Leybold UK wins Composites UK 2022 Industry Award in social impact

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Vacuum equipment specialist Leybold UK (Chessington, Surrey, U.K.) has won the Composites UK 2022 Industry Awards in the “Social Impact” category. The award was announced and presented to Leybold on Nov. 2 at the Composites UK Awards Dinner which took place at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham, U.K. The Social Impact Award 2022 specifically recognizes those companies whose business activities make a tangible difference to people's lives and support the communities around them.

“The fact that we have received the award in this category in particular is a special recognition of our efforts in these areas and means a lot to the entire team,” Ian Dorman, general manager Leybold UK, says.

Leybold UK promotes a safe place for employees to learn and develop to their full potential. The vacuum specialist strives to ensure that employees can fully engage at work and are free from judgment or prejudice. “Over the past year, we have put a lot of effort into making our company a ‘Great Place to Work’ to achieve this,” Sarah Cogswell, HR manager, adds.

Leybold features a fully equipped service workshop with engineers who maintain and repair a wide range of vacuum pumps and equipment. The site is also home to the customer care team, technical support, marketing, human resources and finance departments, supported by the field sales force. In its day-to-day operations, Leybold focuses on creating an open, caring and inclusive environment.

Vacuum systems are used in a wide range of processes. Leybold designs and manufactures vacuum pumps, components and systems that create the
necessary production conditions for the industrial manufacture of semiconductors, data carriers, displays, coated architectural glass and solar cells. Vacuum systems are used in the refinement of steel and the processing and packaging of food. Vacuum is also indispensable for the operation of mass spectrometers and electron microscopes as well as in almost all areas of modern research and development (R&D).

What are the Composites UK Industry Awards?

Every November, Composites UK hosts its Industry Awards Dinner to coincide with the Advanced Engineering Show (AES). Here, awards are given out for innovation in materials, manufacture, design, health and safety, environmental/sustainability projects as well as personnel awards celebrating employer, employee and trainee/apprentice of the year.

Meet the other 2022 Composites UK Industry Award winners here.