Spirent Positioning Technology Business Wins Prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Spirent is one of only 226 organisations in the UK to be recognised with the Queen’s Award, which acknowledges the company’s excellence in international trade. Spirent is headquartered in the UK with its Positioning business located in Paignton, Devon, developing and manufacturing the world’s leading Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) test solutions. It also has a research and development facility in Daventry, Northamptonshire.

“As reliance on PNT technology continues to grow, our Positioning Technology business is the trusted partner of the world’s foremost PNT developers, delivering maximum performance without compromise through our dedicated test and validation solutions,” said Martin Foulger, General Manager, Spirent Positioning. “We are honoured to receive the prestigious Queen’s Award accolade, which is testament to the hard work of our employees in enabling us to achieve such tremendous success worldwide.”

Powered by its international trade, Spirent Positioning’s exports outside of the UK represent a significant proportion of its business, serving a global customer base across five continents and more than 40 countries. Its technology has represented the global gold standard for commercial and government research and development facilities since the inception of the Global Positioning System (GPS).