A BUSINESSWOMAN has been recognised in a national business competition.
Terrye Teverson, who has run KCS Trade Print in Launceston for almost 30 years, was one of six finalists in the annual Woman of the Year Luncheon and Awards, which celebrate outstanding achievements of businesswomen across the UK.
She was the first ever finalist from the South West in the awards’ 33-year history and joined women from publishing, communications, design, engineering and zoology.
Awards chair Judy Groves said the standard of entries was as high as ever for one of the few national awards ceremonies held outside London.
Terrye attended a glittering awards ceremony at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel attended by 550 people. The guest speaker was Baroness Mone of Mayfair, founder of the Ultimo brand, who was recently appointed by the Government to carry out a review into how best to encourage start-ups in areas of high unemployment.
The awards also featured an on-stage interview with Baroness Brady of Knightsbridge, a previous Businesswoman of the Year award winner who is vice-chairman at West Ham Utd and star of TV’s The Apprentice.
Terrye said: “It was great to be recognised in a national competition and to be among such talented women from a variety of industries.
“I think the success of our business has been down to constant innovation and keeping our eyes on new markets, and a willingness to invest in our people. Although I didn’t come away the outright winner I was delighted to have been among such distinguished company.”
KCS Trade Print employs 29 staff and has an annual turnover of £3-million. The business manufactures business forms with integrated labels and membership cards. Integrated labels are used in the online retail market to speed dispatch operations in warehouses. The business also has a digital print room offering everything from business cards to wide format banners and posters.
This year’s Businesswoman of the Year was named as Dr Sharon Redrobe, chief executive of Twycross Zoo in Atherstone, Warwickshire.