Point Source reaches National Business Regional Award Finals

Point Source has been chosen as one of four finalists in The AXA Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year Award category of the National Business Awards South East Regional Programme 2007.
                               
The National Business Awards Regional Programmes seek to recognise excellence in business achievement, innovation and success in the UK.  The AXA Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year category is open to organisations with up to £10 million turnover, so being chosen for the regional short list is a major achievement in its own right.  The winner of the award will be the company that best demonstrates significant growth and innovation in its market sector, under-pinned by strong financial performance. 

Winners will be announced at the South East Regional Finals to be held on Thursday July 12th.

The Royal Bank of Scotland International Trade Award 2004

Point Source was presented with 'The Royal Bank of Scotland International Trade Award ' at the Hampshire Business Awards 2004.

Point Source was a strong competitor from the start and the doubling of sales in the USA and inroads into the Japanese market made judges think it was a hard act to follow.

The Hampshire Business Awards recognise the key players in local companies and organisations that between them employ tens of thousands of people in the south.

Photonics Circle of Excellence Awards 2003

Point Source wins award for 405nm fiber-coupled laser

Point Source was presented with an award at Photonics West 2003 for the iFLEX2000 405nm fiber-coupled laser. The Photonics Circle of Excellence Awards are internationally recognized for honoring the best in new technology in the photonics marketplace.

The iFLEX2000 was selected as one of the twenty-five most innovative products of 2002 for its unique design and use of 'Flexible Laser Technology™.

Queen's Awards for Enterprise 2002

Point Source has won two Queen's Awards for our market-leading Flexible Laser Technology™ used by NASA, leading biomedical researchers and for a host of industrial measurement tasks.

The Queen's Awards were for:

International Trade - for a 172% growth in export sales over the past three years to £6 million a year. The company has grown by 750% in the past five years, all from its Hampshire base overlooking Southampton water.

Innovation - for our market-leading iFLEX1000 diode laser system which uses a single ultra-fine fibre optic to deliver laser light around bends with a higher quality of light than straight from a conventional laser.

KPMG Company of the Year Award 2001

Point Source was acclaimed as ‘KPMG Company of the Year’ in the Daily Echo Hampshire Business Awards in June 2001.

Sponsored by leading professional firm KPMG for the 11th year running, the awards recognize enterprize and excellence and are highly regarded throughout the county. Tony Cottam, senior partner of KPMG, described Point Source as truly an all-round winner, demonstrating excellence in all that it does. He said: ‘The company’s strong vision, strategy and pure enthusiasm are the qualities that give this winning company the leading edge. Its clear focus of providing customers with solutions and service rather than just product, with every solution being tailor made, has fostered a culture of excellence in all that it does.’

The independent judges stated: ‘Its (Point Source’s) highly innovative technology …. combined with the dedication of its staff and drive of owner manager David Pointer, has made Point Source realize its well-deserved market leader status.’

On receiving the Company of the Year Award, David said: ‘Point Source is my greatest adventure, everyone involved is carried along with the excitement. The innovative ideas of the team here are what has truly make us a global success and winning this award is a fantastic recognition of this!’

Sponsor

KPMG is one of the world's leading professional services organizations with offices all over the world. The company offers audit and accounting, tax advice, corporate finance, corporate restructuring or consulting. Having built up a reputation for excellence over the past 100 years, they are recognized worldwide for their contribution to the success of thousands of companies.
Hampshire Business Awards 2001 KPMG
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UK Entrepeneur of the Year Award 2001 - Runner Up

David Pointer, Managing Director, was a finalist in one of the UK’s most prestigious national business awards – Entrepreneur of the Year. Recognized as being one of the UK’s most outstanding and visionary entrepreneurs, his achievements are of national significance in promoting the success of UK plc. David’s drive and business acumen have been key factors in the company’s sustained growth since he founded the company in 1991. In the past five years alone Point Source has grown by over 700%. The EOY programme celebrates entrepreneurial success and recognizes the benefits that the entrepreneurial spirit of business leaders like David, bring to the economy in terms of job creation and the UK's competitiveness.

Founded and produced by Ernst & Young, the EOY awards were co-sponsored this year by The Citigroup Private Bank, The Times newspaper and Vodafone. It is also endorsed by the: Department of Trade and Industry; British Chambers of Commerce; the Design Council and the Institute of Directors.
The independent regional and national judging panels were made-up of leading figures from the UK business community. Over 400 nominations were received this year. The nominated companies represented businesses of all sizes, from all industries, with an average turnover of £38.3 million.

Sponsor

Ernst & Young is one of the largest professional services firms in the UK, employing 460 partners and 6,500 staff in offices in cities around the UK. They also have offices worldwide
Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2001 Ernst & Young
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Metrology for World Class Manufacturing Awards 2000

Point Source was winner in the Measurement for Manufacturing Excellence category with co-partners Rover Group, Heriot-Watt University, Cybamatic and VAW Motorcast.

The jointly developed product, Photoform, was heralded as ‘a most impressive product’ by the judges. Photoform has revolutionized high accuracy shape acquisition for the automotive industry. Point Source developed and built the optical systems that allow Photoform to acquire data points in parallel. A whole field of 1.6 million points can be measured simultaneously. Surface measurement of an engineering model that might have taken weeks, can be performed in less than one day using Photoform. This technology is of huge benefit to the motor industry in particular, as the throughput for design of engine parts and car styling is greatly increased.

Metrology for World Class Manufacturing Awards 2000 National Physics Laboratory
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