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The Queen's Award to Industry (later The Queen's Awards for Export and Technology and The Queen's Award for Enterprise) was awarded on 21 April 1966 (the Queen's official birthday), by Queen Elizabeth II. The award was established by royal warrant in 1965, and 1966 was the first year the award was made.

The award, from 1966 to 1975 was always made either "for export achievement", "for technological innovation" or was a combined award "for export achievement; and for technological innovation" it was not possible to win two awards, one for "for export achievement" and "for technological innovation".[1] Conversely in 1976 the combined awards were discontinued.[1]

For export achievement

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The following eighty-six organisations were awarded this year.[2][3][4]

  • Abrahams and Co Ltd of Birmingham.
  • The A. P. V. Co Ltd of Crawley, Sussex
  • Aquascutum Associated Companies Ltd of London W1
    • Aquascutum Ltd
    • Aquascutum Exports Ltd
    • Aquascutum (Manufacturers) Ltd
  • Bamfords Ltd of Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
  • The Barrhead Kid Co Ltd of Barrhead, Glasgow
  • Beecham Group Ltd of Brentford, Middlesex
    • The Pharmaceutical Division
  • Bexford Ltd of Manningtree, Essex
  • Black and Decker Ltd of Maidenhead, Berks.
  • British Crane and Excavator Corporation Ltd of Sunderland, Co. Durham.
  • British Insulated Callender's Cables Ltd of London WC1
  • Thomas Broadbent & Sons Ltd of Huddersfield, Yorks
  • The David Brown Corporation Ltd of London W1.
  • Burberrys Ltd of London SW1.
  • James Burrough Ltd of London SE11
  • The Cannon Rubber Manufacturers Ltd of London, N17.
  • Rodex of London Ltd
  • The British Motor Corporation Ltd of Birmingham
  • David Brown Ltd.
  • Caravans International Ltd of Saffron Walden, Essex
    • Eccles Caravans Ltd
    • Sprite Ltd
  • Caterpillar Tractor Co Ltd of Glasgow
  • Joseph Cheaney & Sons Ltd of Desborough, Northamptonshire
  • Charles Churchill & Co Ltd of Birmingham
  • Clark Equipment Ltd of Camberley, Surrey
  • John Crossley & Sons Ltd Halifax, Yorks
  • Cundy & Son Ltd of Sudbury, Suffolk
  • Darlington & Simpson Rolling Mills Ltd of Darlington,Co. Durham.
  • United Engineering Co Ltd of Sheffield,Yorks.
  • Decca Radar Ltd of London SE1
  • The De La Rue Co Ltd of London W1
  • Derritron Electronic Vibrators Ltd of London W1.
  • Doulton Fine China Ltd of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
  • Alfred Dunhill Ltd of London SW1
  • Elliott-Automation Ltd of London W1.
    • Elliott-Automation Control Valves Ltd
    • Satchwell Controls Ltd
    • Eliott-Automation Computers Ltd
  • John Emsley Ltd of Bradford, Yorkshire
    • John Emsley (Exports) Ltd
    • John Priestman and Co]] Ltd
  • English China Clays Ltd of St. Austell, Cornwall
    • English China Clays Sales Co Ltd
    • English Clays Levering Pochin and Co Ltd
  • English Electric Co Ltd of London WC2
  • Ethicon Ltd Edinburgh
  • Euclid (Great Britain) Ltd of Motherwell, Lanarkshire
  • Eylure Ltd Welwyn of Garden City, Hertfordshire
  • Fletcher & Stewart Ltd of Derby
  • Ford Motor Co Ltd of Brentwood, Essex
  • Fox Brothers & Co Ltd of Wellington, Somerset
  • Garrard Engineering Ltd of Swindon, Wilts
  • General Electric Co Ltd of London W1
  • General Engineering Co Ltd of Radcliffe, Manchester.
  • Gestetner Ltd of London N17
  • Giddings & Lewis-Fraser Ltd of Arbroath, Angus
  • Gillette Industries Ltd of Isleworth, Middlesex
    • Gillette Safety Razor Company.
  • Goodwin Barsby & Co Ltd of Leicester
  • Gullick Ltd of Wigan, Lanes
  • Hilger & Watts Ltd of London NW1
  • H. J. Co Ltd of London W1
  • Holman Brothers Ltd of Camborne, Cornwall
  • Howard Rotavator Co Ltd of Brentwood, Essex
  • Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd of London SW1
    • Pharmaceuticals and Dyestuffs Divisions
    • I.C.I. Fibres Ltd
  • International Harvester Co of Great Britain Ltd of London EC1.
  • Johnson Brothers (Hanley) Ltd of Stoke-on-Trent,Staffs.
  • Kangol Wear Ltd of Cleator, Cumberland
  • George Kent Ltd of Luton, Beds
    • The Mechanical Meter Division
  • G. & G. Kynoch Ltd of Keith, Banff
  • Lesney Products & Co. Ltd of London E9
  • Letraset Ltd of London SE1
  • The Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd of Leyland,Lanes
    • Leyland Motors Ltd
    • Standard-Triumph International Ltd
  • Joseph Lucas (Industries) Ltd of Birmingham 19
    • Joseph Lucas (Export)Ltd
    • Joseph Lucas (Sales and Service) Ltd
    • C.A.V. Ltd
    • Girling Ltd
    • Rotax Ltd
    • Lucas Gas Turbine Equipment Ltd
  • Lytag Ltd of Edgware, Middlesex
  • Mansfield Mantles (Bishopsgate) Ltd of London EC2
  • Marchon Products Ltd of Whitehaven, Cumberland
  • Martin-Baker Aircraft Co Ltd of Uxbridge, Middlesex
  • Massey-Ferguson Holdings Ltd of London W.I
  • The Mettoy Co Ltd of Swansea
    • The Swansea Unit
    • The Northampton Unit
  • Molins Machine Co Ltd of London S.E.8
  • A. Monnickendam Ltd of London E.C.1
  • The Monotype Corporation Ltd of London E.C.4
  • Mosrganite Resistors Ltd of Jarrow, Co, Durham
  • Multicore Solders Ltd of Hemel Hempstead, Herts
  • James Neill & Co (Sheffield) Ltd of Sheffield, Yorkshire
  • Newman & Guardia Ltd of Harlow, Essex
  • Nuclear Enterprises (G.B.) Ltd of Edinburgh
  • W. F. Paine Ltd of Godalming, Surrey
  • Pergamon Press Ltd of Oxford
  • Fetters Ltd of Staines, Middlesex
  • Pilkington Bros. Ltd of St Helens, Lancashire
  • Portals Ltd of Whitchurch, Hants
  • Premier Drum Co Ltd of London W.I
  • Proprietary Perfumes Ltd of Ashford, Kent
  • Pringle of Scotland Ltd of Hawick, Roxburgh
  • Pye of Cambridge Ltd of Cambridge
    • Pye Telecommunications Ltd
    • Unicam Instruments Ltd
  • The Rank Organisation Ltd of London WI
    • Rank-Xerox Ltd
    • Rank Taylor Hobson Division (Leicester Unit)
  • Redifon Ltd of London SWI
    • Flight Simulator Division
  • Redman Tools Ltd of Worcester
  • Rolls-Royce Ltd of Derby
    • Aero-Engine Div
    • Oil Engine Div
    • Car Div
  • The Rover Co Ltd of Solihull, Warwickshire
  • Royal Mint London EC3
  • St. Anne's Board Mill Co Ltd of Bristol
  • Sanders and Forster Ltd of London E15
  • Saunders Valve Co Ltd of Cwmbran, Monmouthshire
    • Cwmbran and Newport (Mon.) Units
  • A. & W. Smith & Co Ltd of London EC3
  • Smith Industries Ltd of London NW2
  • Sparcatron (Manufacturing) Ltd of Gloucester
  • Stone-Platt Industries Ltd of London SWI
    • Platt Bros. (Sales) Ltd
    • Stone Manganese Marine Ltd
  • Taylor & Lodge Ltd of Huddersfield, Yorks
  • Taylor Woodrow Ltd of London WI
  • United Chrometanners Ltd Belfast
  • The United Wire Works Ltd of Edinburgh
  • Vauxhall Motors Ltd of Luiton, Beds
  • [Josiah Wedgwood & Sons]] Ltd of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
  • Weir Westganth Ltd of East Kilbride, Glasgow
  • Wessex Machine Tools Ltd of Corsham, Wilts.
  • Westland Aircraft Ltd of Yeovil, Somerset
    • Normalair Ltd
  • Wiggins, Teape and Co Ltd of London
    • Wiggins Teape Overseas Sales Ltd
    • Wiggins Teape Paper Mills Ltd (Devon Valley, Chorley and Dover Mills)
    • Alex Pirie and Sons Ltd of (Stoneywood and Hylton Mills)
    • Portals (John Allen and Sons) Ltd
    • Thomas Owen and Co Ltd
    • William Howard and Son Ltd
    • Glory Paper Mills (Sales) Ltd
  • Wilson & Longbottom Ltd
  • The Winthrop Products Co of Surrey. Barnsley, Yorkshire.

For technological innovation

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The following organisations were awarded this year.[5][6][7]

For technological innovation in motor vehicle transmissions

For technological innovation in antibiotics

  • The Beechem Group Ltd of Brentford, Middlesex
    • Pharmaceutical Division

For technical innovations in breadmaking processes

  • British Baking Industries Research Association of Chorleywood, Herts

For technological innovation in electrical transmission

For technological innovation in motor vehicle design and manufacture

For technological innovation in boat building and design

For technological innovation in machine tools

  • Charles Churchill & Co Ltd of Birmingham 25
    • Applied Research and Development Division
    • Churchill Gear Machines Ltd
    • Churchill-Redman Ltd

For technological innovations in environmental testing equipment

  • Derritron Electronic Vibrators Ltd of London WI

For technical innovations in yeast production

  • Distillers Co Ltd of London SWI
    • Yeast & Food Div

For technical innovations in acetic acid

  • Distillers Co Ltd of London SWI
    • Research & Development Div

For technological innovations in ceramic tableware

  • Doulton Fine China Ltd of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

For technological innovations in automation

For technological innovations in aircraft generating systems

For technological innovation in sterilisation of surgical material by irradiation

  • Ethicon Ltd of Edinburgh

For technical innovations in coal mining equipment

  • Gullick Ltd of Wigan, Lanes

For technological innovation in reactive dyestuffs

For technological innovations in gas production

For technological innovation in building materials

  • Lytag Ltd of Edgware, Middlesex

For technological innovation in aircraft escape equipment

For technological innovation in cigarette making machinery

  • Molins Machine Co Ltd of London SES8

For technological innovation in filmsetting and typesetting machinery

For technological innovation in film processing machinery

For technological innovation in scientific instruments

  • Nuclear Enterprises (G.B.) Ltd of Edinburgh

For technological innovation in diesel engine development

  • Fetters Ltd of Staines, Middlesex

For technological innovation in glass production

  • Pilkington Bros. Ltd of Situ Helens, Lancashire

For technological innovation by the latter in optical engineering

For technological innovation in the manufacture of paperboard

  • St. Anne's Board Mill Co Ltd of Bristol

For technological innovation in structural steelwork

  • Sanders and Forster Ltd of London EI5

For technological innovation in automatic aircraft landing equipment

  • Smith Industries Ltd of London NW2
    • Aviation Division

For technological innovation in pile-driving equipment

For technological innovation in hovercraft development

Combined award

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The following eighteen organisations were awarded the combined award in 1966.[8]

  • Beecham Group Ltd of Brentford, Middlesex for export achievement by the Pharmaceutical Division; and for technological innovation in antibiotics by the Pharmaceutical Division.
  • British Insulated Callender's Cables Ltd of London WC1 for export achievement by the Export, Mineral Insulated Cables, Telephone Cables and Wire Mill Divisions and by British Copper Refiners Ltd and W. T. Glover and Co. Ltd ; and for technological innovation in electrical transmission by the Central Research and Engineering and Power Cables Divisions and by British Insulated Callender's Construction Co. Ltd.
  • The British Motor Corporation Ltd of Birmingham for export achievement by The Austin Motor Co. Ltd, BMC Export Sales Ltd, BMC Service Ltd, BMC (Scotland) Ltd, Fisher and Ludlow Ltd, Morris Commercial Cars Ltd, Morris Motors Ltd, The MG Car Co. Ltd, Nuffield Metal Products Ltd, The S.U. Carburettor Co. Ltd, Vanden Plas (England) 1923 Ltd ; and for technological innovation in motor vehicle design and manufacture by the BMC Engineering Division.
  • David Brown Corporation|The David Brown Corporation Ltd of London W1 for export achievement by David Brown Tractors Ltd, Radyne Ltd and Vosper Ltd ; and for technological innovation in boat building and design by Vosper Ltd
  • Charles Churchill & Co. Ltd of Birmingham for export achievement; and for technological innovation in machine tools by the Applied Research and Development Division, Churchill Gear Machines Ltd, and Churchill-Redman Ltd.
  • Derritron Electronic Vibrators Ltd of London W1 for export achievement and for technological innovation in environmental test equipment.
  • Distillers Co. Ltd of London SW1 for export achievement by James Buchanan and Co. Ltd, John Walker and Sons Ltd and John Dewar and Sons Ltd ; and for technological innovation in yeast production by the Yeast and Food Division and in acetic acid production by the Research and Development Division.
  • Elliott-Automation Ltd London W1 for export achievement by Elliott-Automation Control Valves Ltd, Satchwell Controls Ltd, and Eliott-Automation Computers Ltd ; and for technological innovation in automation by Eliott-Automation Computers Ltd and by Elliott Process Automation Ltd.
  • English Electric Co. Ltd of London WC2 for export achievement by the Rectifier Division, The Marconi Co. Ltd, and Marconi Instruments Ltd ; and for technological innovation in aircraft generating systems by the Aircraft Equipment Division.
  • Ethicon Ltd of Edinburgh for export achievement; and for technological innovation in sterilisation of surgical materials by irradiation.
  • Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd. London SW1 for export achievement by the Pharmaceuticals and Dyestuffs Divisions and by I.C.I. Fibres Ltd; and for technological innovation in reactive dyestuffs by the Dyestuffs Division and in gas production by the Agricultural Division.
  • Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. Ltd of Uxbridge, Middlesex for export achievement; and for technological innovation in aircraft escape equipment.
  • Molins Machine Co. Ltd London SE8 for export achievement; and for technological innovation in cigarette making machinery.
  • The Monotype Corporation Ltd of London EC4 for export achievement; and for technological innovation in filmsetting and typesetting machinery.
  • Newman & Guardia Ltd of Harlow, Essex for export achievement; and for technological innovation in film processing machinery.
  • The Rank Organisation Ltd of London W1 for export achievement by Rank-Xerox Ltd and by the Rank Taylor Hobson Division (Leicester Unit); and for technological innovation by the latter in optical engineering.
  • Taylor Woodrow Ltd of London W1 for export achievement by Taylor Woodrow (Building Exports) Ltd; and for technological innovation in pile-driving equipment by Taylor Woodrow Construction Ltd.
  • Westland Aircraft Ltd of Yeovil, Somerset for export achievement by Normalair Ltd; and for technological innovation in hovercraft development by the Hovercraft Unit.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Combined Awards discontinued. Since 1976, applicants have been able to win Awards in each category in the same year" "Annex B". The Queen's Award For Enterprise - Background Note:Business Awards  . Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Enterprise Directorate. 2011. p. 8.
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