Queen's award announcement

21 Apr 2006 11:05

Gooch & Housego PLC21 April 2006 For immediate release 21 April 2006 Gooch & Housego PLC (The "Company") Queens Award Announcement Gooch & Housego PLC, the specialist manufacturer of acousto-optic andelectro-optic devices, precision optical components, crystals, instruments formeasuring optical radiation and hyperspectral imaging systems, today announcesthat the Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade has been conferredupon the UK business unit. The Queen's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade recognisesoutstanding growth in overseas earnings and commercial success over a period ofat least three years. Gooch & Housego is winning the award for the first timefor increasing overseas sales from £2.5 million to £6.7 million in three yearsand for selling 70% of its products overseas. In 1994 Gooch & Housego won the Queen's Award for Technological Achievement forits work on acousto-optics. Today the company's most important product is theacousto-optic Q-switch, and it is the recent overseas sales success of thisproduct that has led the growth in international trade. In parallel, Gooch &Housego has developed a growing precision optics export business in the nicheareas of quartz crystal components and high damage threshold thin-film coatingsfor use in the world's most powerful laser systems. Gooch & Housego's ability to succeed in a highly competitive world market isbased upon a unique combination of traditional craft skills and the latesttechnology, delivered by a dedicated and loyal workforce. For further information please contact Contacts: Gareth Jones, Chief Executive Officer, 01460 52271 Tim Thompson, Buchanan Communication , 020 7466 5000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange