Allen & Heath Wins Queen's Award for Enterprise

Pro audio mixer manufacturer, Allen & Heath, received the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category. The honor has been granted for the company's outstanding achievement in export growth between 2008 and 2011, with overseas earnings growing by 64%, along with growth in turnover and profit.

The Queen's Awards for Enterprise honor outstanding UK companies and encourages the development of British business. The Queen's Awards for Enterprise are awarded to businesses in three categories: international trade, innovation, and sustainable development. The Awards are the UK's highest accolade for business success. They are made each year by The Queen, on the advice of the Prime Minister, who is assisted by an Advisory Committee that includes representatives of Government, industry and commerce, and the trade unions. Winners are announced each year on 21 April, Her Majesty's birthday.

This is the second time the veteran Cornish manufacturer has won a Queen's Award, having previously been recognized in 1995 in the same category.

"As a British company, we are thrilled to be recognized by the Queen's Award Office once again. Since Allen & Heath's inception in 1969, our goal has been to build a premium global brand, and the relationships we have formed with our distribution partners, which now number more than 80 across the globe, are key to our success," comments Allen & Heath's managing director, Glenn Rogers. "Not only do we rely on this international network to spread the reach of the Allen & Heath brand but also to gather customer feedback, which influences our future product development."