Silclear wins Queens Award

22 April 2020
Silclear wins Queens Award
Silclear Limited, based in Hampshire, UK, is delighted to announce that it has won the coveted
Queen’s Award for Enterprise - International Trade, the UK’s highest accolade for business success.
Silclear is part of the Skellerup Group. Silclear’s silicone products play a key role in ensuring the safe
transportation and collection of milk in dairy installations across the world. Silclear’s products are an
essential consumable for the dairy industry and provide superior durability and stability compared to
available alternatives. This has generated substantial interest from international customers, with
sales overseas having grown by 76% over the three-year application period and the proportion of
sales exported increasing to 88% of total sales.
“We are absolutely thrilled to have won this award” says Ian Bradbury, Silclear’s Managing Director.
“This award recognises the hard work, commitment and contribution of everyone who has been part
of our team, particularly over recent years. In the current environment it is also a reminder of the
progress we have made and the opportunity we have to continue to develop and deliver outstanding
products for our customers, to ensure their businesses continue to thrive.”
Silclear designs and manufactures innovative silicone products for international customers in the
dairy and medical industries. With over 30 years of expertise Silclear is regarded as a trusted world
leader for the manufacture of extruded, moulded and fabricated silicone products for leading
international companies all over world.
Skellerup Group is a global designer, manufacturer and distributor of polymer products and vacuum
systems. Skellerup is headquartered in New Zealand and is recognised for providing innovative and
engineered solutions for customers in dairy rubberware, water and related infrastructure, roofing,
plumbing, automotive, health, mining and a range of other industrial applications.
The Queen's Awards for Enterprise
The Queen's Awards for Enterprise are highly prestigious awards for outstanding achievement by UK
businesses in the categories of Innovation, International Trade, Sustainable Development and Social
Mobility and are only given for the highest levels of excellence demonstrated in each category.
The awards are made each year by The Queen, on the advice of the Prime Minister, who is assisted
by an Advisory Committee that includes representatives of Government, industry and commerce,
and the trade unions. They are judged to a demanding level and winners receive a number of
benefits and worldwide recognition.
For further information please contact:
David Mair Graham Leaming
Chief Executive Officer Chief Financial Officer
021 708 021 021 271 9206