New Year Honours 1978
Twining & Company Ltd BEM
British Empire Medal (BEM)
“For services to Export.”
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British Empire Medal (BEM) · 1978
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British Empire Medal
New Year Honours 1978“For services to Export.”
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How common is this award?
The British Empire Medal was awarded 336 times in the New Year Honours List 1978 — about 21% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours 1978
Agnes May Berkley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Agnes Theresa Emily Hilton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
“For services to the community.”
Alastair James McROBERTS
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Albert George Poore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Conductor
Albert George Ware
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Albert Hoahanikeni
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Albert Reginald Elliot
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Alec Oddy
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Alexander Brady Cullen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Alexander Edward Neil
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
“For services to sport.”
Alexander Ritchie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Alfred Fyffe Robertson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Alfred R.R;G.
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Alice Elizabeth Kopittke
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
“For services to the community,.”
Alice Mary Bunting
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Amiie Elizabeth Maria Strange
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
“For ser- vices to the community in Enfield.”
Annie Laura Nicholls
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Archie Philip Austin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
“For services to the com- munity.”
Armament Depot
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Arthur Edward Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
“For services to the community.”
Arthur George Garwood
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Arthur John Eddy
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
“For services to local government.”
Arthur William Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
Arthurrina Augusta Hagley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 1978
In the same field
Others recognised for Business & Economy
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy. See the full list →
Deborah Wosskow
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and to Access to Finance for Women.”
Natalie Wade
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Economics.”
Neeta Atkar
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Gregory Mckinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
Ernest Fallowfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
Lance Uggla
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pino De Rosa
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Charles Milne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckie, Banffshire
“For services to Business and to Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire.”
Sakilbabu Kola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Export Growth.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Georgina Hurcombe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Television and the Creative Sector.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Louise Ellis-frankland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Skipton, North Yorkshire
“For services to the Manufacturing Sector and to Employee Well-Being.”
George Fleming
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Business, to Employment and to Apprenticeships.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
British Empire Medal · 1978
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1978 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1977.
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