“Striving to deliver solutions that are safer, stronger, greener, and always driven by purpose.”
We were thrilled to celebrate our recent King’s Award win on Friday 13 September, with a formal presentation led by His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Essex, Jennifer Tolhurst.
The sun made a very welcome appearance for the day, and the team were joined by guests from Essex County Council and Tendring District Council. Proceedings kicked off with the presentation of the Grant of Appointment and commemorative trophy, followed by music, a hog roast and an open bar – the Dura team know how to celebrate in style!
As you may remember hearing at the time, we were notified of our award win in the Innovation category on May 6th, for our patented GRP grating series, d², which boasts incredible structural performance using less embodied carbon. We’ve also won two previous Queen’s Awards, in 2017 and 2020.
Leading the speeches, Stuart Burns, our Managing Director shared a few words:
“After 28 years in business we’re absolutely thrilled to have our dedication to innovation and excellence recognised yet again with our third King’s Award, and our second in a row for Innovation.
“When we talk about innovation, of course we’re talking about new products, but for us it’s also about being open to new ideas and fresh ways of thinking, staying curious, and always looking for better ways to do things. And it’s that mindset that’s helped us create something truly groundbreaking with our d² Dura Grating.
“Since launching d² Grating, we’ve saved over 1.3m kg of raw materials – and compared to the industry’s standard grating, that’s meant cutting nearly 5m kg of embodied carbon. To put that into perspective, that’s the equivalent of planting over 700,000 trees and letting them grow for a decade.
“As we look ahead we want to keep pushing boundaries, challenging ourselves and striving to deliver solutions that are safer, stronger, greener, and always driven by purpose.”
