Third Dimension named winner of a Queen's Award
Representatives of the company will be attending a reception at Buckingham Palace in July to recognise this prestigious achievement.
Approximately 140 Queen’s Awards have been announced this year for outstanding business achievement in the fields of International Trade, Innovation and Sustainable Development. The awards are made annually by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and are only given for the highest levels of excellence demonstrated in each category.
Third Dimension has already been recognised for its export success of its ergonomic profile measurement, GapGun system. This includes a recent win in the Outstanding Export category in the annual EEF Awards. They were also described as a "champion for exports" by the judges of the South West Business Insider awards where the company won the regional Export category.
These awards are a result of exponential increases in overseas sales in recent years. In 2012 exports accounted for 64% of total sales, and this has increased to 84% this year; and exports have grown five-fold in the past six years.
Third Dimension exports to over 25 countries worldwide with local support provided by its network of distributors. They also work with leading multinational companies such as Airbus, Volkswagen, Lockheed, Mitsubishi and Embraer.
Peter Marchbank, CEO at Third Dimension said: “Exporting is now the lifeblood of our business. In the last five years we have invested heavily in our systems, processes and people to enable our exports to increase substantially. This award is recognition of this, but especially celebrates the hard work of all our staff and international partners.”
Third has recently launched the GapGun Pro, which is a part of their range of profile measurement systems that have the unique ability to measure without ever needing to touch the surface. GapGun Pro builds on all the key capabilities of the GapGun Plus series but with greatly increased speed, ease of use, improved portability and a more rugged design.
