Tipton tyres company celebrates award
A Tipton firm was among the winners in the Signature Awards in Birmingham.
GB Tyres in Barnfield Road won the international and enterprise category.
The firm distributes tyres nationally and internationally and was recognised for its fast growth over the last three years.
Law firm FBC Manby Bowdler, which has an office in Wolverhampton, received the award for excellence in legal services as an organisation for growth with excellent customer service, innovative marketing and support for community-based initiatives.
The individual excellence in legal services award went to solicitor Vic Younis, of Wall James Chappell, Stourbridge, for his rapid rise to partnership as a result of high-quality advice and expertise.
Wolverhampton-based Hugglepets in the Community was joint winner of the excellence in community service award. It was recognised for investment in assisting children suffering from conditions such as autism.
The awards were held on Friday at the International Convention Centre. They are organised by Wednesbury-based Nachural Events who sold all 550 tickets in advance.
Keynote speaker Paresh Davdra said that focus and determination were key to success in business
Co-founder of Rational FX, Mr Davdra described the challenges in growing a business in a competitive environment and how to cope with scaling a business to reach a turnover. He spoke about the changing global space in a post Brexit era and how to encourage entrepreneurship and enterprise.
Mr Davdra said it was also important to recruit and retain talent in an ever-tightening labour market.
Deputy Lieutenant of the West Midlands Ninder Johal, a board member of the Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership and the West Midlands Growth Company, observed that despite the uncertainty around Brexit, the region had several positives including being a test bed for 5G, the greatest number of start-ups outside London and despite the problems around Jaguar Land Rover, the automotive and aerospace sectors continued to remain strong.
He also pointed to collaborative partnership working amongst the political parties in the region who are aligned to the benefit of the region rather than based on political ideology. He spoke about the need for businesses to be part of their community and to be more proactive in ensuring that their voice is heard in an ever-increasing uncertain world.
The evening also raised £13,000 for charity Acorns.
