Haverhill firm Guardtech Group celebrates win at SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards

A Haverhill-based company enjoyed a triumphant evening at the SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards after winning the Business Innovation Award with CleanCube Mobile Cleanrooms at a glitzy event at Imperial War Museum Duxford.

Controlled environment experts the Guardtech Group has been providing its innovative portable cleanroom solutions for businesses across the UK throughout the pandemic, with mobile laboratories at major airports, TV production studios and elite level sporting events and beyond over the past two years.

It marks a highly successful spell for the product, which has also been nominated for the Business and Product Innovation Award at the East of England Federation of Small Businesses Awards.

Guardtech now go through to the SME National Business Awards at Wembley in December, with commercial director Mark Wheeler looking forward to another golden night for his inspirational team.

“We’re delighted to have won the SME Cambridgeshire Business Award for Business Innovation,” he said.

“It truly is testament to the hard work, creative spirit and can-do attitude of the whole team.

“I’m proud of the positive impact CleanCube Mobile Cleanrooms continues to have in the battle against Covid-19 and can see a really bright future for this innovative product, in the UK and internationally, as it offers a range of businesses a lot of flexibility and opportunity where space, time and budget is compromised.”

Guardtech now head to the FSB Awards (East of England chapter) at Newmarket Racecourse on Friday, hoping to land yet another big win.

“It’s just nice to be recognised for our hard work,” Mr Wheeler added.

“We’ve put a lot of time and thought into creating a cleanroom product that delivers optimum performance and reliability, allowing users the flexibility to continue their vital work without delay or by being hampered by spatial constraints or other related limitations.”