Rowlinson Knitwear named Rising Star of the Year 2017

The team with the award

Rowlinson Knitwear has been awarded the Employee Owned Rising Star of the Year award at the UK Employee Ownership Awards.

The Rising Star of the Year award celebrates a business that is already becoming an effective company with a strong culture of employee ownership and commitment to engaging its workforce.

In addition to this award, the company’s head of people services, Nicola Ryan, received a high commended accolade in the Employee Owner of the Year category, in recognition for her outstanding contribution to Rowlinson and its values-led culture.

Donald Moore, Rowlinson’s managing director, said: “We’re delighted to be recognised as the EO Rising Star of the Year. It’s testament to the continued passion, commitment and hard work of all our people, who have embraced employee ownership wholeheartedly. This award acknowledges and reinforces our philosophy that achieving high levels of employee engagement in a purposeful and ethical enterprise go hand in hand with business growth and sustainable commercial success.”

The awards celebrated the significant contribution employee owned (EO) businesses make to the UK economy and were held on November 27 at the Hilton Metropole Hotel, Birmingham.

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