Duke Visits Playtop
His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent KG has made an official
visit to Playtop Limited, unveiling a plaque at the company’s
Newark headquarters to commemorate his visit.
The Duke of Kent KG, a cousin of the Queen, was accompanied by
the Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire, Sir Andrew Buchanan Bt.
They were welcomed by Charles Lawrence, chairman of both the
Charles Lawrence Group and Playtop Limited, who introduced HRH to
key personnel.
HRH Duke of Kent KG
signing the visitors’ book
watched by Charles Lawrence
HRH was shown around the site, which included a demonstration of
Playtop’s impact-absorbing properties.
Commenting, Charles Lawrence said: “He was fascinated by
the environmental aspect of taking redundant commercial vehicle
tyres and turning them into, amongst other things, surfacing for
children’s playgrounds. The fact that we then export these
surfaces around the world he thought was
marvellous.”
Earlier this year Playtop Limited won a Queen’s Award for
International Trade for increasing its exports by 150% over three
years. The Duke of Kent’s visit was in further recognition of
this award.
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