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Helipebs Controls exhibited at OSEA16. The show was a great opportunity to meet with current and prospective clients and help provide some insight into the future of hydraulic cylinders and valves in 2017.

Internationally renowned, Gloucester-based manufacturer Helipebs Controls Ltd has been recognised for its excellence in export in the 2016 Queen’s Award for Enterprise – the UK’s highest accolade for business success with a visit from HRH The Duke of Kent and honoured guests.

Helipebs shortlisted for Made in the South West Awards 2016.

A Gloucestershire manufacturing business has been shortlisted in The Manufacturer MX Awards 2016. Helipebs Controls will now go head to head with manufacturers across the country.

The firm, which can trace its roots back well over 100 years, had received The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade in April having grown its overseas sales by 142% between 2013 and 2015.

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Published this weekend, the 2nd annual Sunday Times Heathrow SME Export Track 100 league table ranks Britain’s private small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) with the fastest-growing international sales. The six companies headquartered in the southwest of England (the same number as last year) include four new entrants to the league table. They have made a strong contribution to the local economy. Their international sales have grown by an average of 130% a year over the last two years to a total of £43m and together they now employ 440 people.

Hydraulic cylinder and Pneumatic cylinder experts Helipebs Controls we re delighted to welcome Richard Graham MP to their site in Gloucester today.

We are delighted to have been selected by the Echo and Citizen newspapers as one of the top 25 fastest growing companies in Gloucestershire. This comes on the back of both our Queen’s Award and also our Sunday Times national ranking of 62 amongst SME exporters.

The firm, which can trace its roots in the city back well over 100 years, has received The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade having grown its overseas sales by 142% between 2013 and 2015.

It has been a fantastic day for the whole team celebrating our win of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade!

As Mark Owen from “Punchline” reported, it was a proud moment for business and civic leaders when a high powered Chinese delegation arrived at Gloucester City Council’s North Warehouse this afternoon. Gloucester-based Helipebs Controls Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding with Jinshi Group (JMP) of China. The negotiations were supported by Chinese business expert Qing Lin of Stroud-based Join in China and Gloucester MP Richard Graham who has wide experience of the business community in China and the Far East.

Phil Spiers, Head of Testing Laboratories at the ASTC said “It’s such a unique job for us. We haven’t done it before but we have the skills and experience in abundance to help this manufacturer get their planes in the sky as quickly as possible. We’ve constructed a bespoke test rigging, designed and cut parts using other facilities in the AMRC, such as lasering for incredible precision and we are relying on Helipebs cylinders as we always do!”.

The annual contest selects just one winner from over 400 suppliers based on quality, on time delivery and customer service. This year DMR seals were selected for outstanding performance in all areas. Andy Woodward, Technical Buyer for Helipebs Controls said “DMR have been a pleasure to deal with. They provide us with what we need, when we need it and if there is an issue, they are the first to put their hands up and work with us to get us the right solution quickly.”

This caps a fantastic year for Helipebs Controls which is a former winner of the “Cotswold Life Family Business of the Year” and had been shortlisted for a number of awards over 2015.

Helipebs Controls, the hydraulic cylinder experts in Gloucester, have been interviewed on BBC Radio Gloucestershire by Pete Wilson.

Helipebs Controls were delighted to be exhibiting at the WEAF annual conference.

One of Helipebs graduate engineers, Lucy Nichols, recently visited the local school to help promote engineering to year 5 and 6 students. The day was spent working with small groups to design and build a Lego robot, which had to be programmed and complete a range of functions. The winners were then given the opportunity to visit Helipebs Controls where they were shown the latest computer programmed machines as well as spending time working with engineers to design 3D models.