Filtermist wins prestigious export award
BRIDGNORTH- based oil mist extractor manufacturer Filtermist International is celebrating after winning a major export trade award.
The firm won the ‘International Trade through Export’ category at the Shropshire Business Awards 2012, held at Telford International Centre.
The award is testimony to the company’s ongoing commitment to export markets that has seen Filtermist grow from a national concern in the 1960s to the international operation it is today.
Filtermist manufactures and supplies oil mist extraction equipment to more than 50 countries through its 35 distributors worldwide. With more than 150,000 units in daily operation across the globe, this latest award follows the Queens Award for Export Achievement which Filtermist won in 1990.
Managing director James Stansfield said: “Filtermist recognised the crucial role a clear export strategy could play in its success, and continued, careful planning has resulted in export sales that have outperformed all market expectations.”
Filtermist recently invested in new factory facilities at its UK headquarters partly to cope with demand from export sales. The investment aims to speed up the production process to ensure Filtermist can fulfill international orders with much shorter lead times.
Stansfield added: “Filtermist is represented in countries as far afield as Brazil, China and South Africa. We continue to work closely with our international partners to build on Filtermist’s existing reputation as a worldwide market leader and aim to further increase our global presence over future years.”
