The Oxfordshire-based company wins the Queen’s Award for International Trade for Outstanding Short-Term Growth in overseas sales, which increased by 152% over the three years to 30 September 2018. The company continued this into the year ended 30 September 2019, securing record overall revenues of which 67% were international.
Now in its 54th year, the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious business awards in the country for British businesses who excel at international trade, innovation or sustainable development.
Philip Kirkham, CEO of Hardide commented: “A Queen’s Award is one of the greatest accolades for a British business and we are extremely proud that the international growth of our business has been recognised in this way. Our unique Hardide coating technology is being adopted by market-leading customers around the world to extend the life and optimise the performance of their components. We look forward to building on this momentum to bring Hardide coatings to even more customers worldwide.”