Leicester-based healthcare product supplier receives Queen’s Award

Global supplier of healthcare products Unimed Procurement Services has won a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2022. The UK company is one of 141 national organisations to be recognised for its excellence in international trade.

Unimed was set up in 2018 and focuses on working in the international development field, currently supplying healthcare products to more than 25 countries. The company works with organisations such as Her Majesty’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, The United States Agency for International Development and the United Nations.

Managing director Shameet Thakkar said: “We are honoured to be presented with the most prestigious award for businesses in the UK. We have experienced remarkable growth overseas since we established our business and we continue to be a supplier of choice for many outstanding organisations that have global health and development at the forefront of their work.

“I’m very proud that Unimed can represent Leicester and the Midlands by winning this award, uplifting businesses in the local community.”

Picture: Managing director Shameet Thakkar.

Published on page 6 of the May 2022 issue of RAD Magazine.