Bigneat wins The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade

Bigneat, an established manufacturer and provider of safety cabinets, hoods and enclosures, has been awarded the Queen’s Award for International Trade in recognition of its Outstanding Short Term Growth in overseas sales over the past three years.

Their equipment is used for protection in laboratories undertaking research, experimentation and measurements in biology, chemistry, drug discovery, education, electronics, food, medical, nanotechnology and are also used widely in industry.

Bigneat’s export growth strategy involved examining differing regulatory requirements from domestic and European markets in overseas countries, undergoing assessment as appropriate to satisfy local product certification and establishing new and productive relationships with key distributors in these countries. In the case of the USA, a subsidiary, Bigneat North America, LLC, was set up to provide dedicated after-sales, service and maintenance.

The Queen’s Award for International Trade is awarded for impressive overseas sales growth of 163% over the past three years.

Robert Monks, Managing Director, commented: “It is an absolute honour to be recognised by Her Majesty the Queen for the success we have achieved over the past few years. As a UK manufacturer, committed to providing industry around the world with technically excellent, safety hoods and enclosures, we pride ourselves on our long-standing heritage and our customer-focused ethos. I would like to take the opportunity on receiving this most prestigious business award, to personally thank all of our dedicated employees for their hard work, enthusiasm and commitment in driving our business forward,” he added: “I feel Bigneat’s position with a broad range of quality products and with excellent overseas distributors, future growth prospects are very positive.”