Sir Ian Wood Award for Innovation

For businesses which can demonstrate a proven ability to create, nurture and develop innovative products, processes or services that substantially improve the commercial performance or prospects of
the company.

Applicants will show a high degree of creativity and dynamism and will be exploring ways to exploit their innovation to its fullest potential.

Successful organisations will have developed a product/service, or business process, that is unique or ground-breaking in their sector, which satisfies a real need in the marketplace, and will have had or have the potential to have a positive impact on the Grampian economy.

This can also include innovative ways of doing business through partnership working or Joint Ventures, or encouraging staff to contribute ideas and suggestions for continuous improvement or applying different business models to growing the business.

The winning organisation will demonstrate commitment to the research and development process, and provide evidence of effectively marketing the innovation to customers. The innovation should be demonstrated to have had – or the potential to have – significant impact on the business.