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Young entrepreneur and business left ‘in deep despair’ after Covid honored at King’s Awards

Two fast-growing Coventry and Warwickshire firms have been recognized at this year’s King’s Awards. RYSE 3D and Arrowsmith Engineering were both honored for their outstanding business achievements.

Mitchell Barnes, founder of Shipston-on-Stour-based RYSE 3D, is one of the youngest CEOs to receive one of the prestigious awards. His 3D printing business started with him replacing his mother’s washing machines in the garage with DIY 3D printers to create models at university.




Seven years on, his firm employs 14 people and has just completed a £1.5m investment. Now providing 3D printed production parts for 18 Hypercar projects worldwide.

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Coventry-based Arrowsmith Engineering also picked up an award in the International Trade category after a boom in export sales. Overseas sales are up almost 400% after being in the “depths of despair” following the pandemic – with those orders now accounting for 35% of the company’s £7.6m annual turnover.

Mitchell, 27, said: “This has been a journey. From replacing my mum’s washing machines in the garage with a couple of DIY 3D printers to create models at university, to setting up a world-class 3D printing factory in Warwickshire and winning one of the toughest business awards in world.

“We pride ourselves on disrupting the market and this has seen us win a number of new contracts around the world, printing production performance components for some of the world’s most renowned OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers).

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