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Awards and accolades
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KM’s commitment to raising the bar on the customer experience has attracted consistent industry recognition in the form of multiple awards. Perhaps one of the most significant achievements is securing the coveted title of Independent Builders’ Merchant of the Year a record seven times. David Kilburn has been hon-
oured on numerous occasions for both his business acumen and his work within the local business community. He received a Lifetime Achievement award in 2012 at the Builders’ Merchants Awards for Excellence and, most recently, a Business Leadership Award at the 2016 Insider Growth 100 Awards. On top of awards, David, and the wider business, are recognised for involvement in a
Awards David Kilburn
■ Business Leadership Award – Insider Growth 100 Awards 2016
Company
■ Sunday Times Top Track 250 – 2016 position 70 – 2015 position 139 – 2014 position 201 ■ Hull Daily Mail Business of the Year 2004 ■ Yorkshire Post Business of the Year 2007 ■ Entrepreneur of the North 2008 – Ernst Young ■ Builders’ Merchants Awards for Excellence Lifetime Achievement Award 2012 – David Kilburn Independent Merchant of the Year (6+ branches) – 2003 – 2004 – 2005 – 2007 – 2008 – 2012 – 2013 Marketing Initiative of the Year 2003
range of other initiatives, including David’s role as Chair for Humber LEP Investment Board and Young Enterprise Hull & Humber. He is also the co-founder of For Entrepreneurs Only, an organisation that sees members give up their time to support and inspire local entrepreneurs to promote Hull and the Humber region as a great place to start and run a business.
Trainee of the Year 2013 – Glenn Paddison Branch Manager of the Year 2013 – Alan Patterson
Volunteering David Kilburn – Chief Executive ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Member – Humber LEP Board Chair – Humber LEP Investment Board Co Founder – For Entrepreneurs Only Member – City Leadership Board Honorary President – Hull City AFC
Mark Smith – Finance Director
■ Director – Preston Road Enterprise Ltd
Linda Clarke – Director
■ Member – Hull Children’s University Board ■ Member – For Entrepreneurs Only ■ Member – York Theatre Royal Enterprise Board
Keith Eames – Branch Director (MKM Hull Ltd)
■ Chair – Hull & East Riding Education Business Forum (previously known as EBLO)
Jon Samuel – Business Development Manager
■ Business Advisor – Young Enterprise Hull & Humber
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