Industry Trailblazers Honoured at Frost & Sullivan's Best Practices Awards Banquet

-- Exceptional performances across industry recognised at Frost & Sullivan's prestigious awards ceremony

LONDON, May 19, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan presented thirty-five accolades to industry leaders and innovators during last Thursday's 2015 Growth, Innovation & Leadership Awards Banquet at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, London.

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Addressing the audience, composed of decision-makers and visionaries from a broad spectrum of industries, Gary Jeffery, Partner & Director at Frost & Sullivan, explained: "Our long-established awards programme recognises companies that have demonstrated a unique approach towards doing business in their respective markets. Frost & Sullivan celebrates these ideas and strategies that drive corporate growth."

The evening highlighted superlative achievements across information and communications technologies; industrial automation; automotive; chemicals and materials; healthcare; energy and environment as well as aerospace, defence and security.

Some of the areas of excellence that distinctions were bestowed in featured product innovation, customer value leadership, technology innovation, entrepreneurial spirit as well as market share and breadth of penetration.

"This elite list of companies has demonstrated innovation, competitiveness and leadership in meeting the demands and challenges inherent in their particular sectors," remarked Jeffery. "Frost & Sullivan acknowledges their products and services as best-in-class examples of how to effectively optimise strategies, performance and processes."

The following companies were honoured during the night's black-tie ceremony.

InvestUK - 2015 Economic Development Innovation: Policy and Programme Excellence Award

ThetaRay - 2014 Global Infrastructure and Financial Services Cyber Security Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award

Songwon International AG - 2015 European Antioxidants for Plastic Applications Product Line Strategy Leadership Award

Aura Light International AB - 2015 European Lighting Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award

Emerson Network Power - 2014 EMEA Data Center Cooling Solution Product Leadership Award

Emerson Network Power - 2014 EMEA UPS Technology Leadership Award

Highview Power Storage - 2015 Global Large-Scale Energy Storage Technology Innovation Award

Vanadis Power - 2015 Global Energy Storage Competitive Strategy Innovation and Leadership Award

Fidson Healthcare Plc - 2014 Nigerian Pharmaceutical Growth Excellence Leadership Award

JNC International Ltd - 2015 West African Medical Devices Customer Service Leadership Award

Reagena Oy Ltd. - 2015 European Hantavirus Point-of-Care Diagnostics Customer Value Leadership Award

Europlacer - 2015 Global EMS Providers for the Aerospace & Defense Industry Growth Excellence Leadership Award

Fujikura Ltd. - 2014 Global Fusion Splicers Customer Value Leadership Award

Hempel A/S - 2014 European Protective Coatings New Product Innovation Award

Microlease - 2014 Global Test & Measurement Rental Company of the Year Award

Mycronic - 2014 Global SMT Printers New Product Innovation Award

Trescal - 2014 Global Calibration Services Competitive Strategy Innovation and Leadership Award

Arkadin 2015 European Conferencing Services Competitive Strategy Innovation and Leadership Award

Ericsson - 2015 Global Mobile Commerce Enabling Technology Leadership Award

INSIDE Secure - 2014 European Digital Identification Company of the Year Award

Intamac Systems Ltd. - 2015 European Internet of Things New Product Innovation Award

Interactive Intelligence 2014 EMEA Contact Centre Systems Company of the Year Award

ipNX - 2014 Nigerian Fibre-Optic Convergence Service Competitive Strategy Innovation and Leadership Award

Motorola Solutions Inc. - 2015 European Critical Communications Competitive Strategy Innovation and Leadership Award

Reactive Technologies - 2015 European ICT in Smart Energy Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award

SNT Deutschland AG - 2015 European Contact Center Outsourcing Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award

Sproxil - 2015 East and West African VAS for Pharmaceutical Anti-Counterfeiting Enabling Technology Leadership Award

Teleperformance - 2015 European Contact Centre Outsourcing Competitive Strategy Innovation and Leadership Award

Transcom WorldWide - 2015 European Contact Center Outsourcing Visionary Innovation Leadership Award

Vodafone - 2014 European Hosted IP Telephony/UCC and Hosted Contact Center Company of the Year Award

Atos - 2015 Global PLM Services in Discrete Manufacturing Company of the Year Award

ATS International - 2014 Global Plant Data Management and Quality Optimization Solutions for Discrete Industries New Product Innovation Award

Prysmian Group - 2015 European Single Mode Optical Fibers New Product Innovation Award

Cigniti Technologies Limited – UK – 2014 Global Automated Software Testing Services Customer Value Leadership Award

Suzhou Hydal Biotech - 2015 European Waste Oil Upcycling Technology Innovation Award

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