The company received the award for International Trade, having achieved year-on-year growth in exports. It was given in recognition of the company’s achievements in developing new markets globally, creating new machine tool technologies with particular focus on those markets, and for their considerable successes in exporting its highly specialised grinding and milling machines to organisations around the world. Over the last few months alone, Holroyd has secured export orders worth in excess of £7 million (US$10.8 million).

“We are extremely proud and honoured to have won the award,” comments Holroyd Precision’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr Tony Bannan. “In this, we were able to demonstrate significant growth in overseas trade, something that was achieved in spite of challenging global trading conditions. I would like to thank our staff here in Rochdale and our various support teams globally for the hard work and dedication that has made winning the Queen’s Award possible.”