Press Release

Issued by IFPL Group.

April 29, 2014

IFPL, the international design and manufacturing company based on the Isle of Wight, is celebrating a tremendous achievement after being announced as a Winner of the Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade This is the second time that IFPL has won this most prestigious award, being previous winners in 2008.

This outstanding performance has been achieved by providing innovative, well-engineered products that meet aircraft builders' and airline requirements on time with outstanding levels of quality. In winning the prestigious award IFPL has demonstrated substantial growth in overseas earnings and sustained commercial success.

As the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) unveiled the 2014 winners, Prime Minister David Cameron said, “In recognising their outstanding and innovative achievements, and their contribution to our economy, I hope other businesses and entrepreneurs will be inspired to follow their lead.”

IFPL managing director, Geoff Underwood said, "It is such a great honour to be awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise, which is recognized around the world, particularly in our prime market of the USA; this award will provide our customers and partners with an unsurpassed level of confidence in our abilities”.

“As a small company based on the Isle of Wight, to have achieved success globally, is an outstanding achievement that reflects the hard work and dedication of everyone at IFPL, for which we are all very proud "