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.
Royal Visit
HRH The Princess Royal visited McConnel in 2005 to help the company celebrate its 70th anniversary.
Queens Award
McConnel's performance-enhancing Easy Drive System won the Queen's Award for Innovation in 2002.
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
DEMOPARK (Germany) - Innovation medal
FTMTA Ireland - 2 Silver Awards
Royal Highland Show Society - Silver Award
FTMTA Ireland - 2 Silver Awards
Shropshire Chamber of Commerce - Champion of Champions
Royal visit to McConnel from HRH Princess Anne
Winner of the Prestigious Burke Trophy
Farm Business Highly Commended Power Arm 7700T
Royal Agricultural Society of England - Silver Medal
Doctor Alban Davies Trophy - Silver Medal
Royal Agricultural Society of England - Silver Medal
Shropshire Chamber of Commerce, Customer Service Award
Royal Agricultural Society of England - Silver Medal
Queens Award for Enterprise (Innovation)
SIMA Exhibition Paris, France - Silver Medal
Shropshire Chamber of Commerce, Business Of The Year
Royal Agricultural Society of England - Silver Medal
Royal Welsh Agricultural Society - Silver Medal
Royal Agricultural Society of England - Silver Medal
Royal Bath & West & Southern Counties Society - Gold Medal
Royal Agricultural Society of England - Silver Medal
Royal Agricultural Society of England - Gold Medal
Southport Agricultural Show - Silver Medal
Royal Welsh Agricultural Society - Silver Medal
Royal Agricultural Society of England - Silver Medal
Royal Welsh Agricultural Society - Silver Medal
British Dairy Farmers Association - Silver Medal
Bath & West & Southern Counties Society - Silver Medal
British Dairy Farmers Association - Silver Medal
Royal Highland Agricultural Society of Scotland - Silver Medal
Bath & West & Southern Counties Society - Silver medal
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.