Lord Shuttleworth presents Queen's Award to TISS

Blackpool-based TISS Ltd has been presented its most recent Queen's Award by Lord Shuttleworth, the Queen’s representative for Lancashire.

The company was granted the award in recognition of its innovation, based on the success of its TankSafe fuel safety device. TISS also received the Queen’s Award for International Trade in 2014.

Lord Shuttleworth, Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire, presented the award at a ceremony hosted at The Grand Hotel in St Annes.

Guests at the event included the mayor and mayoress of Blackpool, joint venture partners from around the globe, as well as customers and suppliers.

During the presentation, Lord Shuttleworth spoke on the significance of the award as “recognition of the hard work and commitment to innovation by the staff at TISS”.

Ryan Wholey, CEO of TISS, said: “We are delighted to win our second Queen’s Award in four years. This is the highest honour which can be bestowed upon any UK company and is fantastic recognition of TISS’ commitment to providing the most innovative fuel security solutions.” TISS also raised hundreds of pounds for Brian House Children’s Hospice in Bispham during a charity raffle with dozens of prizes donated from local companies and associates of the business.