Case Studies

In 2025, Londonist DMC, a London-based student accommodation services provider was officially recognised with The King’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade, the UK’s most prestigious business honour.

For founder and Managing Director Asim Erturk, the announcement marked more than just a business milestone; it represented the culmination of a very personal journey.

Asim first arrived in London in 2006 as an international student with just £200 to his name. He vividly remembers the stress of finding somewhere to live and the feeling of being lost in an unfamiliar city. Londonist DMC was born from that experience – a desire to help other international students feel at home from the moment they arrive in the city.

Sujan Katuwal is the sort of community hero that the Royal Honours system loves to recognise.

His story is perhaps typical of the hundreds of people who are given Honours every year for going above and beyond to help others.

RSE is a brilliantly dynamic business helping UK water companies purify drinking water and recycle waste water for millions of consumers. Led by tireless CEO Stephen Slessor, it is never afraid of breaking down barriers to try something new.

Join Talent is a recruitment agency that has ripped up the rulebook to build a hyper-scaling business run by an incredibly inspirational founder, Katrina Hutchinson O’Neill. Katrina wanted to enter the Queen’s Award for Enterprise (now the King’s Award), the toughest awards programme on the planet … so she needed help.

Entering awards is all about winning. It is as simple as that. Successful companies and individuals are seeking recognition for their achievement – and there’s no better way than to receive the plaudits of their peers.