Leading Scotland-based AI digital tech company Fennex Ltd. has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise 2025. Announced today the company has been recognised for its excellence in International Trade for outstanding short-term growth in overseas sales over the last three years. 

Fennex is one of the 197 organisations to be recognised nationally with the most prestigious award available for UK business. 

The multi award-winning company has developed a suite of innovative, cloud-based safety and business process solutions for the energy sector, which are rapidly transforming safety culture and performance in high-risk offshore industries. Building on recent global business wins, it is planning to double in size in the next 24 months.

Strategy Director at Fennex, Nassima Brown said, 
“We are immensely proud to have achieved the King’s Award for Enterprise. It is an accolade for the entire team, and recognition of our standout performance in achieving international business success. Since we started in Aberdeen, the business has rapidly developed: our systems now operate in over 20 countries, with 42,000 end-users, and our safety solutions are actively deployed across more than 70 global operated assets. 

“Fennex’s goal is to become a recognised leader in specialised cutting-edge AI digital technologies, and this award cements our commitment to shape the future of the energy industry by enhancing efficiency, sustainability, and safety. We also see this as a driver of economic growth, and positioning Aberdeen and Scotland as global leaders in digital technology innovation”.

The company is based in the ONE Tech Hub in Aberdeen, and endorsing their achievement, Sir Ian Wood KT GBE, Chair of Opportunity North East said: 
“I warmly congratulate Nassima, Adrian and the Fennex team for this prestigious award. Fennex cuts across two exciting growth sectors of digital technology and green energy as part of the northeast digital ecosystem. 

“The Fennex story is a great example of entrepreneurial digital technology founders growing and scaling their business, taking world class digital products from ONE Tech Hub to the international markets.  This accolade is testament to the Fennex team’s focus on growth.  It is exciting to see them realise their ambitions and continue to lead the way for innovation and excellence in the northeast.”

Fennex currently employs 27 people and was founded in 2016 by Adrian and Nassima Brown — energy professionals with over 25 years of global industry experience. Its international growth has been fuelled by its relentless focus on innovation — delivering intelligent, agile, and competitive digital solutions that solve complex industry challenges and create exceptional value for global customers.

The King’s Award

The King’s Awards for Enterprise, previously known as The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, were renamed in 2023 to reflect His Majesty the King’s desire to continue the legacy of HM Queen Elizabeth II’s by recognising outstanding UK businesses. The Award programme, now in its 59th year, is the most prestigious business award in the country, with successful businesses able to use the esteemed King’s Awards Emblem for the next five years.

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