From left, Glencraft acting chairman Jonathan Smith and Glencraft managing director Graham McWilliam at the charity’s Aberdeen showroom

Aberdeen’s Glencraft, the luxury mattress maker that has supported disadvantaged people for 178 years, has won a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise. 

The social enterprise has provided bespoke mattresses for the offshore oil & gas sector and has an ongoing contract for the supply of 1,100 industry-compliant luxury mattresses for a North Sea operator.

Glencraft, which holds a Royal Warrant and has supplied mattresses to four generations of royalty at Balmoral, won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, Promoting Opportunity (through social mobility) for its commitment to supporting people from under-represented groups, while providing development and training support to its staff and a sustainable business model.