Isle of Wight-based Spinlock has been revealed as the 1st recipients of the prestigious King’s Award for Innovation.
This fantastic recognition is assigned to their resourceful product the ALTO, a waist-worn lifesaving device, primarily targeted at those in the fishing and watersports sectors.
As previous proud recipients of a Queen’s Award for Innovation, plus an Export Award, Cowes-based Spinlock are abundantly aware of the influence and respect that accompanies this accolade.
With Her Late Majesty The Queen leaving an enduring legacy of support for exceptional innovation and entrepreneurship, it is an honour that His Majesty The King has given his name to these prestigious awards to continue the recognition of enterprising achievements nationwide.
Spinlock Ltd is an established brand with over 40 years experience in designing and manufacturing a wide range of acclaimed rope control and safety devices for the leisure and commercial marine market. All products are assembled and quality checked by hand in Cowes here on the Isle of Wight, then tested to the limit in-house, ensuring that performance can be relied upon in even the toughest marine environments.
Well done to all involved, great piece of news.
Well done everyone, shame the king feels the need to ride on the coat tails of others hard work in attempt to increase his standing.
Good to hear, but, the hours are shite and the work is monotonous
Welcome to the “real” (mainland) world! boo hoo
Perhaps management should be told to relieve the monotony of the work and the length of time doing just repetitive work. That can be sole destroying and if firms want to keep their staff and their skills then they need to invest in them not just wallow in the efforts of others. Unless someone or a group say something they may be that blinded they are not aware, if aware then shame on them.
A lot of work is “soul” destroying, in the world as a whole probably most of it is, but like Amazon warehouses where you get next day delivery someone has to service that. Would people give that up or be willing to pay extra for table tennis breaks as against in old days where 28 days delivery was standard. The answer is get a education or at least a trade if not who’s to blame. If you are employed by say Google where you are employed for your innovative brain based on a good basic education, you get table tennis breaks as standard because you have something valuable to offer Google and others, so if they don’t treat you right you can go elsewhere. But if you have nothing valuable to offer cause you couldn’t be arsed at school.??