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Devon Businesses Win Record Number of Queen's Awards for Enterprise

Wednesday, 16 June 2010

A record breaking number of Devon’s top businesses have been honoured with The Queen’s Award for Business.

Six firms across the County are amongst 143 to earn the royal seal of approval, scooping the most prestigious accolade for business success in the UK.

The awards celebrate outstanding and significant achievement in business and are presented in three categories: International Trade, Innovation and Sustainable Development.

The winning firms cover a vast range of business sectors from engineering and manufacturing to tourism and leisure.

They include:
Centrax Ltd in Newton Abbot, S.R.A Developments in Ashburton, Dart Sensors in Exeter, Multiclip in Plymouth, Clinton Devon Estates in Budleigh Salterton and Venus Company at Blackpool Sands Beach.

Devon's Lord Lieutenant Eric Dancer, the Queen's representative in the county, will be visiting each of the successful businesses to present the awards, with invited guests including the new Chairman of Devon County Council, Cllr Christine Marsh.

He will visit Centrax and S.R.A Developments on Thursday 24 June, Dart Sensors, Multiclip and Venus Company on Friday 2 July and Clinton Devon Estates on Thursday 8 July.

As well as enjoying widespread respect from their peers and a visit by a Royal representative to present a crystal bowl, the winners of The Queen’s Awards will also be invited to a special reception at Buckingham Palace in July. They are also entitles to use and display The Queen’s Award Emblem for a period of 5 years as a symbol of their quality and success.

The awards in the category for Innovation will be presented to:

Multiclip Company Limited (trading as Vortok International) in Plymouth for developing the ‘Vortok Rail Stressing Roller.’ The rollers enable longer lengths of tracks to be treated with ‘rail stressing’ more quickly and with greater reliability by supporting the rails and preventing lateral movement when being lifted. This treatment is used to prevent buckling and breaking due to expansion and contraction in hot and cold weather.

The award will be presented to Multiclip Company Limited at their offices at Innovation House, 3 Western Wood Way, Langage Science Park, Plymouth on Friday 2 July 2010.

S.R.A. Developments Ltd in Newton Abbot for the development of the LOTUS Ultrasonic Torsion Scalpel used to efficiently cut and seal blood vessels in minimally invasive and open surgery, reducing bleeding and operating time. It also reduces waste and cost as half of the instrument is reusable. Patients in 25 countries now benefit from this innovative technology.

The award will be presented to S.R.A. Developments Ltd at their offices at Brembridge House, Ashburton on Thursday 24 June 2010.

The awards in the category of International Trade will be presented to:

Centrax Ltd in Newton Abbot, who manufacture gas-turbine generator sets using Rolls Royce gas turbine engines to produce lower carbon electricity. The company is winning the award for its outstanding achievement in increasing its overseas revenues by 114 per cent over three years. Over 90 per cent of its generators have been exported to 23 countries.

The award will be presented to Centrax Ltd at their offices in Shaldon Road, Newton Abbot on Thursday 24 June 2010.

Dart Sensors Ltd of Exeter
Dart Sensors Ltd develops and manufactures electrochemical sensors mainly used to test for breath-alcohol levels and for toxic gases. It is winning the award for its outstanding achievement in increasing its overseas revenues by 139 per cent to over £1 million per annum in three years, and exporting over 90 percent of its production.

The award will be presented to Dart Sensors Ltd at their offices at the Innovation Centre, University of Exeter, Exeter, on Friday 2 July 2010.

The awards in the category of Sustainable Development will be presented to:

Clinton Devon Estates in Budleigh Salterton for its impressive integration of sustainability within the governance of its commercial estate portfolio. The company has demonstrated significant ongoing achievement in all aspects of sustainability, with an array of new initiatives aimed at enhancing its environmental stewardship role, operational transparency and resource optimisation.

The award will be presented to Clinton Devon Estates at their Rolle Estate Offices, Bicton Arena, East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, on Thursday 8 July 2010.

The Venus Company Ltd of Totnes for its impressive commitment to progressing the sustainability of its operations. It has demonstrated ongoing improvement in environmental performance and strong social sustainability, whilst retaining its commercial growth. Venus is a rare example of a sustainable cafe chain.

The award will be presented to The Venus Company Ltd at their cafe on Blackpool Sands Beach on Friday 2 July 2010.

The Queen's Awards were originally established in 1966, when they were known as The Queen's Awards to Industry. In 1976 they were replaced by two separate Awards - 'The Queen's Award for Export Achievement' and 'The Queen's Award for Technological Achievement'. A third Award was added in 1993 - 'The Queen's Award for Environmental Achievement'. In 2000, the Awards were renamed The Queen's Awards for Enterprise, and the three categories changed to International Trade, Innovation and Sustainable Development. The Awards are made each year by the Queen on the advice of the Prime Minister.