Gripple has been singled out for a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation, recognising its game-changing trapeze bracket solution Fast Trak, which is driving efficiency in the construction industry.
Employee-owned, Gripple works across 85 countries worldwide, including seven manufacturing sites in South Yorkshire and is one of only 59 businesses in the UK to be chosen for this year’s King’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation.
Awarded for Fast Trak, its innovative pre-fabricated bracket system, which is used to suspend mechanical and electrical services in construction applications, the award recognises Gripple’s dedication to driving efficiency and sustainability in construction, helping customers do more with less by solving real-world challenges with simplified engineered solutions. Its innovative design allows for easier, faster and safer installation than traditional rod and strut, making it invaluable in supporting major construction projects.
Revolutionising the speed and efficiencies at which projects can be delivered it comes at a time when productivity, a key determiner of innovation, has traditionally remained below the UK average in construction with the sector relatively unchanged in the past 50 years.
Ed Stubbs, Managing Director at Gripple, said: “Gripple is committed to delivering solutions which help to improve and innovate the construction industry. Fast Trak is designed by engineers, for engineers, using game-changing technology to deliver significant time-savings when installing mechanical and electrical services.
“We solve customers’ real-world problems. That’s the brief. Whatever the application, our innovations deliver faster, safer solutions to make routine tasks easier. Driving efficiency is crucial in UK construction. Making a difference on-site, on the ground and in the hands of those at the forefront of new construction ensures our products make a real difference. This award is a recognition of that commitment and of the hard work and passion of each of our employee-owners in helping customers do more with less.”
Gripple’s Fast Trak system is made up of specialist track and prefabricated slotted brackets, which use patented cartridges to help make installing electrical containment, pipework, ductwork or other mechanical services easier and faster
The award is the sixth time Gripple’s products and initiatives have been recognised in the UK’s Queen or King’s Awards for Enterprise, and the third time it has won the Award for Enterprise in Innovation, recognising its continued commitment to delivering game-changing solutions in the markets it services.
The King’s Awards for Enterprise, previously known as The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, were renamed last year to reflect His Majesty The King’s desire to continue the legacy of his late mother by recognising outstanding UK businesses. The Award programme, now in its 58th year, is the most prestigious business award in the country and celebrates businesses in four categories; International Trade, Innovation, Sustainable Development and Promoting Opportunity, focusing on social mobility.
This year only 257 awards have been handed out despite there being 5.5 million businesses registered in the UK making it one of the most coveted business awards in the country.
Gripple, which employs over 950 people, is completely employee-owned. This unique approach to business means they are passionate about investing in people, innovation and sustainable growth.
World-leading manufacturers of wire joiners and tensioners, Gripple suspension and support solutions are used on various applications including ductwork, pipework, cable containment, lighting and acoustics, contributing to major construction projects around the world.
More information on Fast Trak and how Gripple is innovating the construction industry is available at www.gripple.com.
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