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Home-lift company gains national award

A Black Country manufacturer has received a significant award from a national awards scheme.

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Lachlan Faulkner, Stiltz Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer with the 2019 Lloyds Bank Exporter of the Year Award

Kingswinford-based Stilz Homelifts were chosen as Exporter of the Year at the Lloyds Bank National Business Awards.

The awards ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane in London on November 10.

The firm, which received the award after going through a rigorous Dragon's Den-type presentation to directors of the awards, help access within the home for individuals living with restricted mobility by fitting homelifts.

It has grown into a company with customers and partners in over 35 countries.

Lachlan Faulkner, co-founder and Chief Commercial officer, spoke about his pride at the award.

He said: "On behalf of Stiltz, I am honoured to receive this award. I thank the judging panel for officially recognising the hard work and dedication of our team which underpins this achievement.

"Our new breed of product is unlike any other and continues to revolutionise access in the home.

"The demand for social inclusion, enhanced wellbeing and safety without costly relocation or redevelopment drives our business, hence we fully appreciate our duty of care.

"The Stiltz team believes in empowering individuals with restricted mobility through worldwide democratisation of homelifts and this latest award underlines our promise to drive change in all corners of the globe."