Date: April 2005
Apollo Chemicals Ltd, the pioneering adhesives company based in Tamworth, Staffordshire, joined the elite this week/month when it scooped the prestigious 'Queen's Award for Innovation' for its unique Fastack adhesive.
Fastack is a revolutionary two part polyurethane adhesive that has a quick tack - fast cure quality enabling customers to accelerate production time and reduce costs.
The Queen's Awards are the UK's greatest business honour and Apollo is one of less than fifty companies to receive such an accolade in 2005.
Managing Director Alan Jones said after the announcement 'I am absolutely delighted. This is testament to all the hard work that everyone at Apollo has put into the development of Fastack - and indeed its forerunners - which has led us to this point. To receive a Queen's Award is a great honour.
The award does not just recognise a new idea or concept. Any company seeking the award must demonstrate the commercial success of the product along with their credentials as a professional, well-run responsible business.
Apollo has an enviable record of innovation within the adhesives field and is one of the largest suppliers of polyurethane adhesives in the UK - placing it amongst the largest independent players in the UK adhesive market which is worth about £330M pa. Fastack is the latest instalment of this success story.
Fastack affords the hard-pressed British manufacturer increased productivity and efficiency and further investment from Apollo has ensured the continued development of the system and application methods. |
