Hotter, the multi-channel shoe and accessories retailer and the UK’s biggest shoe manufacturer, was presented with its Queen’s Award for Enterprise – the UK’s most prestigious business award on Tuesday Sept 22nd.
The ceremony by the Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire was attended by John Saunders, Chief Executive of the British Footwear Association, Rosie Cooper MP and Mayor of West Lancashire Nikki Hennessy.
“We’re delighted to have won this recognition for our outstanding success in international trade which has seen our export earnings grow by over 123% in the last three years as we have developed the Hotter brand in markets such as the USA, the Middle East, and South Africa,” said Managing Director Peter Taylor. “We are a unique business with our own factory and customer service centre based in Lancashire, over a million customers around the world, more than 75 Hotter stores across the UK, one in South Africa and further ones planned internationally.
“From our HQ in Lancashire we design, develop and manufacture shoes for our global markets, ship over two million pairs of shoes around the world each year and support our customers with a dedicated call centre and personal shopping service that works across multiple time zones,” he added. “
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