Recognition's service and investment recognised with award

The success of a franchise based at Warwickshire County Council-run Centenary Business Centre continues apace after it scooped a national award.

Recognition Express, a promotional products and branded clothing specialist, was named Franchise of the Year at the company's annual awards ceremony.

The accolade is the latest chapter in the success story of the franchise working from the Centenary Business Centre in Hammond Close, Nuneaton

Established in the UK in 1979, Recognition Express is now among the European market leaders in corporate recognition products. It specialises in badge manufacture, signs, business gifts, plaques and promotional products, plus a full range of branded and corporate clothing, school uniforms and personalised sports clothing.

The company operates through a national franchise network of locally owned and operated offices and the Nuneaton outlet, which is owned by Alex Newman, came out top of the pile at the award ceremony.

“The annual business awards are like the Oscars for us," said Alex (pictured above receiving the award form Recognition Express managing director Nigel Toplis). "It’s a good discipline to strive to be the best you can be and we are chuffed to have won.

"We are building the business on an ethos of delivering the highest quality of service to our customers. They know that we’ll always go that extra mile to source or manufacture whatever branded items they need on time and within budget. We have a great team at Recognition Express and this award is for them.”

The Nuneaton office recently strengthened its ability to deliver for customers with a significant investment in new equipment including a Roland digital printer to support the emerging demand for short run digital printing.

“We are continually looking at ways to grow the business and move forward," said Alex. "The investment in new equipment was a huge step for us, but we knew without it our business would just stand still – and that’s not an option. We strive to give our customers the best quality in both product and service and the way forward is definitely digital.

For further information about Recognition Express Coventry contact Alex by email: anewman@re-coventry.co.uk

For more information about Centenary Business Centre, please visit www.warwickshire.gov.uk/cbc