James Heal are winners of ‘International Business of the Year Award’ for the Halifax Courier Business Awards 2011.

The judges were looking for a business which knew its international market inside and out, who are an ambassador for Calderdale businesses and who show a strong commitment to their overseas reputation.

Jill Hague from HSBC presented James Heal Directors with the award. The judges said James Heal demonstrated a consistent record of international success across many years and were worthy winners of the award this year.

They were up against some tough competition in this category, and as one of the few remaining British manufacturers are proud to be recognized.

 Michael minish, Finance Director at James Heal commented; “This really means a lot, we’re really honorees to receive this and really proud of all our employees. We may do a lot of work internationally, but our heritage is in Calderdale.”

 Elliot Rich, Sales Director comments “James Heal are elated to have won this prestigious award and believe we are truly ‘Setting the Standard’. This year we have gone through a strategic rebranding process which is helping to raise our profile in international markets. We are a service-oriented company that operates in a complex global marketplace and we maintain a strong national/international customer service with technical support, maintenance and calibration offered through our Halifax-based global Service & Calibration division.