Stage One employs over one hundred people; designers, developers, electrical and mechanical engineers, motion control experts and materials technologists.
Founded over 20 years ago, Stage One output is varied, from the British Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo, to the staging system that enabled Lord Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group to tour Phantom of the Operathrough the sports arenas of Taipei. The common denominator recognised by this Queen's Award is continuous innovation throughout that whole body of work over the last decade.
"We are immensely proud and flattered to be given the prestigious Queen's Award," said MD Mark Johnson. "It says much about this often neglected corner of the North of England that Stage One has been able to forge this amazing collection of skilled people. The recognition this award bestows is entirely down to them."
Approximately 150 Queen's Awards have been announced this year for outstanding business achievement in the fields of international trade, innovation and sustainable development. Winners of the Queen's Award can expect an invitation to attend a special reception at Buckingham Palace. The Awards are made annually by HM The Queen.
(Jim Evans)
