Lighting brand Chelsom has been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade for the second time in three years in recognition of outstanding export achievements over the past three years.
Having achieved 59 per cent growth in international sales over three years, Chelsom has been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade.
As Britain’s most coveted commercial prize, the Queen’s Award of Enterprise celebrates and encourage business excellence in the UK.
Chelsom designs and manufactures decorative lighting for the global hotel and marine industries. Innovative in-house designs, high quality manufacturing and excellent service levels have contributed towards winning prestigious projects in more than 70 countries across the world. Exports now account for around 58 per cent of all sales and Chelsom has built an exceptionally strong client base including major hotel operators such as Four Seasons, Mandarin Oriental, IHG, Hilton, Accor, Marriott and on the marine side, Disney Cruise Line, Carnival Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Virgin Voyages, Celebrity Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Lines.
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- Image caption: Jacu Strauss, the designer behind Riggs Washington D.C., specified a range of Chelsom lighting products | Image credit: Lore Studio
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- Image caption: The bar inside The Alex in Zurich, which was BradyWilliams’ first hotel project, features Chelsom products | Image credit: The Alex, Zurich
Will Chelsom, Managing Director, has been instrumental in driving the Export division of the business and diversifying into the marine sector. He says: “We have achieved impressive export growth across multiple markets particularly in North America, the Middle East and Europe. Significant investment in our international sales team, corporate branding and overseas exhibitions have helped raise our international profile and undoubtedly contributed to our success. Winning this export award is a huge honour but it is also confirmation that our innovative product design, overseas sales strategies and all of the accompanying hard work by our superb teams around the world is paying off.”
“We are honoured to receive this award on the back of 2019, our most successful year to date, as it acknowledges the hard work, dedication and passion that every employee has shown in helping to drive the business forward internationally,” added Robert Chelsom, Chairman. “I am delighted to see that our third generation family business is continuing to expand and develop, cementing us as one of the major global players in the industry.”
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Main image caption: Chelsom supplied the striking chandelier inside Celebrity Cruises’ vessel The Edge, which was designed by Kelly Hoppen | Image credit: Chelsom
