Cars That Go Fast: MIA BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS PRESENTED TO UK MOTORSPORT INDUSTRY’S FINEST

MIA BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS PRESENTED TO UK MOTORSPORT INDUSTRY’S FINEST
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Elton on 12 January, 2009 02:40:00
 
To recognise the UK motorsport industry’s high achievers from the past year,
the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA) last week (Thursday, January 8)
announced the winners of its coveted Business Excellence Awards during its
annual Awards Dinner at the Autosport International Show, NEC, Birmingham.
All motorsport companies are eligible to win one of these sought-after awards,
nominations for which are made by the MIA membership. This demonstrates that the
winners have earned the respect and support of their industry peers, and makes
the awards especially meaningful to the recipients.
Taking place on the evening of the first day of the Show (NEC, Birmingham,
January 8-11), the sell-out dinner was attended by an audience of some 500
representatives of the international motorsport community. It was hosted by
Autosport International with additional backing from the individual award
sponsors listed below, plus: Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Etihad Airways and
Northamptonshire Enterprise Ltd. The guest speaker was the award winning
impressionist and star of the hit TV show ‘Dead Ringers’, Kevin Connelly.
The 2008 award winners in the seven key categories were as follows:
The Business of the Year Award (sponsored  by Xtrac)
Winner:                          RML
The Teamwork Award (sponsored  by MIRA)
Winner:                          Audi Sport
The Small Business of the Year Award (sponsored  by Alcon)
Winner:                          Ginetta
The Export Achievement Award (sponsored by Performance Racing Industry – PRI)
Winner:                          Pi Research
The Rally Business of the Year Award (sponsored  by Northamptonshire Enterprise
Ltd)
Winner:                          Stobart
The Technology and Innovation Award (sponsored  by Ricardo)
Winner:                           Wirth Research
The Service to the Industry Award (sponsored  by Clemson University)
Winner:                           Performance  Racing Industry  First presented
in 1995, the MIA Awards were created to recognise excellence at all levels
within the motorsport and high performance engineering industry.