Pindar's home town is the most enterprising place in Europe
Yes it’s official; Scarborough is the most enterprising place in Europe and has a major award to prove it!
At an awards ceremony held in Prague this month, Scarborough won the Grand Jury prize in the prestigious European Enterprise Awards, which was awarded to the most creative and inspiring entrepreneurship initiative in the whole of Europe.
Scarborough has been Pindar’s home since it was formed in 1836, the family owned business, a leading print and electronic media company, has its headquarters, web and digital printing facilities located at the Business Park and is a key employer in the town, employing over 500 people. Pindar blends its 170 year printing history with a forward thinking and innovative culture investing vigorously in people, research, technology and equipment. In the last few years, the company has invested £18 million in software, equipment and people to help customers solve the communications issues they face and anticipate future customers' requirements.
Running throughout the company is Pindar's responsibility to the community and people within the company have been heavily involved in the Renaissance Partnership.
Tom Pindar said: "We have always suspected that Scarborough is quite a wonderful place. Now we have European proof of what a brilliant place it is to live and work. I thought it was wonderful just to be in the final, so to win it really is a fantastic achievement for everyone who has worked hard to really make Scarborough the jewel in Yorkshire's crown."
Scarborough, as the sole representative for the UK, was one of 13 entrants in the running for the Grand Jury prize out of an original 350 projects from across Europe who submitted entries for the competition.
The European Enterprise Awards, run by the European Commission Enterprise and Industry Directorate, aim to recognise those places of enterprise excellence across Europe that have helped to transform the social and economic fortunes of their area and are the best at improving economic prospects and encouraging enterprise in their countries.
The Scarborough Renaissance Partnership submitted an entry for the awards in November 2008, after Scarborough was crowned the most enterprising place in Britain last year in the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform’s (BERR) successful Enterprising Britain competition, which celebrates and rewards the most enterprising places in the UK. The entry was based on how renaissance and the community have transformed the fortunes of Scarborough over the past few years through their enterprising approach. The Scarborough Renaissance Partnership comprises of Scarborough Borough Council, local stakeholders, businesses, representatives from the local community and Yorkshire Forward.
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