1st February 2006

ML Electronics celebrates shortlisting as finalists of Wiltshire Business Awards 2005

Salisbury-based ML Electronics (MLE) has been shortlisted as a finalist in the 2005 Wiltshire Business of the Year awards. MLE, a developer of specialist electronics systems founded in 1995, were selected out of over 200 hundred entrants to be one of the 20 finalists shortlisted. Further to this they are one of only two companies to be finalists in more than one category; being considered for the Virgin Mobile Best Business Culture award and Dyson award for engineering.

The awards’ judging process saw MLE receive a visit from Virgin Mobile and an invitation to present at Dyson’s headquarters in Malmesbury during which the judging panels learnt more about the company. Clare Hamilton-Eddy, Business Sales Manager and Event's Organiser for the Awards says,
'This year saw the most applicants ever, and at an extremely high standard. It is always refreshing to see such a successful and dynamic company such as ML Electronics enter. The judging visit impressed us all and we went away from the experience feeling that we had learned a great deal from such a unique and genuine business culture. Everyone in the company should be very proud to have made it to this Finalist stage. '

During both of the judging visits the panels were interested to learn more about MLE’s unique approach to empowering its staff by encouraging them to work in cross-disciplined teams to develop different areas of the business and take ownership of changes happening within their workplace. This approach has an enormous impact on both MLE’s business culture and its ability to deliver innovative electronics solutions to its clients. Managing Director Mike Lloyd comments:
“To be recognised within our county for our engineering capabilities and for having a great business culture means a great deal to us, as these are core to our business. MLE is all about the people who provide the service to our clients, and if our people are happy in a fantastic working environment, then we know we will be delivering the best possible results to our clients.”

The visits also allowed MLE to showcase examples of their recent work including “The Source”, a moving sculpture commissioned by the London Stock Exchange, which was developed for Urban Artists Greyworld, and the PlasmaJet™, an innovative coagulation device developed for Plasma Surgical; which can reduce patient risk during surgery and shorten hospital stays.

In the past 18 months MLE has seen its staff grow by 40% and has received the Investors in People award for its commitment to providing a unique working environment for its staff as it continues to expand. MLE sees its culture as being central to its engineering capabilities and being considered for awards in both of these areas is testament to MLE’s commitment to them.

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Editor’s Notes: ML Electronics is an innovative company specialising in electronic product development and manufacture for the medical, industrial, HVAC, audio and general commercial industries. They have a wide range of design experience including embedded systems, DSP, power technology, motor drives, instrumentation, industrial control, communications and software.

Contact: Peter Stanforth Marketing Director 0870 835 8416, info@ml-electronics.co.uk
 

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