User:Rich Farmbrough/The Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation (Technology) (1972)

The Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation (Technology) (1972) was awarded on 21 April 1972, by Queen Elizabeth II.

Recipients

The following organisations were awarded this year.

• Biorex Laboratories Ltd, of London N1, for technological innovation in the development and production of the drug carbenoxolone sodium for the treatment of ulcers.
• The British Leather Manufacturers' Research Association, Egham, Surrey, for technological innovation in the removal of sulphides from trade effluents.
• The Management Services Department of the British Overseas Airways Corporation, Hounslow, Middlesex, for technological innovation in the "BOADICEA" real-time computer system by the computer development group.
• Concrete Ltd, of Hounslow, Middlesex, for technological innovation in precast-concrete floors.
• Cossor Electronics Ltd, of Harlow, Essex, for technological innovation in secondary surveillance radar for air traffic control.
• Crosfield Business Machines Ltd, of Watford, Hertfordshire, for technological innovation in the high speed feeding and sorting of documents.
• Crosfield Graphic Equipment Ltd, of London N19, for technological innovation in the " Magnascan" 450 enlarging colour picture scanner for the printing industry.
• Decca Radar Ltd, of London SE1, for technological innovation in the Decca 66AC anti-collision radar.
• The Dunlop Angus Hose Group of Dunlop Ltd, of Gateshead, County Durham, for technological innovation in high pressure wire braided hydraulic hose.
• Ferodo Ltd, of Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire, for technological innovation in the production of drum brake linings.
• The Scottish Group of Ferranti Ltd, of Edinburgh, for technological innovation in automated draughting equipment.
• Metals & Alloys (Birmingham) Ltd, of Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, for technological innovation in the manufacture of finely divided metal powders.
• The Post Office Telecommunications Research Department, London NW2, for technological innovation in transistors for submarine telephony.
• Raychem Ltd, of Swindon, Wiltshire, for technological innovation in the termination of high voltage power cables using heat shrinkable plastic components.
• John & E. Sturge Ltd, of Birmingham, for technological innovation in the production of citric acid.
• Thorn Lighting Ltd, of London WC2, for technological innovation in tungsten halogen lamps.
• Wickman Scrivener Ltd, of Birmingham, for technological innovation in the Wickman Scrivener 345 internal grinding machine.

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