Twenty North West firms have been honoured in this year’s King’s Awards for Enterprise as the prestigious scheme marks its 60th anniversary. They include a socks specialist backed by Dragon Steven Bartlett and a business founded in a garage just five years ago, as well as a whole host of business success stories across the region.
ALT Some of this year’s North West winners of King’s Awards for Enterprise. Top left: Christian, Ross and Natalie of Stand Out Socks on BBC Dragons' Den in 2024; Top right: Lisa Roberts, Managing Director of SQS; Bottom left: Muhammad Geloo and Aziz Bham, Co-Directors of TT Instruments; Bottom right: Gillian Lockley, MD at Topspeed, with Stephen Clegg, CEO & Founder at Topspeed. Credits: BBC/SQS/TT Instruments/Andrew Collier Photography