We are thrilled to announce our Managing Director, Rachel Garrett, has been crowned the country’s best business director at a prestigious awards ceremony.
Rachel Garrett won the SME Director of the Year Award at this year’s IoD England Director of the Year Awards in Birmingham.
She said: “I am absolutely honoured to receive such a prestigious award. This really is a career highlight for me.
“We’ve experienced continued growth in recent years and have made a name for ourselves as a true world leader in our field. To have that growth recognised at a national awards ceremony is truly special.
“While we may only be a small team, we’re putting Britain back on the map for engineering and flying the flag for Suffolk.”
The SME category was open to businesses with a turnover of up to £50million which demonstrate outstanding initiative, boldness and imagination – together with sound management practice and good corporate governance.
Rachel has reinvigorated the business since becoming our Managing Director in 2016, seeing continued growth while building a company culture that encourages employees to thrive.
That includes being one of the earliest adopters of the four-day working week, which Rachel has attributed to a rise in profits.
Her work in growing the company was also instrumental in our acquisition by world leaders Indo MIM in 2023, taking our business to new heights.
Rachel added: “Work doesn’t feel like work when you love what you do – and I’m so proud of the culture we’ve built at CMG.
“I wouldn’t be here receiving this award were it not for my incredible team who time and time again go the extra mile for our customers.
“Together we have built something really special here at CMG.”
More information on our company culture can be found here.