Helical Technology Limited of Lytham St Annes, UK has received the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in recognition of their “outstanding achievement in International trade”.

The family owned business has been based in Lytham St Annes for over 40 years and employs a workforce of 130 engineers and designers all of whom have had their part to play in this Lancashire success story.

Helical has established a strong reputation within the Transport Industry, and their expertise at designing and manufacturing high precision components for propulsion and power generating systems is widely recognised.

Helical’s products, actuators and valve rotators, play a significant role in reducing engine emissions and improving fuel consumption and can be found on many modern road vehicles, heavy industrial diesel engines and marine engines.

The award has been achieved as a result of substantial growth in export sales during the past 5 years placing Helical as one of the leading engineering manufacturers in the Fylde region of the UK. Over 95% of Helical production is exported to major blue chip customers in USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, China and India, as well as many European countries.

Quality accreditations of ISO 9001/2000 and Automotive Industry TS 16949 have been achieved by Helical and these are essential for the high level of quality demanded by its customers.