Driven International win prestigious Queen’s Award

21.04.2020

Driven International are delighted to have received royal recognition for designing world class facilities in the UK and abroad. We have been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise for our international growth over the past three years, named in the International Trade category.

Driven International joins 7,000 other UK enterprises to receive the Award since they were established in 1965. Each award is approved by Her Majesty The Queen following recommendation by the Prime Minister, and is regarded as the most prestigious recognition for UK businesses.

“We are thrilled to receive this award, particularly during such difficult times for all business owners as we face the challenges of COVID-19. It is a privilege and honour to have been recognised at the highest level by Her Majesty The Queen, and an award that I am incredibly proud of.

Winning this award reflects the hard work and commitment by our entire team and I would like to thank everyone who has supported the company over the past five years and made this achievement possible.”

BEN WILLSHIRE

MANAGING DIRECTOR, DRIVEN INTERNATIONAL

Driven International have become well known for designing race track and driving venues around the world but their team also work in the wider sports and leisure sector, designing venues from small community sports facilities to large-scale mixed-use leisure destinations.

Since the company started, we have delivered projects around the globe including in North and South America, Russia, China, South East Asia and Australia as well as in the UK; and in the past year more than 90% of our work has been overseas.

Some of our most recent projects include master planning a new 200 acre automotive innovation park near Toronto, Canada, designing the Lebanon International Autodrome which includes a 1.8km FIA grade 4 race track and beach club and working on the exciting plans for Circuit Hawaii.

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Driven International are award-winning sports venue architects and designers, with a focus on outdoor sports, driving and motorsport destinations. Known worldwide for pushing the boundaries of creativity and use of technology, Driven International bring a fresh thinking approach to the design of unique and sustainable sports, leisure, race track and driving venues.

Driven’s team is comprised of passionate, experienced and qualified design directors, creatives, architects, engineers and technicians, collaborating from their design studio in Hampshire.

Established in 2014, Driven has grown to become a multi-disciplinary RIBA Chartered architectural design practice who have delivered projects around the globe including in North and South America, Russia, China, South East Asia and Australia as well as the UK.