A HEREFORDSHIRE company has won a prestigious award for international trade.
Ross-on-Wye based SafeLane Global deals with explosive and hazardous material threats.
It has global expertise in the clearance of landmines and explosive remnants of war, including improvised explosive devices.
They work on land and in marine environments to create safer spaces for clients and communities.
On Monday September 13, 2021, SafeLane welcomed Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire Edward Harle to its offices.
He presented SafeLane with the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the international trade category.
The award was granted to SafeLane in 2020 for outstanding short-term growth in overseas sales over the last three years. The pandemic had put the presentation of the award on hold until now.
Taking receipt of the Queen’s Award, Rob Hunter thanked the Lord-Lieutenant before paying tribute to his colleagues.
He said: “This achievement is directly attributable to the professionalism displayed by every single member of the extended SafeLane family every day.
"We could not have achieved our outstanding growth or advanced our reputation without you – you should all be proud of this achievement.”
Chief executive officer Adam Ainsworth said everyone was hugely surprised by the win.
He said: "We have been impressed at how widely understood and acknowledged the Queen’s Award logo is around the world.
"The people that make our company so great are proud to shout about this achievement."
SafeLane delivers a range of projects across the globe to counter the threat of explosive hazards from live conflict zones in Africa and the Middle East to construction sites in Europe and the UK.
It has been operational for more than 30 years in 60 different nations, delivered more than of 20,000 projects.
It has more than 1,500 personnel and 120 detection and protection dogs on projects in 16 countries.
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