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2nd October 2006
MLE highly commended at the IDEA Awards 2006

Here at MLE, we celebrated receiving a high commendation at the finals of the Innovation Design Excellence (iDEA) Awards 2006.

Idea 2006The awards honour companies who demonstrate innovation and were developed to recognise and celebrate the critical role played by both engineering and electronic product design teams within the industry. MLE were highly commended in the Innovative Small Company category. The commendation was presented at an awards ceremony that took place at the Hilton, Park Lane, London on Friday 29th September 2006.

The awards judging processes saw MLE subjected to detailed questionnaires and a site visit from by an expert panel of judges who spent an entire day grilling the MLE team and learning more about the company and its design approach. Dr Marek Swejczewski, Director of the Innovation and Design Excellence Awards says,
'As soon as you enter the offices and talk to the people at MLE you can tell this is a small business with a difference. The company has a distinctive culture that is open and friendly. The people are passionate, proud of their work and keen to give the customer excellent support'.

The judges were impressed by MLE's plans to grow their turnover from £1 million to £5 million within the next 3 years. The company was spurred on to set this goal after double success in the recent Wiltshire Business of the Year awards, winning both the Dyson Award for Engineering and Virgin Mobile award for Best Business Culture. During their visit the iDEA panel was also very taken with 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, who collected the commendation, comments,
'To be successful at the IDEA Awards is fantastic and reflects the level we are performing at within the industry. Receiving a high commendation in the Innovative Small Company category recognises the processes we have put in place to ensure we deliver innovative solutions to our clients and the quality of the work we undertake here at MLE'.

 

27th February 2006
ML Electronics celebrates Virgin Dyson WBY Awarddouble awards success at the Wiltshire Business of the Year Awards

ML Electronics (MLE) announces today that the company has won the Dyson award for Engineering along with the Virgin Mobile award for Best Business culture in the Wiltshire Business of the Year Award 2005.

It was announced that MLE, a designer and developer of specialist electronics systems, had won the awards at a ceremony held on Friday 24th February at the De Vere Hotel in Swindon.

Managing Director of MLE, Mike Lloyd, who collected the Dyson Award for Engineering says :
"This award recognises the high level of skills we have within the team and the effort we have put into developing a consistent and effective design process for our clients."

The judging panel for the Dyson award for Engineering was impressed by MLE's focus upon testing and prototyping within their 5-stage design process. It was their commitment to this and the company's culture that swayed the judging panel for the Engineering award. Peter Richardson, Chief Operating Officer, Dyson comments
"MLE has a special recipe for success; a willingness, indeed a hunger for experimentation, combined with proven engineering expertise. The team is motivated by making better technology and having some fun in the process."

In keeping with the MLE way of life, when the award for Best Business Culture was announced, Mike Lloyd insisted the team receive the award. He goes on to say
"This awards means a great deal to MLE as our culture is central to our success. We have worked hard to create a wonderful environment where people can develop in themselves and their career and where our clients will enjoy themselves. We work on the philosophy that if our people are happy, our clients will be too."

The Awards' judges praised MLE's culture for its open and supportive nature. Virgin Mobile's Anita Collier, judge for the Best Business Culture award remarks
"MLE is a place where employees take enormous pride in their work, but where the management take even more pride in them and give them the support and the freedom to fly high. MLE are a very special company, indeed, I don't think they realise just how special they are."

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, WBY Award
'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 PlasmaJetTM, 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 ISO 9001awards in both of these areas is testament to MLE's commitment to them.

 

August 2003 - MLE certified to ISO9001-2000

Feb 2000 - MLE achieves ISO9001 quality accreditation

 

 

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