Metals UK has been honoured with the Queens Award for Enterprise 2009, for outstanding achievement in international trade. The Queens award for Enterprise is the highest honour that can be bestowed upon a British company and is the UK’s top award for business performance. Over the past 3 years Metals UK’s export earnings have increased by a dramatic 412%, as the company has strengthened its position in international markets, currently supplying over 40 countries in Europe, the Americas, the middle and Far East, India and Australia. Metals UK supplies a wide range of duplex, super duplex, nickel alloys and stainless steel to the offshore, oil and gas, chemical, nuclear and aerospace industries. The company also offers full cutting and added value processing capabilities in house, including laser, water-jet, plasma and hi-definition plasma. This achievement follows a winning year for Metals UK, after securing new markets in Eastern Europe, Greece, Slovakia and Poland they were presented with the “Increased Export Sales” award from the Chamber of Commerce in December 2008. The Queens award further secures Metals excellent exporting form and the company is delighted with their success. The award winners have been announced to mark her majesty The Queen’s birthday. Metals UK’s award will be formally conferred later in the year.