Feritech Global officially received the King’s Award for Enterprise on 1^st November, at a ceremony held in their Innovation Centre near Falmouth.

The company was named a winner of the prestigious King’s Award earlier this year and MD Rob Ferris was invited to a celebratory dinner at Buckingham Palace in June. Feritech Global received the accolade in recognition of their outstanding success in international trade.

On Wednesday 1^st November, the official presentation of the King’s Award was made by HM Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall, Colonel Edward Bolitho OBE. The Lord-Lieutenant presented the trophy, an engraved glass bowl, to Rob Ferris.

The Lord-Lieutenant was accompanied by Deputy Lieutenant, James Staughton OBE, and by Leading Cadet William Wooller.

The King’s Awards flag was also raised at the Feritech Innovation Centre.

Rob Ferris said:

“Receiving a  King’s Award is a huge honour for Feritech Global. It is wonderful recognition of the sustained hard work by our talented team. We will fly the King’s Awards flag proudly.”

With customers in over forty countries around the world, exports account for a massive 95% of Feritech’s turnover. The company is hungry for further growth and sees the USA as a major new business opportunity, as that country invests heavily in offshore wind development – which will require exactly the type of services that Feritech provides.

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For further information, contact Lynn File: lynn@brandinnovation.co.uk

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About Feritech Global

Established in 2015, Feritech Global Ltd is a solution provider specialising in designing and building products that are used in extreme marine environments.

Feritech Global built its reputation by carrying out marine geotechnical surveys. This typically involves going out into deep oceans and sending down specialised equipment to take soil and rock samples from the seabed for analysis. This is vital information for clients who want to build installations out at sea, such as wind turbines, oil pipelines, or undersea cables.

Feritech equipment is designed and built in Cornwall. Feritech offer sales and rental of equipment for offshore engineering as well as providing engineering teams to deliver geotechnical surveying and engineering operations around the world. Having gained a reputation for tackling very challenging projects in harsh environments, this created demand for Feritech’s advanced engineering skills across a range of different areas, including floating offshore wind, aerospace and telecoms.

For more information, please visit www.feritech.com

About The King’s Awards for Enterprise

The King’s Awards for Enterprise (previously known as The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise) is an awards programme for British businesses and other organizations who excel at international trade, innovation, sustainable development or promoting opportunity through social mobility. They are regarded as the highest official UK awards for British businesses.

To apply for the King’s Award for Enterprise your organisation must:

• be based in the UK (including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man)
• have a good compliance record with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) – for example, showing you pay the right amount of tax on time
• be a self-contained enterprise that markets its own products or services and is under its own management
• have at least 2 full-time UK employees or part-time equivalents
• demonstrate strong environmental, social and governance practices

For more information, please visit: www.gov.uk/kings-awards-for-enterprise