Today we’re extremely proud to announce that we’ve won a Queen’s Award! Artemis has been recognised for its excellence in International Trade. Employing 34 people, Artemis was originally established in 1952 and nowadays specialises in technically differentiated optical thin film coatings for the Photonics industry. Commenting, CEO Nick Hurst said, “We feel very honoured to have been selected for this award which principally recognises the efforts we have made to increase our exports in recent years but also recognises the huge effort that has been made by all our employees to design, manufacture and deliver our high-quality products which now are sold around the world.” He added “I think it is wonderful that a small west country company like ours has been honoured in this way by her Majesty The Queen and we are very flattered to have received this recognition”. Now in its 56th year, the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious business awards in the country, with winning businesses able to use the esteemed Queen’s Awards Emblem for the next five years.