UK company Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology recently received a stately visit, as the manufacturer of high performance equipment for the semiconductor industry received a Queen’s Award.
Lord Lieutenant of Somerset, Lady Elizabeth Gass, visited the company in August to present its Queen’s Award for Enterprise.
The company received the award for International Trade, for more than doubling overseas earnings over six years of sustained growth, and exporting over 90% of production.
This outstanding performance was based on its comprehensive product range addressing a wide spread of markets combined with an aggressive strategy of developing new markets, primarily in Asia. It was the third time the company has been honoured in the Queen’s Awards.
... to continue reading you must be subscribed
