The first quarter of the business year is off to a flying start for the King’s Lynn based Gentleman’s Grooming company, Captain Fawcett, with a triple whammy of recognition for exporting success.
Highly Commended in the Department for Business and Trade 2024 ‘Made in the UK, Sold to the World Awards’ Captain Fawcett Ltd is hugely proud to be Highly Commended in The Department for Business and Trade 2024 Made in the UK, Sold to the World Awards, announced this week. Now in their second year, the Awards recognise and celebrate the global trading success of small businesses from across all Nations and regions of the UK. Captain Fawcett founder Richie Finney says: “To be recognised in such outstanding company is truly a huge honour, shared by the whole Fawcett team, both those working here in Norfolk and also our highly esteemed colleagues, friends and distributors across the globe. Our thanks to the Department for Business and Trade for their invaluable guidance and support.” Marco Forgione, Director General of the Institute of Export & International Trade commented: “The evidence continues to tell us that businesses that trade internationally are more sustainable, more resilient, more innovative, employ more people and, ultimately, are more profitable.” Richie Finney says: “Not only do export markets form almost 80% of Captain Fawcett’s annual revenue, having a wide international customer base was transformative when bricks and mortar trading stalled during the Covid pandemic. Indeed, as all efforts shifted online, we achieved record sales. “New UN figures show the UK was the 4th largest exporter of goods and services globally in 2022, moving up from 7th in the rankings in 2021. The potential for businesses based in the East of England to achieve economic growth and expansion opportunity through international trade is incredibly exciting.” Department of Business & Trade Export Champion 2024/25 In addition, and for the 5th consecutive year, Captain Fawcett is enormously proud once again to be a Department of Business & Trade Export Champion 2024/25. If you’re based in the East of England, do connect with Captain Fawcett to learn more about selling internationally. Or contact the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) which has a wide range of free guidance, services and experts available to help unlock new opportunities and grow overseas sales at GREAT.gov.ukhttp://great.gov.uk/. ‘Men’s Grooming Products of the Year’ in the Corporate LiveWire Global Awards Finally, for the second year in a row, Captain Fawcett has won ‘Men’s Grooming Products of the Year’ in the Corporate LiveWire Global Awards category. An incredible 31,287 candidates across various sectors were nominated by readers and contributors of Corporate LiveWire publications. The ultimate winners are selected by a distinguished panel of judges. A Corporate LiveWire spokesperson said: “The team felt Captain Fawcett was once again the strongest entrant in the category. We are pleased to recognise Richie and the company’s hard work.” Richie Finney said: “It must be emphasised, the whole Captain Fawcett crew shares the plaudits for simply magnificent teamwork through good times and bad. It is a delight for our mutual efforts to be recognised. With an extraordinary number of nominations across so many dynamic sectors, it’s truly an honour for our Norfolk based company to emerge victorious among such a brilliant array of outstanding global enterprises.”