Picon council member awarded 2006 Paper Industry Gold Medal

Picon council member and managing director of Compact Engineering Ltd, Mr David Klemz, has been awarded the prestigious 2006 Paper Industry Gold Medal by the industry’s independent Gold Medal Association Awards Committee.  Mr Klemz was presented with the Gold Medal by the Rt. Hon. William Hague MP during the recent Charters Dinner held on Tuesday May 9 at the Stationer’s Hall, London.

Commenting on the award, Patrick Shorten, Master of the Stationer’s Company and chairman of the Awards Committee said David had won the award against a strong list of nominations due to ‘his selfless support for the entire industry at the same time as displaying exceptional innovation and enterprise from his small family owned company base.’

According to the official Gold Medal Award Citation, David’s contribution to the paper industry has stood out as ‘an exemplar to present and future generations of industry entrepreneurs, and through his innovation, enterprise, hard work and passion for industry, David has provided the perfect demonstration of how British paper industry engineering can succeed in very challenging circumstances.’

John Brazier, chief executive of Picon and who nominated David for the award added, ‘This is the first time in the 30 year history of the Paper Industry Gold Medal, that it has been awarded to a representative from a smaller sized engineering company and clearly demonstrates the impact and contribution that such manufacturing companies can and indeed do make to our industry.’