Teledyne Defence & Space win Queens Award for Enterprise
Teledyne Defence & Space (TDS), a business unit of Teledyne UK, has won a prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise 2019 for International Trade.
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(left to right) Daron Winspear, Site Director, TDS, Ian Skiggs, Vice President & General Manager, Teledyne Microwave Solutions UK and Angela Stalker, Senior HR Manager, TDS.
The accolade is in recognition of the success of Teledyne’s substantial growth in overseas earnings and commercial success, notably the award of a $95 million production contract to develop and manufacture critical microwave communication products to support Airbus OneWeb Satellites’ mega constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites.
“We are delighted to win such a prestigious award which recognises our achievement in core business growth and in recent years gaining a strong position in the space sector, producing significant growth across both UK and international markets,” said Ian Skiggs, Vice President & General Manager of Teledyne Microwave Solutions UK.
“This growth is expected to continue and support our strategic goal towards a sustainable, highly skilled, regional business enterprise recognised as a technology leader in the space sector and support regional investment and jobs across the Yorkshire region.”
Now in its 53rd year, the Queen’s Award for Enterprise are the most prestigious business awards in the country, with winning businesses able to use the esteemed Queens Award emblem for the next five years.
Headquartered in Shipley in West Yorkshire, TDS is a supplier of ITAR-FREE and ITAR-compliant microwave products for over 40 years since its original founding as Filtronic Components Ltd.