The Queen's Awards For Enterprise: Innovation 2006 - Award Presentation

The highly prestigious Royal Award, the Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2006, was bestowed specifically for UltraVision CLPLs SAM® and UltraWaveTM technologies by Her Majesty The Queen on 21st April 2006. The Queen's Award is the most esteemed award that a UK company can receive for business performance. As part of the follow up, on Monday 10th July, J Keith Lomas, John Clamp and Bill Twemlow, attended an audience with Her Majesty The Queen and H.R.H The Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace. An official presentation of the award took place on Friday 4th August by the Queen's representative, Mr Samuel C Whitbread, JP, Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire.  Prior to giving the award to J Keith Lomas, Group President and CEO of UltraVision CLPL, Mr Whitbread was given a tour around UltraVision's premises.       Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, John Clamp and J Keith Lomas   John Clamp, Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire and J Keith Lomas in our Manufacturing Department Mr Lomas remarked, 'The presentation of this award has made official the innovative designs and technologies that have allowed UltraVision CLPL to grow four-fold over the previous four years. Every member of staff throughout the whole company should be congratulated on this most prestigious award.  We are all extremely proud to fly the Queen's Award flag over the next five years.  This honour has come about through years of hard work and dedication, and we will continue this ethos, both as an organisation, and as individuals, to ensure that UltraVision CLPL continuously lives up to this commendation'       John Clamp, Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, J Keith Lomas and John Baker, shortly after the award was presented    Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire and J Keith Lomas with the scroll, signed by Her Majesty The Queen and The Right Honourable Tony Blair MP, Prime Minister Dr Geoffrey Harris, Deputy Chairman of The General Optical Council said: 'The Queen's Award for Innovation is an exceptional accolade.  It is awarded only to those companies with the highest standards of excellence in technology development and business practice.  On behalf of the General Optical Council, I am delighted to offer our warmest congratulations to everyone at UltraVision CLPL.  Together, they bring leading edge technology to the benefit of people around the world.' Mr John Baker FBDO, Master Spectacle Maker attended on Friday and said, 'An achievement of UltraVision CLPL in gaining the Spectacle Makers award in 2001 was outstanding at the time and has been surpassed by the Queen's Award.  It is an excellent award to have won and I would like to congratulate them and thank them for the wonderful opportunity to be there on Friday' 'The Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation is a significant achievement for UltraVision CLPL and is a clear measure of the technical innovation and commitment to excellence at all levels in the company.  During my visit it was immediately clear how focused everyone was to achieve great results which will benefit contact lens wearers worldwide.  UltraVision CLPL rightly deserves huge credit for it.' Said Simon Rodwell from The Association of Contact Lens Manufacturers. Kevin Lewis, President of the College of Optometrists said: 'Congratulations to UltraVision CLPL.  This is a prestigious award which recognises excellence and demonstrates how UltraVision CLPL and the British optical manufacturing industry continue to thrive and set the standard for world class innovation' Mr Whitbread presented Mr Lomas with a commemorative bowl and a certificate, which was signed by Her Majesty the Queen and The Right Honourable Tony Blair MP, Prime Minister. To learn more about the Queen's Award, please visit: www.queensawards.org.uk       John Baker, holding the attention of, Deputy Mayor of Leighton Buzzard, Cheryl Smart of The Chamber and Mr Whitbread   John Clamp, J Keith Lomas and Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire, looking at our flagship monthly disposable lens, UltraWaveTM