Johnstons of Elgin has been honoured with a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise.
Announced today, Johnstons of Elgin is one of 252 organisations nationally to be receive an award and has been recognised for its excellence in International Trade.
Employing more than 1000 people, Johnstons of Elgin was founded in 1797 and began shipping internationally in 1813. The family-owned brand is now the UK’s largest producer of luxury cashmere
and fine woollens.
Chief executive, Chris Gaffney, commented: “I am delighted to see the hard work of our teams recognised with this prestigious award. Our company has been outword looking and driven to find new markets since its earliest days, ever since our founder Alexander Johnston loaded his cart to transport our woollen fabric to the local port and on to Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1813. We are proud that Johnstons of Elgin is known in countries throughout the globe as a maker of the highest quality. It is a particular honour for us to hold two Enterprise awards simultaneously, adding the King’s Award for International Trade to the award for Sustainable Development that we received in 2021 from the late Queen Elizabeth II.”
The King’s Awards for Enterprise, previously known as The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, were renamed last year to reflect His Majesty The King’s desire to continue the legacy of HM Queen Elizabeth II by recognising outstanding UK businesses. The Award programme, now in its 58th year, is the most prestigious business award in the country, with successful businesses able to use the esteemed King’s Awards Emblem for the next five years.
