London based Midstream Lighting winner of the 2018 Queens Award for Innovation, has been awarded the prestigious honour of the 2020 Queen’s Award for International Trade.
Midstream is a designer and manufacturer of advanced, specialist, best-in-class LED lighting solutions for the aviation, sports, maritime, and horticultural industries around the world. Their purpose-built lighting solutions are designed to tackle the technically precise demands of the world’s most critical and major infrastructures. Manufactured to meet the highest quality standards and regulations of each region they’re deployed in.
On the award, Midstream Lighting’s Co-Founder, Alexander Krupkin, said: ‘’We’re extremely proud of this award. It doesn’t just recognise us. It’s also a testament to our dedicated team of partners all over the world. And to our amazing clients.’’
His Co-Founder, Yuli Grig, who was recently appointed as an Export Champion by the UK DIT (The Department for International Trade) went on to say: ‘‘As a child I remember looking at the packaging of Vitabiotics Vitamins and setting myself the goal to win a Queen’s award. Now Midstream has won two. My childhood dream has come true – twice!’’
Since 2018 the companies turnover has continued to grow organically at 70% year on year, and they have expanded further exporting to over 50 countries, opening up new markets as well as launching a number of new product series.
About the Queen’s Awards.
First established in 1965, the UK’s most prestigious business awards, celebrate the success of exciting and innovative UK businesses leading the way with pioneering products or services. This year 220 UK businesses have been recognised for their contribution to International Trade, Innovation, Sustainable Development, and Promoting Opportunity (through social mobility).
Midstream’s other most recent awards include:
• 2020: Financial times 1000 Fastest Growing Companies in Europe
• 2019: Sunday Times Fast Track 100
• 2019: Sunday Times SME Export Track 100
• 2019: Deloitte Fast 50 Awards
• 2018: Queen’s Award for Innovation
• 2018: Financial Times Future 100
• 2018: Financial Times 1000 Fasted Growing Companies in Europe
• 2017: Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Winner
• 2015: inter airport Innovation Award\
