Calnet Systems Ltd.

trading as British Corner Shop, was established as aretail division supplying British brands to individual customersworldwide via innovative e-commerce platforms. The company is now the leading online supermarket specialisingin supplying 10,000 Britishbrands, including food, drink, toiletry and household items, to expatsin 138 countries worldwide. The company has focused on ensuring theright infrastructure isin place to facilitate and support growth leading to overall turnover rising 107%in the last three years, with overseas salesgrowing by 98% during the same period. This has been supported by astrategy building on its retail marketing expertise and utilising digitalmedia as acore platform and strategic alliances to widen its customer base. Commercial alliance partners include: Cotton Traders, MonarchAirlines, Britain Magazine, Currencies Direct and British Food Fortnight. The company wins the Queen’s Award for International Trade for itsHaystack Dryers Limited

Lindberg Road Ferndown Industrial Estate BH21 7SP

http://www.**ystack-dryers.com

Immediate Parent: The People Dryer Company Limited

Managing Director: Mr Paul Thomas

Press Contact: Paul Thomas

Tel: +44(0)7795 48***

Email: paul**[ta]**tack-dryers.com

Haystack Dryers Ltdhas been able to develop an export sales model and realise turnover of which 85% isin exports. The company wins the Queen’s Award for International Trade for its continuous growthin international sale over the last six years. asaturated UK market lead to the rapid development of the leisure marketin the United States and the Chinese market is also beginning to grow. Haystack Dryers Ltd

sells some products, however 85% of their equipment is leased with service and maintenance, allowing them to stay close to the customer providing an understanding of what is happening inthe markets; enabling product ranges to be developed and upgraded accordingly. Their current product portfolio includes body dryersin three sizes thatcan be foundin theme parks, water parks and swimming poolsin 35 countries including Europe, United States and Asia. Establishedin 2000 Haystack Dryers Ltd

continues to look to new opportunitiesin the leisure industry and is excited about developments into healthcare.in strict confidence 21 April 2016**

Helipebs Controls Ltd

Premier worksSisson Road GL2 0RE

http://www.**lipebs-controls.co.uk

Employees:***

Managing Director: Mr Geoffrey Davis

Press Contact: Ron Tyler

Tel: 01452 42***

Email: ron.tyler**[ta]**pebs.co.uk

Despite challenging market conditions Helipebs Controls Ltdhas redefined themselves by investingin the company and looked to overseasmarkets. This strategy realised outstanding growthin overseas earnings that has also lead to growth on the domestic side of the business andsubstantially improved profitability. As aresult Helipebs Controls Ltd

wins the Queen’s Award for International Trade. Formedin 1969 they tookover the groups subcontract machine shop whichin the past had manufactured agriculture implements and started manufacturing imperialhydraulic and pneumatic cylinders under license from an American company. They converted them to metric for the UK, then Europe and thenfurther afield. Ten years ago the UK market was flooded with low cost imports and recognising they were unable to compete they changedtheir approach to low-volume, high-value bespoke units for subsea oil and gas, aerospace and Formula.

LEW Techniques Ltd

Cook Way TA2 6BG

http://www.**wtec.co.uk

Administration Director and Technical Director:Mrs Elaine Moll & Mr Andrew Walker

Press Contact: Carol Walker

Tel: +44(0)1823 28***

Email: carol.walker**[ta]**ec.co.uk

LEW Techniques Ltd

celebrates its 50th year by winning aprestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Locatedin Taunton, Somerset Itmanufactures precision miniature packaging components for mounting specialist semiconductor devices, focusing on leading edgetelecommunications, commercial optronics, defence, automotive and space applications. Its products can be found incorporated into datatransmission networks all around the globe, on land, orbiting the planet and deep under the world’s oceans, helping to transport data acrossthe internet into people’s homes. The company has found export success by working closely with customers’ product development tea***

These close relationships help bring highly technical, high quality, cost effective products quickly to market with mutually beneficial outcomes.

Major export markets include China, Germany, Malaysia, USA and France. Overseas sales have grown by 60% over the last three years andthe proportion of sales exported has increased to 66% of total sales. It wins the Queen’s Award for International Trade for outstanding growthLovehoney Ltd.

100 Locksbrook Road Bath

BA1 3EN

http://www.**vehoney.co.uk

Immediate Parent: Lovehoney Group Limited

Co-Founder: Mr Richard Longhurst

Press Contact: Sally Fish

Tel: +44(0)1225 48***

Email: press**[ta]**honey.co.uk

Lovehoney Ltd

started tradingin 2003 and is an online retailer of sexual wellbeing products, with websitesin United Kingdom, USA,Australia, France, Canada and Germany, its major export markets. Approximately half its sales are from own-brand or licensed productsand innovation and new product development is an important part of the company’s strategy. Overseas sales have grown by 200% over thelast three years with an increasein UK employees and overall sales. The proportion of sales exported has increased to 27% of total sales. Itwins the Queen’s Award for International Trade for outstanding growthin overseas sales over the last three years.in strict confidence 21 April 2016**

Probiotics International (Protexin) Ltd.

Lopen Head

TA13 5JH

http://www.**otexin.com

Managing Director: Mr Toby Lewis

Press Contact: Lizzie Hardy

Tel: +44(0)1460 243***

Email: lizzie.hardy**[ta]**exin.com

Probiotics International (Protexin) Ltd.

establishedin 1992, has won the Queen’s Award for International Trade for continuous outstandinggrowthin overseas sales over six years. aprevious winner of the Queens Award for International Tradein 2011, it is aresearch basedcompany that develops and manufactures probiotic health products for humans and animals and is aworld leaderin its field. The businessis built on continuous research and development to introduce innovative new products and expand the existing product range. Both humanand animal products are exported worldwide and international sales have grown year on year over six years by atotal of over 300% andnow accountf or over 60% of total turnover.

Lower High StreetChipping Campden

GL55 6DY

http://www.**bertwelch.com

Employees***

Managing Director: Mr Rupert Welch

Press Contact: Gillian Ramm

Tel: +44(0)1386 84***

Email: GRamm**[ta]**h.co.uk

Establishedin 1961 Robert Welch Designs Ltdhas won the Queen’s Award for International Trade for outstanding growthin overseassales over three years. The company designs and manufactures stainless steel dining cutlery, kitchen knives, utensils and living ware(candlesticks, tea lights and bathroom accessories). Starting out from alocal basein ashopin the Cotswolds it won amajor export orderwith Virgin Airlines and used this as areference order to promote and expand the businessin the USA and Canada. The company now sellsin over 30 markets worldwide and international sales have grown by over 50% over three years and now accounts for 44% of total turnover.

Somerdale International Limited

Unit 3H

West Par***

Wellington

TA21 9AD

http://www.**merdale.com

Managing Director: Mr Stephen Jones

Press Contact: Stephen Jones

Tel:+44(0)1823 65***

Email: stephen**[ta]**rdale.com

Somerdale International Ltd

startedin 1990 and exports perishable food products, mainly dairy products, and has developed astrong supplierrelationship with British dairy farmers and processors, enabling them access to most markets.in 2011 the company purchased its ownpurpose built cold store, and office which has since tripledin size to 10,000 square feet, to facilitate its own product ordering, receiving andshipping. The company has built astrong customer base over 25 years, and exhibits at important Trade Fairs,in the USA, Riyadh, Sydney andShanghai. It has also supported its distributors with its own trade shows. The business also attends Anugain Cologne - the world’s largestFood Trade Show - every 2 years.in this latest accounting period, exports represented 94% of its £28.1 million turnover. It wins the Queen’s Award for International Trade for continuous growthin overseas earnings of 73% over the last six years.in strict confidence 21 April 2016**

Trimetals Limited

Uni***

Sunrise Business ParkBlandford Forum

DT11 8ST

http://www.**imetals.co.uk

Managing Director: Mr Garry Smith

Press Contact: Andrew Smith

Tel: +44(0)1258 45***

Email: andrew.smith**[ta]**etals.co.uk

Trimetals Ltd

was establishedin 1967 and is now one of Europe’s leading producers of quality metal garden storage buildings. Thecompany manufactures awide range of sheds and stores aimed at the premium end of the market, supplying to home builders,landscapers, schools, golf and football clubs and directly to home owners for gardening and hobby purposes. Its product range hasgrown substantially and,in addition to awide selection of metal garden sheds, it also manufactures high security bicycle storage solutions,motorcycle garages and patio boxes. Overseas sales have been growing at arate of over 33% per annum on average for anumber of years. Since 2010 export sales have risen to accountf or 18% of total sales, with France and Japan representing the top two export marketsFor the company. It wins the Queen’s Award for International Trade for continuous growthin overseas earnings of 283% over the last six years.in strict confidence 21 April 2016**

ActiveQuote Ltd

Global Reach

Dunleavy Drive

Cardiff

South Glamorgan

CF11 0SN

http://www.**tivequote.com

Employees:***

Immediate Parent: Help Me Compare Ltd.

United Kingdom

Managing Director: Dr Richard Theo

Press Contact: Mike Normansell

Tel: +44(0)29 2009 ***

Email: mike.normansell**[ta]**vequote.com

Foundedin 2008 ActiveQuote Ltd

now employees 100 people and specialisesin providing independent online comparisons of complexinsurance products. The Company win an innovation award for spotting agapin the market and developing from first base their quotecomparison servicein the health insurance sector. This was the first service to cover such complex insurance products and is now providedas awhite label service to many of UK’s popular aggregation sites. The award is made for the development of the methods and processesFor generating comparisons where price may not be the main factorin consumer choice along with real-time updates and integration with acustomer relationship management (CRM) system.

Direct Healthcare Services Ltd

6-10 Withey Court

Western Industrial Estate Caerphilly Gwent

CF83 1BF

http://www.**recthealthcareservices.co.uk

Managing Director: Mr Graham Ewart

Press Contact: Jane Devenney

Tel: +44(0)7817 51***

Email: jane.devenney**[ta]**cthealthcareservices.co.uk

A Queen’s Award for Innovation is made to Direct Healthcare Services Ltd

for their Dyna-Form Mercury Advance mattress designed to relieve pressure ulcers. Direct Healthcare Services Ltd

was establishedin 2009 and develops therapeutic support surfaces includingmattresses, cushions and overlays. The Mercury Advance mattress is ahybrid of ahigh specification foam mattress and adynamicmattress.

With the addition of apump aseries of foam and air cells can be inflated to provide pressure relief at the patient interface. Thisability allows nurses to convert any bed into adynamic mattress meaning that handling of patients is reduced and nursing time is saved.

Direct Healthcare Services Ltd

is now the leading supplier of pressure area care products to the NHS.

Lumishore Ltd

Technium 1 Kings Road Swansea

West Glamorgan

SA1 8PH

http://www.**mishore.com

CEO: Mr Eifrion Evans

Press Contact: Eifrion Evans

Tel: +44(0)2081 44***

Email: ceo**[ta]**shore.com

Lumishore Ltd

wins an Innovation Award for its light emitting diode (LED) lighting technology for usein Lumishore underwater boat lightingsystems. The innovative aspects of the lighting system includes adense LED array enabling higher light outputs, wide beam angles andimproved heat efficiencies. New intelligent firmware drivers to control the arraysin different ways including colour change functionality, withthe ability to be operated from smart phones and linked to music systems. Lumishore Ltd

use water as the medium for heat dissipationsink rather than building traditional metal heat sinks behind the light, enabling higher light outputs than competing products. Lumishorehas overcome various challenges with underwater lighting such as creating pools of light rather than beams and making the installation of the lights as easy as possible compared to traditional systems. Lumishore Ltd

was incorporatedin 2009 and has twice previously received

Queen’s Awards for International Trade.in strict confidence 21 April 2016**

Kent Periscopes Limited

6 Ffordd Richard Davies

St Asaph Business ParkDenbighshire

LL17 0LJ

http://www.**ntperiscopes.co.uk

Chairman: Mr Tim Whiston

Press Contact: Tim Whiston

Tel: +44(0)7970 00***

Email: tim.whiston**[ta]**periscopes.co.uk

Kent Periscopes Limited

began tradingin 2005 and specialisesin the design and supply of Unity Vision Periscopes, other Armoured Vehiclesighting solutions and ballistic vision blocks. Its customers include global prime contractors of vehicles and subsystems. The company’s strategy requires close relationships with both prime contractors and end users because of the complex technical nature of the productssold, combined with the export licencing controls on military products. Currently the company exports to Malaysia, Saudi Arabia (bothestablished as new markets during the last three years), Brazil, Canada and Spain. Overseas sales have grown by 200% over the last threeyears with an increasein UK employees and total sales and 84% of sales is exported. It wins the Queen’s Award for International Trade fo rIn strict confidence 21 April 2016**

ATP ATRS Ltd

Cannock Wood Industrial Estate Cannock Wood StreetStaffordshire

WS12 0PL

http://www.**p-group.com

Employees:***

Immediate Parent: ATP Industries Group Ltd

CEO: Mr Alan Smart

Press Contact: Mark Bowen

Tel: +44(0)1543 87***

Email: mark**[ta]**group.com

ATP ATRS Ltd

receive aQueen’s Award for Innovationin test rigs for automotive transmissions. The company re-manufactures and teststransmissions for automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). OEMs have recently introduced mechatronic components to newvehicles to control transmissions. Mechatronics is acombination of mechanical and electronic components coupled together that have avariety of advantages for OEMs. Mechatronic transmissions communicate digitally with numerous other subsystems. The new test rig had to be able to mimic this electronic communication to fool the transmission into thinking it was installed into avehicle. The core of the innovation isATP ATRS Ltd’s ability to read the coding containedin the automotive data and apply it to atransmission test. The company is now the marketleaderin testing and re-manufacturing of automatic transmissions. The applicant started tradingin 1969 and this is its first Queen’s Award.

CNG Services Ltd

Ground Floor

Left Suite

Virginia House

56 Warwick Road Olton

B92 7HX

http://www.**gservices.co.uk

Founder and Managing Director: Mr John Baldwin

Press Contact: Suzanne Orsler

Tel: +44(0)7813 13***

Email: suzanne**[ta]**.cothe company CNG Services wins aQueen’s Award for Innovation for their rolein the creation of the biomethane gas-to-grid (BtG) market.

CNG is aspecialistin design and manufacture of BtG connections and started tradingin 2003. The company is regarded within the industry as the leading provider of gas engineering and consultancy services to this market having been involvedin 90% of the BtG projects to date. The innovative step was the recognition that there was amarketf or biomethane made by upgrading biogas. By successful lobbyinggovernment to secure support and gain regulatory approval this approach has enabled the creation of adynamic market and CNG Serviceshas positioned itself to service that market.

DAWCOM Limited t/a Dawson

Units 1 and 2

Tything ParkArden Forest Industrial Estate AlcesterWarwickshire

B49 6ES

Website: dawson-dynamic.com

Managing Director: Mr Ian Dawson

Press Contact: Ian Dawson

Tel: +44(0)1789 76***

Email: ian.dawson**[ta]**on-dynamic.com