat and power plants, supported by local dedicated service teams.”
For more information contact
Alex Marshall, Group Marketing & Compliance Manager, Clarke Energy
alex.marshall@clarke-energy.com
+44 7917 066 242
