Celebrating 'Manufacturer of the Year' Award

A Coventry-based firm that specialises in ultrasonic flow measurement has been awarded the Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya ‘Manufacturer of the Year’ at the Coventry Telegraph Business Awards 2019.

Katronic Technologies Ltd supplies hi-tech flow measurement instrumentation used in a wide variety of areas such as reducing heating costs in a hospital, measuring oil moving through a Middle Eastern pipeline or even monitoring the engine for a multi-million pound superyacht. The specialist team has also introduced an entirely new class of flowmeter this year that can be used for taking measurements of gases across a wide range of pressures.   

Commenting on the impressive accolade, Kate Turner, Operations Manager at Katronic Technologies Ltd said: “We are proud to be making continual refinement to our technology and our innovative products, and these improvements were instrumental in being selected for this prestigious award. The new business opportunities will create further employment and enhance the reputation of our company.”

“Having a trained workforce is vital in our industry.  We have been working alongside the team at Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce Training for over 20 years as they offer structured and engaging training opportunities, along with the support and guidance we need.  We recently introduced ILM leadership and management training to two members of our team who were new to supervisory roles. We have found that the qualification enhances team performance and provides an opportunity to develop  leadership styles.” 

“Jacqueline and Catherine have successfully completed the ILM level 2 Award in Leadership and Team Skills, which has helped them to develop the core skills they need to lead a team. We were also able to access 50% funding for the courses through Skills 4 Growth with guidance from Chamber Training.  The team at Chamber Training continue to offer business benefits, in terms of sourcing specific training to help bring new skill sets into the business and advice on industry specific qualifications and provision.   With their continued support and guidance we can ensure our training programme is kept up to date and in line with our team’s specific requirements.” 

Natalie Lane, Account Manager at C&W Chamber Training said: “We have supported the team at Katronic in terms of training and access to funding opportunities for many years. The management team is always looking at training routes to help build and develop talent within the business as well as accessing the Skills 4 Growth funding available to local businesses in Coventry and Warwickshire. We are delighted to see members of the team embarking on the ILM management development qualifications and this has been supported by the business as a whole.”

 To find out more about how C&W Chamber Training’s provision can benefit you and your business, please contact our Business Development Team on 024 7623 1122 or enquiries@cw-chambertraining.co.uk

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Left to right: Natalie Lane from Chamber Training is seen here with Kate Turner and Jacqueline Marajh from Katronic Technologies.