R;pple Receives King's Award for Enterprise - Innovation

The King’s Award for Enterprise celebrates the UK’s most exciting and innovative businesses¹. The Awards, which are now in their 59th year, are the most prestigious business award in the country.  

In addition to being able to display the esteemed King’s Awards Emblem for the next five years, R;pple was honoured to receive the prestigious Innovation award at an exclusive Royal reception.

Royalty meets R;pple

R;pple’s Chief Technology Officer, David Savage, attended the Royal reception to receive the award from one of The King’s representatives, a Lord-Lieutenant.

“Receiving the King’s Award for Enterprise – Innovation on behalf of the team at R;pple is a humbling moment. This Royal recognition is more than just a testament to the work we’ve put in to build the technology. It’s also a powerful validation of our suicide prevention mission: intervening at a critical point in someone’s life to offer them hope.

"At R;pple our priority is impact. To achieve that, we needed to innovate by creating a digital crisis intervention tool to intercept harmful searches. To stand alongside the country’s top organisations and be acknowledged at the highest level for our work gives the team a huge boost and energises us to keep going.”

David Savage

Chief Technology Officer, R;pple

R;pple is one of just 197 organisations of all types across the UK to be recognised with a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise.

What is the King’s Award for Enterprise - Innovation?

From small businesses with innovative products to larger organisations managing operations at scale, the King’s Award for Enterprise recognises contributions to enterprise in the UK.  

The King’s Awards for Enterprise was previously known as The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, renamed in 2023 to reflect the monarch's desire to continue the legacy of HM Queen Elizabeth II’s by recognising outstanding UK businesses.

Often seen as a ‘Royal Seal’ of approval, the award is highly valued by customers, partners and colleagues, demonstrating commitment to innovation and excellence.

The awards are given to businesses which demonstrate outstanding achievement across four categories:

• International trade
• Sustainable development
• Promoting opportunity
• Innovation

R;pple has received the King’s Award for Enterprise - Innovation, recognising the incredible lifesaving power of the tool, created after R;pple’s founder lost her brother, Josh, to suicide. To learn more, hear our story and find out about R;pple's lifesaving work.

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Sources:

1. King's Award, Gov.uk

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