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- Taiwan Ambassador’s visit to Milton Keynes
- Pre-Election Event April 2015
- Army recruitment campaign aims for Milton Keynes’ brightest business brains
- Chairman Philip Smith receives MBE
- Building business links with schools
- Milton Keynes Council Skills Forum
- Women in Business Awards
- Milton Keynes Business and Arts
- MKBLP attends Speaker's House
- MKBAA 2016 Launch Night
- Voters should consider one issue in the Referendum
- Concrete cows brand is the envy of others, says tourism chief
- MKBLP go inside to learn about prison education
- MKBLP hear a new language of entrepreneurship
- UAE trade link praised by International Trade Secretary Liam Fox
- MKBLP Board of Directors welcomes Ruby Parmar, replacing Mike Robinson
- MKBLP get a lesson in future proofing how we prepare people for work
- Employment lawyer Simon deMaid joins the MKBLP Board
- MK Business Achievement Awards 2 weeks to go!
- The Business Crime Strategy really is on its way!
- MK Business Leaders is going places in 2017
- Shenzhen Trade Delegation visit Milton Keynes
- MKBAA 2017 - Success and Results
- Milton Keynes Business Crime Strategy is launched
- A funnel night in with MKCO
- Mental Health Wellbeing in the Workplace guide is launched
- Going Places Event
- International Trade: Preparing for Brexit
- MKBLP word on: Partnerships
- MKDP Survey - Station Square
- The evolution of technology and the impact on business
- February 2019 Breakfast Briefing
- MKBLP celebrates the business leaders of the future with MK College
- Do you know any inspiring women leaders?
- Julie Mills OBE discusses the benefits of being a member of MKBLP
- Q&A with MKBLP Member Lal Tawney
- Success of MKBLP’s Summer Drinks Event
- MKBLP directors tackle the The Parks Trust 25-mile walk for the YMCA Milton Keynes
- Ruby Parmar, on the business connections which have ignited her retirement path
- Women Leaders award winners to be offered associate MKBLP membership
- The road to MKBAA 2020 heats up
- Katy Berrill Q&A
- Double Queen’s Award success for MKBLP Member
- MKBLP Board Director Freddie Guilmard takes part in a big 'CEO sleepout'
- MKBLP Board Director Interview - Freddie Guilmard
- Women Leaders join MKBLP
- MKBLP helps raise funds for Lord's Taverners
- Businesses of Milton Keynes need to find their voice and engage with council
- MKBAA 2020 Update - STAGE ONE SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED
- MKBLP supports phase 2 of East-West Rail
- Milton Keynes gains prominence in Sunday Times Best Places for Business 2020
- Milton Keynes organisations feature within The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For list 2020
- MKBAA FINALISTS & KEYNOTE SPEAKER ANNOUNCED
- Helping businesses through the pandemic
- Awards celebrate the achievements of businesses from across Milton Keynes
- Navigating you through the maze of Covid-19 resources
- Lockdown: How businesses can use the time effectively
- Webinars to tune into……
- Support for people within Milton Keynes
- MKBLP Member Q&A – Stuart Goldwater, Managing Director, PragmatiQ Solutions Ltd
- War Veteran and father of MKBLP member raises over £26m for the NHS
- Tools to help businesses remain connected
- MKBLP Launches First On-Line Event
- £1.25 billion government support package to innovative UK businesses
- Happy 100th Birthday Captain Tom Moore
- The Covid-19 support network across MK in numbers
- Musica Charity Choir MK raises awareness of the COVID-19 MK Emergency Response Appeal
- The Internet – the essential service we are all leaning on during lockdown
- Ken Tomkins, Managing Director Kaizen Restaurants Ltd t/a McDonald's
- How Milton Keynes College is supporting the community during crisis
- MKBLP: In conversation with... Ruby Parmar & Hilary Chipping
- MKBLP: In conversation with... Dr Julie Mills and Ian Stuart
- MKBLP: In conversation with... Simon DeMaid and Clive Faine
- MKBLP on BBC Look East
- New financial support for micro businesses in Milton Keynes
- MKBLP: In Conversation with… Freddie Guilmard and Neil Russell
- MKBLP: In Conversation with… Series, Jan Flawn CBE and Melanie Beck
- Infrastructure injection gives Milton Keynes University Hospital a clean bill of digital health
- Covid-19 MK Emergency Response Appeal achievement
- Simon Greene on the opening of the new YMCA during lockdown
- MKBLP: In Conversation with…… Councillor Peter Marland
- Build continues on Santander’s flagship UK technology hub
- Captain Sir Tom Moore receives knighthood from the Queen
- Join MKBLP members in #LoveMKHateLitter clean up
- “Offer Guarantee” for MK College hopefuls amid pandemic disruption
- A partnership between two MKBLP members will lead the way in bringing Gigabit speeds to the city.
- Love MK Hate Litter
- PragmatiQ Solutions shortlisted for coveted technology award
- Lucy Gallois recognised for contribution to ‘Digital & Technology’ industry in Milton Keynes
- Dr Julie Mills OBE, on her 30 years at the helm of MK College
- MKBLP supporting #BeSeenInGreenMK
- Congratulations to CEO of MyMiltonKeynes, and MKBLP Board Director, Melanie Beck on being awarded an MBE for ‘Services to the Community’ during the Covid-19 Crisis.
- MK College offering FREE retraining lifeline
- Double win for Milton Keynes College at BAME National Apprenticeship Awards
- Consultation starts on plans for MK Gateway as a new era begins for Saxon Court
- MKBLP members on a winning streak
- Milton Keynes expected to lead country’s 2021 economic fightback
- Winners of the 2020 Women Leaders awards join MKBLP as associate members
- MKBLP events update
- Member Q&A with Paul Ballinger, Managing Director, STL Communications Ltd
- Mind BLMK - For Better Mental Health
- Budget 2021
- Budget 2021: Understanding the furlough extension
- GLP on meeting e-commerce demands and creating flexible, sustainable warehouses
- Anglian Water Alliance students celebrate apprenticeship success
- Cancellation of the Oxford to Cambridge (Ox-Cam) Expressway
- MKBLP call for cycling enthusiasts to join fundraising challenge
- Invitation to Queen’s Award for Enterprise entry workshop
- PragmatiQ Solutions Achieves Microsoft Gold Partner Status
- £1million awarded in grants through Covid-19 Response
- Support to fuel business growth within Milton Keynes
- MK Business Naturally Tribal Skincare’s Born & Bred range showcased at H-Beauty MK
- Launching Male Perspectives On The Value Of Women at Work
- The UK’s first standalone 5G network powers up Milton Keynes
- Announcement of new, Direct Debit option for membership fees
- Minister says New Bletchley IoT “vital” for closing skills gap
- Unity Place Santander Development Featured in Financial Times
- Award success for Queensbury
- PJ Care finalists in BAME Apprenticeship Awards 2021
- Summer Drinks and Networking Event
- A New Era for Saxon Court: £180m Plans for New Gateway to Milton Keynes Submitted
- Q&A with Lisa Robey, Branch Manager, Handelsbanken
- McDonald's to create 150 jobs in MK with new restaurant opening
- Milton Keynes Business Achievement Awards returns for 2022
- Call for MKBAA entries
- Judges top tips for winning a MKBAA entry
- Member Q&A with Anouar Kassim MBE, founding director of Milton Keynes Islamic Arts, Heritage and Culture (MKIAC)
- Bright Future Ahead as Businesses Vote to Renew MyMiltonKeynes BID
- Demand for apprentices booming in Milton Keynes
- SME Programme Now Live
- Construction begins at South Central Institute of Technology
- Milton Keynes welcomes 50th Mayor
- Celebrating the official city status of Milton Keynes
- Upskilling and training is key to retaining skills
- Gamiel Yafai: Businesses need to unleash the full power of diversity
- 10th Anniversary launch party for Milton Keynes Business Achievement Awards
- Future arrangements agreed to host regional growth remit for South East Midlands
Double Queen’s Award success for MKBLP Member
Congratulations to MKBLP Member, Niftylift who has won two prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.
Not only are these awards two of the UK’s highest accolades for business success, but this is the second time Niftylift has received the double gong, having won in 2013, making them the first company to win the same two awards, twice!
The awards recognises Niftylift’s Innovation and International Trade successes:
Queen’s Award for Enterprise - Innovation
This award recognises companies that have demonstrated commercial success through innovative products and is given to Niftylift for the design, development and manufacture of its 28m Hybrid work platform (the HR28 Hybrid 4x4). Launched as the world’s tallest electric work platform, this state-of-the-art product combines market-leading performance with innovative safety features and an environmentally conscious power plant.
Queen’s Award for Enterprise - International Trade
This award recognises companies that have demonstrated consistent growth in overseas sales over a six-year period and is given to Niftylift in recognition of outstanding achievement in export sales, with an average increase over that period of 132%.
A hugely successful global company, Niftylift has facilities in South Yorkshire, Germany and South Carolina however it employs more than 400 people from Milton Keynes and its surrounding areas at its two city based offices. MKBLP member Roger Bowden, who founded Niftylift in 1985, comments: “We are honoured to be recognised for not one, but two prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise in 2019. These awards help to illustrate how our dedication to design and innovation, together with our attention to detail and strong customer focus, have allowed us to compete so successfully in this global marketplace.”
Niftylift will be presented with the Queen’s Awards on 20th December 2019.
News
News
2023
- Ten Years of MKBAA
- Future arrangements agreed to host regional growth remit for South East Midlands
- 10th Anniversary launch party for Milton Keynes Business Achievement Awards
- MKBLP Holds Annual Summer Drinks Event
- Good for business - IF: Milton Keynes International Festival attracts culture and investment to city
- Milton Keynes aims to reconnect with other local cities to attract the best business talent thanks to new East West Rail links
- MKBLP members collaboratively raise £50k for MK Food Bank through funding and support
- New Chief Constable pledges to rebuild trust and double neighbourhood police officers
- Lights, Camera, Action…. Future proofing Britain’s thriving film & TV industry
- MKBLP attends civic celebration to welcome His Majesty The King
2022
- The Bank of England delivers candid insights to Milton Keynes businesses
- Diversity - creating a culture of change starts from within
- Gamiel Yafai: Businesses need to unleash the full power of diversity
- MK Businesses set to ramp up community support as the cost of living crisis takes hold
- MK College Principal and MKBLP Board Director, Dr Julie Mills OBE, retires
- New EU Directive to protect human rights and the environment set to impact business of all sizes
- Upskilling and training is key to retaining skills
- Celebrating the official city status of Milton Keynes
- Milton Keynes welcomes 50th Mayor
- Milton Keynes businesses awarded Queen's Award for Enterprise
- Marking the tremendous return of MKBAA
- Construction begins at South Central Institute of Technology
- SME Programme Now Live
2021
- Demand for apprentices booming in Milton Keynes
- Bright Future Ahead as Businesses Vote to Renew MyMiltonKeynes BID
- Judges top tips for winning a MKBAA entry
- Member Q&A with Anouar Kassim MBE, founding director of Milton Keynes Islamic Arts, Heritage and Culture (MKIAC)
- Call for MKBAA entries
- Milton Keynes Business Achievement Awards returns for 2022
- Q&A with Lisa Robey, Branch Manager, Handelsbanken
- McDonald's to create 150 jobs in MK with new restaurant opening
- A New Era for Saxon Court: £180m Plans for New Gateway to Milton Keynes Submitted
- Summer Drinks and Networking Event
- Award success for Queensbury
- PJ Care finalists in BAME Apprenticeship Awards 2021
- Unity Place Santander Development Featured in Financial Times
- Minister says New Bletchley IoT “vital” for closing skills gap
- Announcement of new, Direct Debit option for membership fees
- Launching Male Perspectives On The Value Of Women at Work
- The UK’s first standalone 5G network powers up Milton Keynes
- Support to fuel business growth within Milton Keynes
- MK Business Naturally Tribal Skincare’s Born & Bred range showcased at H-Beauty MK
- £1million awarded in grants through Covid-19 Response
- PragmatiQ Solutions Achieves Microsoft Gold Partner Status
- Invitation to Queen’s Award for Enterprise entry workshop
- MKBLP call for cycling enthusiasts to join fundraising challenge
- Cancellation of the Oxford to Cambridge (Ox-Cam) Expressway
- Anglian Water Alliance students celebrate apprenticeship success
- Budget 2021: Understanding the furlough extension
- GLP on meeting e-commerce demands and creating flexible, sustainable warehouses
- Budget 2021
- Mind BLMK - For Better Mental Health
- Member Q&A with Paul Ballinger, Managing Director, STL Communications Ltd
- MKBLP events update
2020
- Winners of the 2020 Women Leaders awards join MKBLP as associate members
- Milton Keynes expected to lead country’s 2021 economic fightback
- MKBLP members on a winning streak
- Consultation starts on plans for MK Gateway as a new era begins for Saxon Court
- Double win for Milton Keynes College at BAME National Apprenticeship Awards
- MK College offering FREE retraining lifeline
- MKBLP supporting #BeSeenInGreenMK
- Congratulations to CEO of MyMiltonKeynes, and MKBLP Board Director, Melanie Beck on being awarded an MBE for ‘Services to the Community’ during the Covid-19 Crisis.
- Dr Julie Mills OBE, on her 30 years at the helm of MK College
- Lucy Gallois recognised for contribution to ‘Digital & Technology’ industry in Milton Keynes
- PragmatiQ Solutions shortlisted for coveted technology award
- Love MK Hate Litter
- A partnership between two MKBLP members will lead the way in bringing Gigabit speeds to the city.
- “Offer Guarantee” for MK College hopefuls amid pandemic disruption
- Join MKBLP members in #LoveMKHateLitter clean up
- Captain Sir Tom Moore receives knighthood from the Queen
- MKBLP: In Conversation with…… Councillor Peter Marland
- Build continues on Santander’s flagship UK technology hub
- Simon Greene on the opening of the new YMCA during lockdown
- Covid-19 MK Emergency Response Appeal achievement
- Infrastructure injection gives Milton Keynes University Hospital a clean bill of digital health
- MKBLP: In Conversation with… Series, Jan Flawn CBE and Melanie Beck
- MKBLP: In Conversation with… Freddie Guilmard and Neil Russell
- New financial support for micro businesses in Milton Keynes
- MKBLP on BBC Look East
- MKBLP: In conversation with... Simon DeMaid and Clive Faine
- MKBLP: In conversation with... Dr Julie Mills and Ian Stuart
- MKBLP: In conversation with... Ruby Parmar & Hilary Chipping
- How Milton Keynes College is supporting the community during crisis
- Ken Tomkins, Managing Director Kaizen Restaurants Ltd t/a McDonald's
- The Internet – the essential service we are all leaning on during lockdown
- The Covid-19 support network across MK in numbers
- Musica Charity Choir MK raises awareness of the COVID-19 MK Emergency Response Appeal
- Happy 100th Birthday Captain Tom Moore
- £1.25 billion government support package to innovative UK businesses
- MKBLP Launches First On-Line Event
- Tools to help businesses remain connected
- War Veteran and father of MKBLP member raises over £26m for the NHS
- MKBLP Member Q&A – Stuart Goldwater, Managing Director, PragmatiQ Solutions Ltd
- Support for people within Milton Keynes
- Lockdown: How businesses can use the time effectively
- Webinars to tune into……
- Navigating you through the maze of Covid-19 resources
- Helping businesses through the pandemic
- Awards celebrate the achievements of businesses from across Milton Keynes
- Milton Keynes organisations feature within The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For list 2020
- MKBAA FINALISTS & KEYNOTE SPEAKER ANNOUNCED
- MKBLP supports phase 2 of East-West Rail
- Milton Keynes gains prominence in Sunday Times Best Places for Business 2020
- Businesses of Milton Keynes need to find their voice and engage with council
2019
- MKBAA 2020 Update - STAGE ONE SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED
- MKBLP helps raise funds for Lord's Taverners
- MKBLP Board Director Interview - Freddie Guilmard
- Women Leaders join MKBLP
- Double Queen’s Award success for MKBLP Member
- MKBLP Board Director Freddie Guilmard takes part in a big 'CEO sleepout'
- Katy Berrill Q&A
- The road to MKBAA 2020 heats up
- Women Leaders award winners to be offered associate MKBLP membership
- Ruby Parmar, on the business connections which have ignited her retirement path
- MKBLP directors tackle the The Parks Trust 25-mile walk for the YMCA Milton Keynes
- Q&A with MKBLP Member Lal Tawney
- Success of MKBLP’s Summer Drinks Event
- Julie Mills OBE discusses the benefits of being a member of MKBLP
- Do you know any inspiring women leaders?
- MKBLP celebrates the business leaders of the future with MK College
- February 2019 Breakfast Briefing
2018
- The evolution of technology and the impact on business
- MKDP Survey - Station Square
- International Trade: Preparing for Brexit
- MKBLP word on: Partnerships
- Going Places Event
2017
- Mental Health Wellbeing in the Workplace guide is launched
- Milton Keynes Business Crime Strategy is launched
- A funnel night in with MKCO
- Shenzhen Trade Delegation visit Milton Keynes
- MKBAA 2017 - Success and Results
- MK Business Leaders is going places in 2017
- MK Business Achievement Awards 2 weeks to go!
- The Business Crime Strategy really is on its way!
- Employment lawyer Simon deMaid joins the MKBLP Board
- MKBLP Board of Directors welcomes Ruby Parmar, replacing Mike Robinson
2016
- UAE trade link praised by International Trade Secretary Liam Fox
- MKBLP get a lesson in future proofing how we prepare people for work
- MKBLP hear a new language of entrepreneurship
- Voters should consider one issue in the Referendum
- Army recruitment campaign aims for Milton Keynes’ brightest business brains
- Concrete cows brand is the envy of others, says tourism chief
- MKBLP go inside to learn about prison education
- MKBLP attends Speaker's House
- Milton Keynes Business and Arts
- Chairman Philip Smith receives MBE
2015
- Women in Business Awards
- Pre-Election Event April 2015
- Taiwan Ambassador’s visit to Milton Keynes
- Building business links with schools