Lovehoney Among U.K. Businesses to Receive 'Queen's Award for Enterprise'

Lovehoney Among U.K. Businesses to Receive 'Queen's Award for Enterprise'

BATH, U.K. — Lovehoney is celebrating a new honor, The Queen's Award for Enterprise for "outstanding continuous growth in overseas sales over the last six years," noted a company rep.

The annual awards recognize outstanding achievement by U.K. businesses in a variety of fields, including international trade, innovation, sustainable development and promoting opportunity through social mobility.

"Since 2015, overseas sales have grown from £12 million to £56 million, an overall rise of 365%. The award — described as ‘the highest accolade for business success’ — allows Lovehoney to use the Queen’s Award emblem in advertising, marketing and on packaging for a period of five years as a symbol of quality and success," the rep said.

Lovehoney Chief Commercial Officer Debbie Bond said the company is “thrilled to have received official recognition from the Queen."

"Her Majesty has been a wonderful supporter of Lovehoney as we have grown into being the world’s leading sexual wellness brand. Royal patronage will help us to create more jobs at our Bath headquarters and in our international offices and spread the sexual happiness message globally," noted Brand.

"The Queen is the U.K.’s greatest trade ambassador and royal approval shows again how mainstream shoppers and retail outlets are embracing sexual wellness products as never before and appreciating their importance in improving overall wellbeing — a particularly important message as we come out of lockdown after a stressful year living with the pandemic," Brand said.

A rep described Lovehoney as the U.K.’s biggest online adult retailer with eight other websites globally including U.S., Australia, France, Germany, Spain, E.U., Canada and New Zealand, a global customer base of 2.2 million people and a 300-strong workforce.

"Lovehoney’s global expansion was boosted by winning the official license to make all official Fifty Shades of Grey pleasure products. It has created several ranges with E.L. James, author of the trilogy, including new collections to celebrate the books’ 10th birthday this year," the rep said.

"This is the second time Lovehoney has won a Queen’s Award from Her Majesty," continued the rep. "It received the Queen’s Award for International Trade five year ago and founders Richard Longhurst and Neal Slateford and other winners met the Queen and Prince Philip at a garden party at Buckingham Palace.

Image: Lovehoney Chief Commercial Officer Debbie Bond

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