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Design award
23 January 2013
Haraldur Agustsson, MD of Globus (Shetland), a UK leader in hand protection for the workplace and home, has picked up the prestigious Ernst & Young (E&Y) Entrepreneur of the Year award for Original Product Design in the

Haraldur Agustsson, MD of Globus
(Shetland), a UK leader in hand
protection for the workplace and
home, has picked up the prestigious
Ernst & Young (E&Y) Entrepreneur
of the Year award for Original
Product Design in the North of
England.
The judges, who comprised independent national business leaders in the North of England, praised Agustsson for having built Globus into a major player in the safety glove market from a relatively small starting capital. He will now represent the North of England at the UK finals in London in October.
The judges, who comprised independent national business leaders in the North of England, praised Agustsson for having built Globus into a major player in the safety glove market from a relatively small starting capital. He will now represent the North of England at the UK finals in London in October.
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