\u201cWellworking has been the UK\u2019s number 1 rated office furniture company in terms of customer feedback in each of the last 10 years, and much of that is down to our location near Park Royal,\u201d he said. \u201cThe road network close by allow us to fulfil our 1-hour delivery timeslots to offices and homes all over the southeast in over 98% of our deliveries.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wellworking took home the \u2018Sustainable Business of the Year\u2019 prize in Ealing Council\u2019s London Living Wage Awards 2025<\/a>. The judges were impressed by the tailored approach being taken by Wellworking to help both customers and staff make more sustainable choices.<\/p>\n L\u2019AQUILA<\/p>\n L\u2019AQUILA<\/a> supplies Mediterranean vegetable ingredients to leading food manufacturers, foodservice, catering, wholesalers, and retail operators. The company has gone from strength to strength since it was founded in 1987 by owner Nadia Howell. It has operated from a bespoke 9,000 square foot office and warehouse in Coronation Road since 2001. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Nadia said: \u201cL\u2019AQUILA chose to be based in Park Royal because of the excellent motorway connections serving the regions, the direct road route into central London on the A40 and having 2 underground stations (Park Royal and Hanger Lane) nearby. The area is also very well served with buses. That all makes deliveries and recruitment easier. The food-centric estate is also home to many of our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n Doughlicious<\/p>\n Park Royal is also home to a cluster of rapidly growing micro, small, and medium sized companies in the food manufacturing sector that are pioneering new products. This includes cookie dough products producer Doughlicious \u2013 The London Dough Co.<\/a>, which benefited from the council\u2019s Pioneer Fund in 2022 and is continuing to grow and innovate.<\/p>\n Kathryn Bricken is the company\u2019s CEO and founder. \u201cHaving our factory in Park Royal has been instrumental to our success,\u201d she said. \u201cThis strategic location has enabled us to build and maintain an exceptional team of star employees who have stayed with us for years, thanks to the convenient proximity to their homes and excellent accessibility via various train lines. This location gives us both the stability of a dedicated workforce and the creative inspiration needed to continue our mission of changing what\u2019s possible in indulgent snacking.\u201d<\/p>\n POW<\/p>\n Park Royal Open Workshop<\/a>, or POW, was awarded \u2018Creative Business of the Year\u2019 in the borough\u2019s London Living Wage Awards 2025.<\/p>\n POW is a not-for-profit, open-access workshop and makerspace, offering 5000sqft of professional woodworking and metalworking machines, CNC fabrication, laser cutting, and digital tech, for makers to learn and create.<\/p>\n Alex Rincon is POW\u2019s founder. He told us: \u201cPOW began as a response to the significant challenges faced by artists, designers, and makers in the creative industry. For example, less than 20% of makers come from low socioeconomic backgrounds, and only 1.2% of revenue-generating artists are female. POW houses professional-grade tools that would otherwise be prohibitively expensive.<\/p>\n \u201cLast year, we doubled our revenue every quarter and, by the end of April, we will have doubled our floorspace. We\u2019re super positive about our future here.\u201d<\/p>\n Helping businesses to thrive<\/p>\n In summer 2024, our borough become the first London Living Wage Place in west London.<\/a><\/p>\n Councillor Kamaljit Nagpal, the council\u2019s cabinet member for decent living incomes, said: \u201cAlmost 100 local employers now pay the London Living Wage, with many more in the accreditation pipeline. We now want more organisations to start reaping the rewards of paying the London Living Wage \u2013 it\u2019s good for business, and good for Ealing.\u201d<\/p>\n Get accredited<\/p>\n Companies are being offered incentives and support, through a scheme set up by the council to help more businesses become accredited.<\/p>\n This includes free staff training, marketing advice, and promotion. 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