Our Awards

Winner of more than 30 national and international awards, McConnel has blazed a trail for quality and innovation for nearly 90 years.

Among the honours picked up by the company include: the 2001 Queen’s Award for Innovation which the company received for its pioneering Easy Drive System, the prestigious Burke Trophy, and the Shrophire Chamber of Commerce Champion of Champions Award.

McConnel winning award

An Award-Winning Pedigree

Royal Visit to McConnel Factory

Royal Visit

HRH The Princess Royal visited McConnel in 2005 to help the company celebrate its 70th anniversary.

McConnel winning Queens Award

Queens Award

McConnel's performance-enhancing Easy Drive System won the Queen's Award for Innovation in 2002.

McConnel winning award

Dr Alban Davies Trophy

HRH the Prince of Wales presented McConnel with the Dr Alban Davies Trophy at the 2004 Royal Welsh Show.

McConnel Awards 1949 - Present

2017

DEMOPARK (Germany) - Innovation medal

2015

FTMTA Ireland - 2 Silver Awards

2013

Royal Highland Show Society - Silver Award

2013

FTMTA Ireland - 2 Silver Awards

2010

Shropshire Chamber of Commerce - Champion of Champions

2005

Royal visit to McConnel from HRH Princess Anne

2005

Winner of the Prestigious Burke Trophy

2004

Farm Business Highly Commended Power Arm 7700T

2004

Royal Agricultural Society of England - Silver Medal

2004

Doctor Alban Davies Trophy - Silver Medal

2003

Royal Agricultural Society of England - Silver Medal

2003

Shropshire Chamber of Commerce, Customer Service Award

2002

Royal Agricultural Society of England - Silver Medal

2002

Queens Award for Enterprise (Innovation)

2001

SIMA Exhibition Paris, France - Silver Medal

2001

Shropshire Chamber of Commerce, Business Of The Year

1999

Royal Agricultural Society of England - Silver Medal

1999

Royal Welsh Agricultural Society - Silver Medal

1985

Royal Agricultural Society of England - Silver Medal

1984

Royal Bath & West & Southern Counties Society - Gold Medal

1975

Royal Agricultural Society of England - Silver Medal

1964

Royal Agricultural Society of England - Gold Medal

1961

Southport Agricultural Show - Silver Medal

1960

Royal Welsh Agricultural Society - Silver Medal

1957

Royal Agricultural Society of England - Silver Medal

1956

Royal Welsh Agricultural Society - Silver Medal

1953

British Dairy Farmers Association - Silver Medal

1951

Bath & West & Southern Counties Society - Silver Medal

1951

British Dairy Farmers Association - Silver Medal

1951

Royal Highland Agricultural Society of Scotland - Silver Medal

1949

Bath & West & Southern Counties Society - Silver medal

1949

Royal Highland Agricultural Society of Scotland - Silver Medal

Sawbench

McConnel won its first quality award way back in 1949, picking up the Royal Highland Agricultural Society Silver Medal for its innovative saw bench.

Old Photo of first McConnel Sawbench