Olivia, 12, given VIP treatment for her design skills
A DESFORD youngster received the VIP treatment from a company after designing a logo marking its 50th anniversary
Pressure measurement technology specialist Druck, of Groby, kicked off its 50th year by launching a competition to design a logo to be used internally.
Olivia Rowe, aged 12, whose mum, Jo, works in the firm’s IT department, won the competition with her strking brick-themed design.
A pupil at Market Bosworth High School, where she recently won another art project, Olivia paid a VIP visit to Druck.
Picked up from school in a chauffeur-driven car she received framed version of her design and posed for photos with a flag sporting her logo.
Olivia said: “Winning two competitions in two weeks was very surprising, but great!
“It was brilliant seeing my Druck design flying high next to the Union Jack.
Gordon Docherty, vice president of Druck, said: “We were overwhelmed with the quantity and quality of entries, but Olivia’s design was the clear winner.
“We were impressed that she had done her research, basing her design on our pressure sensor technologies that are deployed on space missions.”
Mr Docherty said of his company’s 50th anniversary: “In 1972 our founders, Mike Bertioli and his business partner, John Salmon, formed a new company developing technology to measure pressure.
“They named the business, Druck, the German word for pressure.
“Fifty years later, I’m proud to be leading an exceptionally talented and committed 800 strong global team, headquartered in Groby, that develops world-class pressure measurement technology across sectors including the environment, aerospace, transport, motor-sport, meteorology, manufacturing, energy and even space travel.”