MALVERN, UK - UK-based materials characterization company Malvern Instruments is celebrating winning the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in two successive years. Details of the 2011 awards were announced on April 21, 2011, with Malvern receiving the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category of International Trade. This is the seventh time that Malvern Instruments has been recognized in the Queen’s Awards.

Managing Director Paul Walker attributes much of Malvern’s continuing international trading success to the company’s focus on building and broadening the range of materials characterization products it offers, delivering the same high-quality service and applications support to every customer in every area, and being innovative in promoting the Malvern brand and its values around the world.

“For many years we have exported more than 90 percent of our production, so developing effective routes to market has been critically important in extending our ability to serve and support our customers,” said Paul Walker. “We now have direct operations in all key markets and strong partnerships with exclusive distributors elsewhere. Our close working relationships in all areas ensure that the customer experience is consistent the world over. Added to this, our investment in web-based delivery of information and support provides universal access to the wealth of experience and expertise that resides within Malvern’s global organization.”

Malvern Instruments designs and manufactures scientific instruments that are used to measure the physical and chemical properties of materials.