Shelforce was voted Diversity Champion at this year’s Scale-Up Awards 2022. The Birmingham-based window and door manufacturer won the award on 3 November, following a series of award wins over the last 18 months. The Scale-Up Awards honours high-growth companies and the entrepreneurs who run them.
Shelforce specialises in providing high-quality PVC-U and aluminium products to local authority building projects. The business’ team impressed the judges with its inclusive approach to training and employment: 75% of its workforce have a disability.
Howard Trotter, Shelforce’s business manager, said: “It’s absolutely brilliant to win Diversity Champion at this year’s Scale-Up Awards. It’s a great reward for the initiatives we have in place for staff, and the leadership and management team, and it was a wonderful evening.
“We have created a hugely supportive work environment that both inspires and benefits our team. This has created exceptional staff satisfaction, development and increased employee engagement with Shelforce’s values and goals.”
Over the last 18 months, Shelforce has been awarded the 2021 Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce Business of the Year Award, the 2021 Asian Business Chamber Award for Outstanding Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion, and the 2021 British Chamber of Business Awards Equality Trailblazer Award for the West Midlands. For the latest award win, Shelforce beat strong competition from six other companies.
The Scale-Up Awards were held at London’s Tobacco Dock, hosted by comedian Russell Kane. The event attracted 450 business leaders, entrepreneurs and VIPs from across the nation. Attendees included Theo Paphitis, Touker Suleyman, Alpesh Patel OBE, Josh Robson and Emma Sayle. More than 500 businesses and entrepreneurs entered this year’s awards.
Oli Ballard, director at Scale-Up Awards, said: “We were so excited to crown these incredible businesses that are shaping their respective industries and the UK economy. I’d like to congratulate Shelforce.” To find out more about Shelforce, call 0121 603 5262 or visit shelforce.com.
