The MIA celebrates excellence at its annual Business Awards

Marking its twenty-fifth anniversary, the MIA again hosted its annual Business Excellence Awards at the NEC Birmingham (Thursday 10th January 2019).

The Awards Dinner closed the first day of Autosport International, Europe’s largest preseason motorsport show, with 400 guests celebrating winners in seven categories.

MIA President, The Rt Hon the Lord Astor of Hever, presented the main Business of the Year Award, partnered by Xtrac, to the Alcon Group, suppliers of hydraulic and electronic brake and clutch systems and engine components to the elite of global motorsport.

Alistair Fergusson, Group Managing Director, Alcon said: “What a fabulous acknowledgment of all the hard work and dedication of our talented team! 2018 was a year of records for Alcon in growth, overall sales, and the bottom line. We have welcomed several significant new customers and extended our market footprint through business investments in the UK and USA. Our team are immensely proud to have won this award ”.

Chris Aylett, CEO of the MIA, congratulated all winners saying “You have set an exceptional standard of excellence for the rest of our industry to follow. You richly deserve this recognition from your peers, who are the toughest judges of all to please. 2019 will be full of challenges but I am confident our motorsport industry will overcome these as always”

The other winners were:

MIA Service to the Industry Award – partnered by Goodridge
Winner – Nielsen Sports

MIA New Markets Award – partnered by 920 Engineering and Shiftec
Winner – KW Special Projects

MIA Export Achievement Award – partnered by WMG
Winner – AP Racing

MIA Technology & Innovation Award – partnered by Ricardo
Winner – Integral Powertrain

MIA Teamwork Award – partnered by Grainger & Worrall
Winner – Racing Point Force India F1 Team

MIA Business of the Year Award (sales under £5 million) – partnered by Lestercast
Winner – Precision Technologies

The Awards have been presented since 1994 to recognise excellence at all levels within the motorsport and high-performance engineering industry.

About MIA

The Motorsport Industry Association (MIA) is the world’s leading trade association for the Motorsport & High-Performance Engineering sector, services and tuning industry. It represents the specialised needs of this highly successful Industry which, although extending throughout the world and rapidly expanding in the developing nations, is centred here in the UK. The MIA Membership displays a wide demographic spread, including; Motorsport and High – Performance Engineering companies, race and rally teams, governing bodies, motorsport services, research organisations, race circuits and universities and colleges.