Winner of more than 30 national and international awards, McConnel has blazed a trail for quality and innovation for nearly 80 years.
Among the honours picked up by the company include: the 2001 Queen's Award for Innovation which the company received for its pioneering Easy Drive System, the prestigious Burke Trophy, and the Shrophire Chamber of Commerce Champion of Champions Award.
Royal Visit
HRH The Princess Royal visited McConnel in 2005 to help the company celebrate its 70th anniversary.
2017 - DEMOPARK (Germany) - Innovation medal
2015 - FTMTA Ireland - 2 Silver Awards
2013 - Royal Highland Show Society - Silver Award
2013 - FTMTA Ireland - 2 Silver Awards
2010 - Shropshire Chamber of Commerce - Champion of Champions
2005 - Royal visit to McConnel from HRH Princess Anne
2005 - Winner of the Prestigious Burke Trophy
2004 - Farm Business Highly Commended Power Arm 7700T
2004 - Royal Agricultural Society of England - Silver Medal
2004 - Doctor Alban Davies Trophy - Silver Medal
2003 - Royal Agricultural Society of England - Silver Medal
Queen's Award
McConnel's performance-enhancing Easy Drive System won the Queen's Award for Innovation in 2002
2003 - Shropshire Chamber of Commerce, Customer Service Award
2002 - Royal Agricultural Society of England - Silver Medal
2002 -Queens Award for Enterprise (Innovation)
2001 - SIMA Exhibition Paris, France - Silver Medal
2001 - Shropshire Chamber of Commerce, Business Of The Year
1999 - Royal Agricultural Society of England - Silver Medal
1999 - Royal Welsh Agricultural Society - Silver Medal
1985 - Royal Agricultural Society of England - Silver Medal
1984 - Royal Bath & West & Southern Counties Society - Gold Medal
1975 - Royal Agricultural Society of England - Silver Medal
1964 - Royal Agricultural Society of England - Gold Medal
Award-winning pedigree
HRH the Prince of Wales presented McConnel with the Dr Alban Davies Trophy at the 2004 Royal Welsh Show
1961 - Southport Agricultural Show - Silver Medal
1960 - Royal Welsh Agricultural Society - Silver Medal
1957 - Royal Agricultural Society of England - Silver Medal
1956 - Royal Welsh Agricultural Society - Silver Medal
1953 - British Dairy Farmers Association - Silver Medal
1951 - Bath & West & Southern Counties Society - Silver Medal
1951 - British Dairy Farmers Association - Silver Medal
1951 - Royal Highland Agricultural Society of Scotland - Silver Medal
1949 - Bath & West & Southern Counties Society - Silver medal
1949 - Royal Highland Agricultural Society of Scotland - Silver Medal
Sawbench
McConnel won its first quality award way back in 1949, picking up the Royal Highland Agricultural Society Silver Medal for its innovative saw bench.
