Hull-based Ideal Heating has won a national manufacturing award in recognition of its commitment to employee wellbeing.
The company won the Manufacturing Matters prize at the Make UK Manufacturing Awards 2025. This award is focused on businesses which have had a positive societal impact as a result of their practices and/or products.
The national accolade comes after Ideal scooped the regional Manufacturing Matters Award in the Make UK North East, Yorkshire and Humberside Manufacturing Awards last October.
Organised by Make UK, which represents more than 20,000 businesses, the awards celebrate manufacturing excellence and showcase talent across the UK.
The national awards ceremony took place on the Dixie Queen paddle steamer in London, with winners receiving their awards while floating down the River Thames against the ever-changing backdrop of the capital’s iconic landmarks.
Judges noted that Ideal’s investment in staff wellbeing was “one of the most impressive examples they had come across”.
Ideal was recognised for its extensive efforts to support the wellbeing of its staff including the significant upgrading of its manufacturing facility on the Hull site and the provision of physiotherapy and other facilities to aid staff welfare.
The business employs around 1,000 people, with the vast majority based at its headquarters site on National Avenue in Hull.
