Swift-Cut’s royal visitor presents Queen’s Award for International Trade |

Back in April, Swift-Cut announced that they had been awarded the hugely coveted Queen’s Award for International Trade and on the 3^rd of October had the great honour of welcoming His Royal Highness Duke of Gloucester and the Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire to their HQ to present Neil Smith, International Global Development Director, the award.

Launched in 2011, Swift-Cut design, engineer and manufacture CNC cutting machinery. Their mission is simple – to create smart cutting solutions for every industry. Affordable machines that make in-house productivity achievable for any sized business – Swift-Cut represents the very best of UK manufacturing on a global scale.

The Queen’s Award for International Trade recognises and rewards Swift-Cut’s global success – since their launch just seven years ago they now export over 80% of business globally and have expanded into over 35 countries. It’s no easy feat exporting into so many countries in such a relatively short space of time but not only did Swift-Cut do it, they excelled at it – setting the bar incredibly high for its competitors.

The award was presented by HRH Duke of Gloucester to Neil Smith at their Staffordshire HQ. In a speech made after receiving the award, Mr Smith thanked HRH Duke of Gloucester for taking time out of his schedule to attend the event. He also acknowledged the collaborative way in which Swift-Cut work, thanking the team for their continued commitment to making Swift-Cut the global success that it is.

Following the presentation and together with the Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire in attendance, HRH Duke of Gloucester enjoyed a tour of the impressive demonstration suite and headquarters, meeting the brilliant team and seeing the machines in action. His Royal Highness was given full control of a plasma machine, pressing the button that started a metal cut – allowing him to see first-hand not only how precise the machines are but also how simple they are to operate.

It was a fantastic event, celebrating the achievements of a company that has worked incredibly hard on its global partnering programme, successfully surpassing its global expansion goals and proudly flying the flag for UK manufacturing.