Along the way it has been recognised by many authorities as being at the forefront of environmentally concious manufacturing and has won several major awards.

The Sunday Times Best Green Companies
“Among small companies, coffin manufacturer J C Atkinson and Son won the category for high and medium environmental impact businesses as well as winning the overall competition to be named Britain’s Best Green Company.’
Sunday Times 18 May 2008

We are absolutely delighted to have won this award, because it includes our employee’s verdicts on our aims and our achievements. Environmental awareness has been fundamental to our Company’s approach for many years, and we have proved by our continuing success that’s what good for a company can be good for the environment too.

North East Business Awards
In association with Busniess Link, the North East Business Awards aims to support, higlight and celebrate business success in the region. The corporate Responsiblity and Environment award recognises outstanding achievement in how companies behave towards the environment, the local community, their people and supply chain.

The Green Apple Awards
The Green Apple Awards are highly respected in the environmentally aware community, they are administered by “The Green Organisation”  an independent, non-political, non-activist, non-profit environment group dedicated to recognising, rewarding and promoting environmental best practice around the world.

It is funded by membership and sponsorship, with valuable support from the Environment Agency, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, the Municipal Journal and several other professional bodies.